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title: "Kort vs Comet: an honest comparison"
canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/comet
description: "Kort and Comet side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates."
updated: 2026-11-01
language: en
---

# Kort vs Comet

> Kort and Comet side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates.

Comet is Perplexity's browser, with an AI assistant that can browse and act on pages for you. It has been free since October 2025.

## Kort adds 10 things

- No AI in the browser
- AI Overviews hidden in search
- Built-in ad and tracker blocker
- Cookie pop-ups answered for you
- No usage data, no account
- Vertical tabs and Spaces
- Apple's WebKit, the engine in Safari
- Pay once, no subscription
- Made in the EU
- Import from Comet in one step

## Scorecard

|  | Kort | Comet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apple's WebKit engine | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Ad blocker, built in and on | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Cookie pop-ups answered | Yes | Not confirmed |
| No usage data sent | Yes | Not confirmed |
| No account needed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| No AI in the browser | Yes | No |
| Vertical tabs and Spaces | Yes | Not confirmed |
| iPhone and iPad app | Coming | Yes |
| Made in the EU | Yes | No |

"Not confirmed" means we could not check it in a primary source. Price: Kort $5 once; Comet Pro $20 a month (US list prices).

Switching: Kort imports your bookmarks and history from Comet in one step.

## What both have

- Mac, iPhone and iPad.

## Side by side

|  | Kort | Comet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engine on Mac | WebKit, Apple's engine (the same as Safari) | Not confirmed (last seen: Blink (Chromium), widely reported) |
| Platforms | Mac. iPhone and iPad coming to the App Store | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android |
| Made by | Made in the EU | Perplexity AI, United States |
| Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free since October 2025. Pro and Max plans from $20 a month |
| Ad and tracker blocking | Built in and on by default. Blocked inside WebKit before the request is sent. No extension needed | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) |
| Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) |
| Usage data | None. Crash reports only if you choose to e-mail them | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) |
| Account | None. No sign-in | Not confirmed (last seen: Perplexity account for the assistant) |
| AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | Comet assistant and agent browsing |
| Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Not confirmed (last seen: Not confirmed) |

Comet: Blink (Chromium), made by Perplexity (United States), on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android. Facts about Comet checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md).

## Questions

### Is Kort an AI browser?

No. Kort has no assistant, no chatbot and no summaries.

## Sources

- <https://www.perplexity.ai/comet> (as of 2026-11-01)
- <https://yourstory.com/ai-story/perplexity-ai-comet-browser-free-worldwide> (as of 2025-10-02)

We describe other browsers from their own pages, help centers, app store listings and press coverage. Products change. If something here is out of date, write to us and we will fix it.