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🚨Keith Rabois on Perplexity's AI browser: " absent something like this, Perplexity is toast."

July 15, 2025 / 01:01

This episode discusses OpenAI and Perplexity's competition in the browser market, focusing on Perplexity's launch of Comet for their $200 a month tier. Key topics include the implications of integrating browsers with AI agents, the significance of user adoption rates, and the potential future of Google in the search landscape.

The conversation highlights the challenges Perplexity faces, with a particular emphasis on the necessity of their new offering to remain relevant against competitors like ChatGPT. The hosts express skepticism about Perplexity's chances of success if they cannot effectively implement this strategy.

Additionally, the episode critiques Google's current search capabilities, suggesting that the company should leverage its other products, such as Chrome and Gemini, to regain competitive ground. The hosts argue that Google is at risk of losing its dominance in search.

TLDR

OpenAI and Perplexity compete in browser AI integration, with Perplexity's Comet launch being crucial for its survival against ChatGPT.

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OpenAI and Perplexity are going after the browser. Perplexity launched Comet for their $200 a month tier. This is a

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really interesting category. Having your browser connected to agents let you do really interesting things.

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I think it's a great Hail Mary attempt by Perplexity. I think opsing something like this, Perplexity is toast. Like for

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the stat about Chat GBT is going to a billion users. It's becoming the verb, you know, the way you describe using AI

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for a normal consumer. there's nothing left of perplexity if they can't pull this off. So, it's a great idea because

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the history of consumer technology companies is whoever has uphill ground like in a military sense, whoever is

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first has a lot of control. This is actually what Google should be doing truthfully. Like I think Google search

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is toast and since they have Chrome and they theoretically have a quality team in Gemini, they should be putting these

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two things together and hoping to compete with Chad GBT. They're going to lose the search game. The assets they're

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best at Google right now have nothing to do with search. It's every other product

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is the only thing that's going to save that company if they can figure out how to use

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Episode Highlights

Perplexity's Bold Move
Perplexity launches Comet for $200 a month, aiming to revolutionize browsing with AI.
“It's a great Hail Mary attempt by Perplexity.”
@ 00m 14s
July 15, 2025
The Future of Google Search
A critical view on Google's ability to compete in the search market.
“Google search is toast.”
@ 00m 42s
July 15, 2025

Episode Quotes

Perplexity is toast if they can't pull this off.
🚨Keith Rabois on Perplexity's AI browser: " absent something like this, Perplexity is toast."
Google search is toast.
🚨Keith Rabois on Perplexity's AI browser: " absent something like this, Perplexity is toast."

Key Moments

Perplexity's Launch00:02
High Stakes00:19
Google's Decline00:42