The AI browser you already have.
AI browsers like Perplexity Comet ask you to move to a new browser. Valet adds an agent to the Chrome you already use: same profile, same extensions, your choice of model.
Why keep Chrome
- Nothing to migrate
- Your bookmarks, passwords, extensions and settings stay exactly where they are. Valet is one more extension.
- Your model, not ours
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, xAI, OpenRouter, or a model on your own computer. Change it any time.
- No browsing history sent anywhere
- Valet reads only the pages of a task you start, and sends them only to the provider you picked.
- Open source
- Read the code, and the rules the agent follows, on GitHub.
Valet and Comet, side by side
Both put an AI agent next to the page. One is an extension, the other a whole browser.
| Valet | Comet | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An extension for Chrome | A separate browser by Perplexity |
| Keep using Chrome | Yes | No, you switch browsers |
| Price | Free; you pay your AI provider | Free, with paid Perplexity tiers |
| Choice of AI model | Any: subscription, API key or local | Perplexity's selection |
| Local models (Ollama) | Yes | No |
| Source code | Open, Apache-2.0 | Closed |
Based on Perplexity's public descriptions as of October 2026. Check perplexity.ai for current details.
When an AI browser is the better fit
Comet builds AI search into every part of the browser and runs on phones too. If you want a whole new browser around AI, try it. If you like your Chrome and just want an agent that does tasks in it, Valet is the smaller change.
Do I need to switch browsers to use Valet?
No. Valet is a Chrome extension; install it and keep everything else as it is.
Does Valet send my browsing history anywhere?
No. It reads only the tabs of a task you start, and sends that only to the AI provider you chose. There is no Valet server.
Which AI models can I use?
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, xAI, Mistral, Groq, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Cloudflare and more, or Ollama on your own computer.
Is it free?
Yes, and open source. You pay only your AI provider, or nothing with a local model.
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