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Perplexity AI Launches Comet Shopping and Multi-Engine Deep Research Mode

Perplexity challenges traditional search engines with agentic multi-hop citation synthesis, one-click checkout shopping, and autonomous Deep Research reports.
Perplexity AI Launches Comet Shopping and Multi-Engine Deep Research Mode

The Reinvention of Search into Conversational Answers

Perplexity AI, led by CEO Aravind Srinivas, has rolled out Deep Research: an autonomous engine that spawns dozens of parallel web queries, reads hundreds of academic papers, and synthesizes 15-page analytical briefs complete with verifiable primary-source citations in under three minutes.

Direct Commerce and Pro Search Expansion

Complementing research, Perplexity introduced one-click universal checkout, allowing subscribers to purchase products directly within conversational search answers without visiting merchant portals or viewing invasive display advertisements.

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Marcus Vance
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