A Day With Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser: Time-Saver or Hype?

Most people think AI browsers are hype; I tested Perplexity's Comet and learned this: it's a rocket on static pages and stalls on dynamic sites.
It changed how I run deep research.
But it also exposed a blind spot in the AI browser hype.
Here’s what actually works.
Comet excels at summarizing complex pages quickly.
It pulls insights across tabs and assembles clean tables in seconds.
Static content became a conveyor belt of usable notes.
Interactive dashboards and forms were a different story.
Logins, filters, and embedded widgets broke the flow.
For deep research, it is a game-changer, but it is not a one-browser-fits-all.
In a 2 hour sprint, I opened 18 tabs across 6 reports.
Comet produced a one page brief and a comparison table in under 7 minutes.
On three dynamic dashboards, it failed to capture key filters in two cases and could not complete an export once.
Net result: static tasks were 3 to 5 times faster for me.
↓ Simple playbook to get the gains without the pain.
• Scope static first, then hand it to Comet.
↳ Ask for cross tab extraction, quotes, and a final table.
• For dynamic sites, switch to manual navigation and paste snapshots or exports.
↳ Use Comet to summarize the exports and align definitions.
• Close with a synthesis prompt that forces sources and uncertainty.
⚡ Expect faster briefs, clearer tables, and fewer context switches.
You will save hours per week and keep your brain on analysis, not copy paste.
What surprised you most here?
Which approach works best for you?