Official assistant extensions
Perplexity Companion
Perplexity's browser extension for asking questions about the current page and running cited searches.
- Publisher
- Perplexity AI
- Category
- Official assistant extensions
- Last reviewed
- 2026-09-15
Good at
- + Answers come with citations by default
- + Strong for factual lookups while reading
- + Works as a search replacement
Watch for
- - Search-shaped rather than document-shaped
- - Built around Perplexity's own models and index
- - Current page focus, not multi-tab
Prices, plan limits and availability change frequently in this category, so this entry deliberately avoids quoting them. Check the publisher's own site for current terms.
Common questions
- What is Perplexity Companion?
- Perplexity's browser extension for asking questions about the current page and running cited searches. It is published by Perplexity AI.
- What is Perplexity Companion good at?
- Answers come with citations by default. Strong for factual lookups while reading. Works as a search replacement.
- What are the limitations of Perplexity Companion?
- Search-shaped rather than document-shaped. Built around Perplexity's own models and index. Current page focus, not multi-tab.
Others in official assistant extensions
- Claude for ChromeAnthropic's own Chrome extension, which puts Claude in a side panel and lets it act on the page you are viewing.
- ChatGPT for ChromeOpenAI's official Chrome extension, which brings ChatGPT into the browser and can set it as your search experience.
- ChatGPT AtlasOpenAI's own browser, which puts ChatGPT alongside the page rather than in a separate tab.
- Gemini in ChromeGoogle's assistant surfaced inside Chrome itself, able to answer about the page you are on.
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