New @a16z podcast - it's the battle of the agentic browsers! 🥊 I tested @diabrowser and @PerplexityComet for a week, to see if either could dethrone Google Chrome. Who emerged as my "winner"? 👇

Overall, @PerplexityComet earned a spot as my new default 👑 It has a powerful agent built in, and the connections into G Suite + ability to set Tasks unlock real use cases. But, I also expect to remain a Dia WAU for Skills, which allow you to build workflows to feed context to.

I was impressed by both browsers from a design and functionality standpoint. It's no easy feat to get up to par with Chrome etc. And, having a built-in assistant on every page provided real value - I found myself using AI a lot more "casually" (lower activation bar).

Perplexity pulled ahead because its general agent works so well - and, they've developed smart integrations that drive behavior across apps. Some examples: 🛍️ Shopping - one-click checkout ✉️ Gmail and G Cal - schedule meetings, search email 🗄️ Dropbox - search / share files

Where Dia was most useful was as a pseudo-ChatGPT replacement with context. You can build out Skills triggered with a tag - ex. "draft an email to the marketing lead of this site (and find them / their email for me!)" Repeat workflows have always been clunky in ChatGPT!

I'd love to see a few features from any AI browser: - Intelligent routing of URL vs. an AI search - Proactive info / research surfacing based on my behavior - Schedule tasks connected to calendar (ex. 1 hour before X) - One-click recs from email (ex. "check in to flight")

Have you tried Dia, Comet, or another agentic browser? I'd love to hear what's your favorite:

And check out the episode here for a full review and feature by feature comparison:

@hock @a16z @diabrowser @PerplexityComet For sure - I believe @AravSrinivas is working on shortcuts: