Granola is the better app overall, scoring 8.5 to 8.2. Granola wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Comet on 1, with 1 tied.
Busy professionals who sit in back-to-back video meetings
Researchers and heavy web users who want AI help beside every tab
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Granola | Comet |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #7 of 16 | #10 of 16 |
| Developer | Granola | Perplexity AI |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Granola better than Comet?
Granola is the better app overall, scoring 8.5 to 8.2. Granola wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Comet on 1, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Granola or Comet?
Granola: Free plan keeps 30 days of notes; Business is $14 per user a month. Comet: Free on every platform; Perplexity Pro ($20 a month) and Max raise the limits. On value for money, Comet scores higher.
Do Granola and Comet work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on Mac, Windows, iPhone & iPad, Android.
Which is more private, Granola or Comet?
Granola scores higher on privacy (7.2/10). Granola doesn't store meeting audio, and notes are encrypted at rest. It trains on anonymized data by default, with an opt-out in Settings. The App Store label links audio, contacts and usage to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
Granola
- No bot joins your calls
- Turns your rough notes into clean summaries
- Works with Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Free plan keeps only 30 days of notes
- No audio recording to replay later
- Trains on anonymized data unless you opt out
Granola listens to your meetings through your computer or phone's audio, so no bot joins the call. You jot rough notes as usual, and afterwards it merges them with the transcript into clean, structured notes using templates you choose. Chat across past meetings, share them in team Spaces, or send them to Slack, Notion or HubSpot. The free plan keeps only 30 days of history, and training on anonymized data is on unless you opt out.
Full Granola review
Comet
- Free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
- Can act on pages, not just sum them up
- Your sessions sync between phone and computer
- A synced account lets Perplexity record your browsing history
- The helper has to read the pages you visit
- No Linux version
Comet is Perplexity's web browser, with an AI helper beside every tab. It can sum up a page or compare products across sites. It can even work through a multi-step task while you browse. Bigger jobs go to Perplexity Computer. It's free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and your sessions sync between them. The trade-off is privacy. The helper has to read your pages, and a synced account lets Perplexity record your history.
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