Perplexity Launches New Comet Plus Subscription with Revenue-Sharing for Publishers

Perplexity says it will give publishers 80% cut of new subscription product's revenue

Perplexity launches new Comet Plus subscription with revenue-sharing for publishers

Perplexity has set aside a $42.5 million fund for participating publishers, saying it will channel a share of the revenue from Comet Plus subscriptions into the pool.

Perplexity AI Unveils Comet Plus: A $42.5M Publisher Revenue-Sharing Program!

Bridging the Publisher Pay Gap in the AI Era Perplexity AI has introduced Comet Plus, a subscription-based model where the use of the AI assistant or browser prompts the AI assistant to pay the publisher for what they are reading. The program is sponsored by an impressive $42.5 million fund that specifically aims at returning revenue to the publishers whose work forms the core of AI-based search, citations and agent actions. How Comet Plus Works…

Perplexity AI Shares its Plan to Share Revenue With Publishers

What to knowPerplexity AI commits $42.5 million to a publisher revenue-sharing program.Comet Plus subscription ties payouts to AI searches and web traffic.The initiative responds to plagiarism lawsuits and rethinks media monetization.Time, Fortune, and others join as early partners, with expansion planned.Perplexity AI announced a new program on August 26, 2025, to share search revenue with publishers. With a $42.5 million fund, the initiative a…

Perplexity AI to Share $42.5 Million Search Revenue Pool with Publishers via New Subscription Model

Perplexity AI has said it will begin paying out millions of dollars to media outlets as part of a new model for sharing search revenue with publishers. The company’s media partners will soon get paid when their work is used by Perplexity’s browser or AI assistant to satisfy queries or requests, according to the San Francisco-based startup. “We’re compensating publishers in the model that’s right for the AI age,” the Perplexity team said in a blo…