Original explanatory diagram
OpenAI released BrowseComp for hard-to-find web information tasks
OpenAI released BrowseComp on April 10, 2025, with 1,266 short-answer tasks designed to test persistent web browsing and verification.
Read analysisInsight tag
4 related stories.
OpenAI released BrowseComp on April 10, 2025, with 1,266 short-answer tasks designed to test persistent web browsing and verification.
Read analysisPerplexity launched Comet on July 9, 2025, initially offering its AI browser to Max subscribers while planning invite-only waitlist access over the summer.
Read analysisAmazon released a research preview of the Nova Act SDK on March 31, 2025, presenting browser action as an agent-building surface rather than a completed production service.
Read analysisOpenAI released Operator on January 23, 2025 as a U.S. Pro research preview that used a browser to type, click and scroll through web tasks.
Read analysis