(Okay, that's kinda a "clickbait" title, but I'm not trying to sell you anything, just getting your attention! 😆) I thought I'd discuss Perplexity & Comet Browser that's been brought up in here recently! So, I know we recently discussed Perplexity and its Comet browser, whether anyone is using it, etc. Well, as you may have heard me whining about over the past couple of months, my longtime multi-LLM/multi modal AI platform glitched for a month in the summer, with crickets from customer support and no explanations, just the silent treatment. Well, it's been working again for the last month or two, but I already cancelled it, the subscription sunsets in about a month. Anyway, during that blackout period, to get the workflow moving again, I started finding work-arounds. I leaned hard on Microsoft's Copilot - very handy, built into Windows, MS Office, Edge Browser etc. Only at the free tier, well, it's not the most extremely stable, but it's pretty durn good with powerful AI (even GPT-5 available) for "chats" and many productivity tasks. To a lesser extent, I've also used Gemini's free-tier, still Gemini 2.5, and NotebookLM a bunch, and you may have noticed how Google really came out swinging in the 2nd/3rd quarter this year. Crazy the capability at the free tier. Well, I just signed up for Perplexity. I've been wanting to try it for a long time because it's know for its research-centric, and good sourcing (references). It does appear to have a ton of utility built in, it does seem to make a solid reference list for queries (gonna be nice for research), and - of course - it's "agentic" to some degree, you can connect it to outlook/gmail calendars, and a bunch of other apps so that it apparently can check your calendar, add things to the calendar, check and respond to emails, etc. One thing I've loved about the other platform I've been using, besides all the custom tools and prompts, was that documents could be uploaded (Kinda like NotebookLM - but sources are "trapped" in notebooks here, and only available inside the notebook they've been added to). In my (ex)fav AI Extension, uploaded docs, pics, pasted text, links, could be organized in folders and always available in any chat - so handy.

Hey Creators, Has anyone tried Perplexity's Comet AI Browser? I don't use Perplexity all that much if ever even with a free year of Pro I was granted. It's just not the AI tool for me for what I need and use AI for. I've compared its results against several others and it just wasn't as good. I think that one is more for research sort of tasks and not creativity...unless it's changed. I haven't been in there in almost a year. But now I have an invitation to try the new Comet for free. I haven't even tried the GPT version of that yet. So, I'm wondering if anyone has and what you think of it. Perhaps over the weekend I'll go down the rabbit hole. Your thoughts?

Here's the update announcement: We're excited to share that your Gamma Pro plan now includes new AI features powered by monthly credits, with no change to your current price. What's new - Gamma Agent: Our AI Agent is now available to all Pro users. Free to try through September 30. Starting in October, Agent requests will use credits from your plan. - API access: Already part of Pro — now with higher usage limits. API usage deducts credits. - Monthly credits: Your plan includes 4,000 credits every month. - New plans: We’ve also introduced Ultra (5x credits, advanced models + early feature access) and Team (for organizations). How credits work - You'll now see credits in your account. - Credits power Agent, the API, and Ultra image models. - Unused credits roll over month to month (up to 8,000 total). - Quick edits in Agent are included. Errors won’t cost you credits. - Extra credits will be available for purchase in October. The most advanced image models are now part of Ultra, our new premium tier. Your Pro plan continues to include unlimited image generation, plus 4,000 monthly credits for Agent and the API. We can’t wait for you to explore these new tools. As always, we’d love your feedback! The Gamma Team

Hey Creators, I'm speaking (as a panelist) at an AI Business marketing conference next week and they have asked use to put together an offer for their VIP participants. I decided to offer a private 1:1 consultation. I need a graphic for them to put up as the image that will go with the link so I decided to use my new fav AI biz marketing tool because it generates the best posters and marketing images with very consistent character images. Their trainor is one of the best I've seen so far. I like both of these. Which is your favorite? Here's the link in case you want to check them out: https://bit.ly/DesignYourHeroToday

Hey Creators, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was semi-relaxing. I didn't get too much into AI this past weekend as I needed a break. Working on AI 7 days a week can get exhausting. So, some updates...by now you know I build on Pickaxe and well, if you haven't signed up and taken advantage of the discount pricing before now, it's too late...they have increased the prices for all tiers; however, there is still a free tier to test it out. Also, they are adding new features and now some type of agency. There's an in person meet-and-greet at their San Francisco headquarters in October so I will drive down to the city to be a part of it and meet the team that's making AI magic happen in person. At least that's the plan as of today. It's on October 6 so who knows what will happen in 2 short weeks. I have to take things week by week these days. Have a great week ahead.