内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/paypal-and-venno-are-now-giving-out-comet-invites/

内容总结：

近日，人工智能公司Perplexity推出的AI驱动浏览器Comet成为网络热议焦点。这款于七月面世的产品集成了AI助手、搜索结果智能摘要、商品对比等创新功能，初期仅向每月支付200美元的高级订阅用户及少量受邀者开放。

值得注意的是，支付巨头PayPal于本周三宣布，其美国用户即日起可通过PayPal及Venmo应用程序优先获取Comet浏览器的访问权限，并免费获得价值200美元的Perplexity Pro年度订阅服务。该合作是双方全新战略伙伴关系的重要组成部分——PayPal借此吸引用户使用其订阅管理中心功能，并推出关联三项订阅服务即可获赠50美元的促销活动；Perplexity则通过PayPal触达数百万用户，在AI浏览器竞争红海中提升曝光度。

PayPal消费者业务总经理迭戈·斯科蒂表示，此次合作旨在为用户提供最前沿的AI工具与更便捷的金融服务体验。此次活动将持续至2025年底，首阶段仅面向美国用户，后续将逐步推广至全球市场。

中文翻译：

当下，Perplexity新推出的人工智能浏览器Comet的邀请码堪称互联网界最炙手可热的数字商品。这款新产品最初仅面向该AI公司月费200美元的Max订阅用户及小范围受邀群体开放。但如今出现了一条跳过等候名单的新途径——PayPal周三宣布，其用户（包括PayPal与Venmo用户）可优先获取Comet使用权，并免费享用原价200美元/年的Perplexity高级服务Perplexity Pro一整年。

这款于七月面世的浏览器集成了AI助手功能，可生成搜索结果摘要、产品对比分析等特色服务。

虽然企业联名营销通常不足为奇，但本次合作值得关注之处在于：PayPal能将Comet推送给数百万美国用户，后续更将覆盖全球市场。此次合作是PayPal与这家AI服务商新达成的战略协议组成部分，双方各获其益。

对PayPal而言，通过提供Comet邀请码和免费订阅服务，既能吸引用户使用其应用程序，又能推广其新推出的订阅管理中心功能——该功能为用户提供统一管理定期订阅服务的平台。（同步开展的促销活动还将向通过PayPal关联并支付至少三项订阅服务的用户奖励50美元）

而对Perplexity来说，在AI智能体激烈争夺关注度、AI浏览器试图颠覆Chrome主导市场的当下，此举显著提升了其曝光度。当用户的一年免费期结束后，可能因忘记取消或主动选择续订，这也将助力Perplexity获得更多付费用户。

PayPal和Venmo用户可通过各自应用程序直接领取这项包含12个月免费订阅和Comet邀请码的优惠。每个PayPal账户仅限领取一次邀请，且当前非Perplexity Pro付费用户方可参与。

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PayPal消费者事业部总经理迭戈·斯科蒂（Diego Scotti）在官方声明中表示："与Perplexity的合作让PayPal和Venmo客户能优先体验这款备受期待的AI浏览器及其动态订阅服务。通过提供客户最需求的工具与优惠，我们既满足了用户需求，也帮助他们以更简约便捷的方式管理财务生活，并获取额外回报。"

PayPal特别说明，本次优惠活动将持续至2025年底，首发阶段仅限美国用户参与，本月下旬将逐步推广至全球市场。

英文来源：

Invites to Perplexity’s new AI-powered web browser, Comet, are one of the web’s hottest commodities these days. The new product was made available first to the AI firm’s $200-per-month Max subscribers and a small group of invitees. But now there’s a new way to jump ahead on the waitlist. On Wednesday, PayPal announced it’s giving its customers, including PayPal and Venmo users, early access to Comet as well as a free year’s subscription to Perplexity’s premium service, Perplexity Pro, normally $200 per year.
The browser, launched in July, offers an integrated AI assistant, AI-generated summaries of search results, product comparisons, and other features.
While typically a co-marketing relationship isn’t news, it’s worth paying attention to this deal because of PayPal’s ability to position Comet in front of millions of U.S. customers, and later, even more globally.
The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways.
For PayPal, it has the potential to draw users to its apps with the promise of the Comet invite and free subscription, while also calling attention to its newer subscriptions hub feature, which provides a single destination where users can view and manage their recurring subscriptions. (Alongside this, PayPal is running a promotion that pays out $50 to customers who link and pay for at least three subscriptions through its service.)
Meanwhile, Perplexity gains increased exposure at a time when AI agents are battling for attention, and AI-powered browsers are aiming to disrupt a market currently dominated by Chrome. It could also help Perplexity gain more paid subscribers, as users may either forget to cancel or actively decide to stay subscribed when the free year of Perplexity Pro is up.
To receive the free 12-month subscription and Comet invite, PayPal and Venmo users will be able to access the offer directly in their respective apps. Users only get one invite per PayPal account, and they can’t already be Perplexity Pro customers.
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“Our partnership with Perplexity gives PayPal and Venmo customers early access to one of the most anticipated AI browsers and dynamic subscriptions,” said Diego Scotti, general manager of the Consumer Group at PayPal, in a prepared statement. “It’s exciting to deliver offers and tools that our customers request most, meeting their needs and helping them navigate their financial lives with greater simplicity, added convenience, and even more rewards.”
The offer is valid through the end of 2025 and is only available to U.S. customers at launch, PayPal notes. It will roll out to international markets later in the month.