OpenAI launches Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser to rival Chrome and Perplexity’s Comet

OpenAI has launched a new AI backed browser to take on Google Chrome and Perplexit's Comet called Atlas. OpenAI had so far been adding agentic AI capabilities into ChatGPT via different agents but these capabilities now come with a separate product.

The AI startup presents Atlas as a new browser which is designed to be fast, flexible and supportive of new experiences. The browser comes with three core features:

The new browser powered by ChatGPT comes with three core features: Chat, Memory and Agent. Instead of having Google or Bing as the default search engine, Atlas uses ChatGPT search and the company has also made some changes to the search experience in order to provide users the experience akin to a traditional search engine.

ChatGPT accompanies users across the web on Atlas and users can summon the chatbot on any website to streamline tasks like draft emails or help with a task on a webpage.

OpenAI says it is working on bringing Atlas to Windows and mobile devices soon.