Perplexity and Comet Browser Services Restored After AWS Outage
Perplexity AI and its Comet browser are fully operational again after a significant outage caused by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) disruption. CEO Aravind Srinivas has confirmed that services have been running stably for over two hours following the incident.
Key Details of the Outage
The unexpected AWS issue affected access to the Perplexity AI platform for numerous users, causing widespread inconvenience. The disruption also impacted several other platforms relying on AWS infrastructure.
During the downtime, users reported significant difficulties accessing Perplexity’s services. The company’s team had earlier acknowledged the problem and worked to resolve it as quickly as possible.
Official Confirmation from Leadership
“Perplexity and Comet are back up running and stable for the last two hours. Thanks for waiting.”
The statement from CEO Aravind Srinivas provides official confirmation that both platforms have successfully recovered from the AWS-related outage.
