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AI Industry Move: Perplexity Unveils Publisher Revenue-Share via Comet Plus
Perplexity AI is rolling out a new revenue-sharing model designed to compensate publishers when their content powers AI-generated responses. Here’s what’s going on:
Key Highlights
Comet Plus Subscription:
In Fall 2025, Perplexity plans to launch Comet Plus—a premium subscription AI service. A $42.5 million fund has been earmarked to kick off publisher payouts. Publishers will receive 80% of revenue generated when their content is used in answers.Multi-Touch Revenue Model:
Publisher compensation applies across several usage points: direct site visits via the Comet browser, content cited in AI responses, or content used in task completions via the AI assistant. (Digiday)Ad Shutdown to Subscription Focus:
This replaces Perplexity’s earlier ad-based publisher partnerships (e.g., with Time, Der Spiegel), shifting to a subscription model that aims for clearer alignment between publisher value and AI usage.Legal & Market Pressures:
The move follows mounting legal challenges—from Dow Jones, BBC, and others—over unlicensed use of journalistic content. Perplexity also faces lawsuits and accusations of unauthorized scraping (including Cloudflare’s claims).
My Take
Perplexity’s Comet Plus-based payout model is a bold pivot that repositions AI-publisher dynamics. Instead of vague ad-driven royalties, this structure offers clear, usage-based compensation—a potential lifeline for publishers in the age of zero-click search. It could redefine monetization norms for AI-driven content access.
That said, its success depends on user uptake of Comet Plus, fair shares to publishers, and whether this model holds up legally and commercially. If executed well, it may set a precedent—for Perplexity, for publishers, and possibly for competitors like OpenAI or Google.
Let me know if you want to explore how this might influence content strategies—or how publishers can optimize for this new revenue flow.
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