The newest web browser to join Opera’s portfolio includes AI agents that aim to use the Internet for you. The Norwegian tech company describes Opera Neon as an “agent browser” that understands context and performs tasks on behalf of users, including researching, building, and designing whatever you need.
“We are at a point where AI has the potential to fundamentally change the way we use the internet and perform all kinds of tasks in the browser,” said Henrik Lexow, Opera’s senior director of AI products, in a press release. “Opera Neon makes this accessible to our users.”
A notable feature of Opera Neon is its artificial intelligence engine, which Opera says is “capable of understanding and interpreting” user requests and then executing them with the help of cloud-based AI agents. For example, Opera claims that Neon can create games, reports, code snippets, and websites, and can work on multiple tasks even when the user is offline.
Opera hasn’t said when it will launch or how much Neon will cost, other than to describe it as a “premium subscription product,” so there’s little information about what the browser is supposedly capable of.
Other than that, Neon offers artificial intelligence tools similar to those in Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s Operator. Opera says that Neon users can use the chatbot interface to search the web, answer queries, and get “contextual information” from an open web page. Opera Neon also features an AI agent that Opera previously introduced in March called Browser Operator, which allows users to automate routine web tasks such as shopping, filling out online forms, and booking events or accommodations. Opera claims that the tool interacts with the content of web pages locally in the browser to maintain privacy and security.
Details about Neon are scarce at the moment – it’s the fifth browser in Opera’s portfolio, following the announcement of the mindfulness-focused Air browser in February. We will know more about the real capabilities of Opera Neon when it is fully beta – when exactly is anyone’s guess, as the company has not told us the exact date. You can join the waiting list here.
