Opera has introduced a new web browser designed entirely around artificial intelligence. Named Opera Neon, the tool was released to the public on Tuesday. It aims to move beyond simple web searches, using AI to accomplish complex jobs and even generate small, functional applications.
This announcement follows the company’s original declaration in May that it was developing the project. At that stage, the software was only in a limited, closed testing phase.
The browser’s functionality centers on several key areas. While it includes a standard chat interface for asking questions, its main tool is “Neon Do.” This feature is intended to take action. It could, for instance, condense a lengthy blog post and then automatically share that summary in a team’s Slack workspace. Since the AI has access to your browsing context, you could request information from a video you viewed days ago.
Another capability is writing short pieces of computer code. This helps users produce customized reports complete with data tables and graphs. Whether these small programs can be sent to others remains uncertain.
A significant component is called “Cards.” This allows people to save a specific instruction for the AI and reuse it later, much like launching a mini-app. A user might mix different Cards, such as one that gathers product specifications and another that builds a table, to easily compare items from various websites. People can design their own Cards or choose from a library built by other Neon users.
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The Opera Neon browser also offers a fresh approach to tab management named “Tasks.” This feature groups related browser tabs and AI conversations into dedicated workspaces, helping to keep projects separate and organized.
With Neon, Opera steps into a growing market of AI-centric browsers, competing with products like Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. While giants like Google and Microsoft are also packing their browsers with AI, Opera is taking a different path by offering Neon as a specialized, paid service for power users.
Access to Neon will require a monthly payment of $19.99(~Php1,200). To get hands on it, Opera plans to first send invitations to a limited number of people to become the browser’s initial subscribers.