Opera has introduced Neon, a browser focused on AI, which allows users to generate apps using AI-driven prompts and to save reusable prompts through a feature called cards. By doing this, Opera joins other companies such as Perplexity and The Browser Company in the push to develop agentic browsers.
Opera initially revealed its work on Neon back in May, though access was limited to a closed preview. Now, the company will begin inviting selected users to try the browser, which comes with a subscription fee of $19.99 per month.
“Opera Neon was created both for ourselves and for anyone who relies heavily on AI in their daily routines. Today, we’re excited to welcome our first users, who will help us define the future of agentic browsing,” said Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers at Opera, in a statement.
The browser includes several notable features. There’s a standard chatbot for answering questions, but the standout is Neon Do, which helps automate tasks. For example, it can condense a Substack article and share the summary in a Slack channel. Since the browser is aware of your browsing activity, you can also ask it to retrieve information from a YouTube video you watched last week or an article you read the day before.
Neon can also generate code snippets, making it easier to produce visual reports with tables and charts. At this time, it’s unclear whether these mini-apps can be shared with others.
The Browser Company’s Dia offers a Skills feature, which allows users to trigger a prompt repeatedly, functioning like a command or application. Neon provides a comparable capability with its cards, which serve as reusable prompts. This is similar to an AI version of IFTTT (If This Then That). You can combine cards such as “pull-details” and “comparison-table” to create a prompt for comparing products across multiple tabs. As with Dia, you can design your own Cards or use those shared by the community.
Opera Neon also introduces a new way to organize tabs, called Tasks, which are dedicated workspaces for AI conversations and tabs. This feature resembles a mix of Tab Groups and Arc Browser’s workspaces, each with its own AI context.
In its demonstration, Opera showed Neon performing tasks such as placing grocery orders. However, past demos—especially for AI products—have not always matched real-world performance, so Neon will need to deliver on its promises in everyday use.
With Neon’s debut, Opera is entering direct competition with products like Perplexity’s Comet and Dia. Major tech companies including Google and Microsoft are also integrating more AI features into their browsers. Unlike its rivals, Opera is targeting advanced users with Neon’s paid subscription model.
