Launch Overview

Opera introduced Neon, an AI‑focused browser that aims to integrate generative AI directly into the web‑browsing experience. The company announced that the browser will move from a closed preview to a limited invite‑only rollout, with a subscription price of $19.99 per month. Krystian Kolondra, Opera’s EVP of Browsers, said the product was built for “everyone who uses AI extensively in their day‑to‑day.”

Key Features

Neon offers a standard chatbot for answering questions, but its distinguishing feature is Neon Do, which can perform tasks like summarizing a Substack article and posting the summary to Slack. By leveraging browsing history, users can ask the AI to fetch details from previously viewed videos or articles.

The browser also supports “Cards,” repeatable AI prompts that function similarly to IFTTT workflows. Users can combine cards such as “pull‑details” and “comparison‑table” to build custom prompts for tasks like product comparisons. Community‑created cards are also available.

Another innovation is “Tasks,” which act as contained workspaces that group AI chats and related tabs, resembling tab groups with added AI context.

Market Position and Competition

Neon joins a growing field of AI‑enhanced browsers, including Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. While larger tech firms are adding AI features to existing browsers, Opera is positioning Neon as a subscription‑based offering for power users. The launch was highlighted at a TechCrunch event in San Francisco, underscoring Opera’s ambition to compete in the emerging “agentic browsing” space.

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