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The next big agentic web browser is officially here, and this one comes from Opera. Joining the likes of Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia, Opera’s newest release is built to focus on AI tools.

The Opera Neon browser was first revealed in May, but it is now available for some who first joined the waiting list. Not everyone can download it yet, and Opera says it will be adding more people from its waiting list at a later date.

Neon is an AI-centric web browser with a chatbot window appearing as it first opens. The more agentic tools include Neon Do, which is made for you to give a task through a prompt, and you can then let the browser open the sources for you.

For example, you can ask it to search NASA flyby missions, and it’ll open up the most relevant sources into tabs for you to read through. This example, shown by Opera, sees Neon open five web pages into a tab grouping so you can read through about each individual mission.

You can also give Neon tasks to complete. Opera says Neon Do can complete actions “such as shopping, booking, gathering information from your Task, or even applying for a job directly.”

The assistant will adapt to changes it finds when undertaking the task, and you’ll be able to watch it all happen live on your screen. There are then options to take over the controls if you don’t like what Neon Do is actioning.

For repeated actions, Opera has a new feature called Cards. They’re designed for you to do similar tasks each time without having to readd the same prompt multiple times. You can build your own cards, or you can download others from the community.

One example given by Opera is called Weekly Dinner Planning. The task can be run weekly, and it will then “Plan 5 dinners, auto-generate a grocery list, and flag pantry overlaps.”

There’s also a further feature called Neon Make, designed to automatically build and employ AI agents for more complicated actions. Opera also confirmed it is bringing over the highlights of its traditional browser to this tool, including its bookmarking features, VPN integration, and more.

You’ll need to join the waitlist to be able to use Neon. It also costs $19.90 a month to access once you’re in.

Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017. That version never saw a full release, and it was before the push for AI-focused tools. At the time, PCMag found it to be “a radical rethink of the Web browser, with a unique interface and some clever tools.”

Back in May of this year, Opera announced Neon, its first AI-powered browser with some interesting takes on what artificial intelligence can do for modern internet browsing. Today, Opera Neon is rolling out to the first users.

In addition to traditional browsing capabilities like those of Chrome, Edge, Opera, or any other browser, Opera Neon offers agentic AI, which can act on your behalf and work on complex projects and tasks. These days, we usually have a bunch of tabs open when working on a single topic, and Opera Neon wants to simplify this flow by introducing Tasks. In a nutshell, Tasks are self-contained workspaces (like small browsers within a browser) where AI can understand the context and help you by analyzing, comparing, and acting across multiple pages at once.

Additionally, Opera Neon features cards, a set of reusable prompts that you can use whenever you like. Opera compares cards to a deck of your favorite and most useful AI behaviors and actions that you use most often. You can create your custom cards, use built-in, or access community-made collections in the store.

Finally, Opera Neon features the Neon Do feature, the biggest upgrade in the browser. Neon Do is your browser robot that uses AI to perform actions on your behalf: open tabs, close tabs, navigate the web, compare information, fill out forms, gather data, and more. Opera claims that Neon Do works only inside the actual browser and not in the cloud, which means it uses your local data, skipping the need to share passwords or authenticate with cloud services. All actions also happen on-screen and in real time, so that you can see what AI does for you.

You can tell the browser to do something, leave it be, and then return once everything is done. Should it need your intervention, Neon Do will pause and wait for your action. Additionally, you can pause, guide, or take control of Neon Do at any moment. Opera promises not to use your data for model training, not to share it with anyone, and to delete everything after 30 days.

From the announcement post:

Opera Neon represents Opera”s next leap – combining the proven foundation of a fully functional browser with advanced yet useful AI to serve professionals who live and work online.

Neon”s AI-powered capabilities are not free, though. Opera Neon is a premium, subscription-based browser that aims at power users first. The number of invitations is limited, but Opera promises to expand the rollout shortly. As for the price, Opera Neon will set you back $19.90 per month.

Following an early look at Opera Browser Days in Lisbon earlier this year, Opera has launched its Opera Neon agentic AI browser. Currently available to early birds, the browser maker now joins other companies that are betting on a completely different way of browsing.

Opera says that Neon is for more than just browsing the web, as the agentic AI at the core of the browser is capable of acting on your behalf and working on complex projects on its own. It can execute tasks, create code, and deliver outcomes directly within the browser. “We built Opera Neon for ourselves, and for everyone who uses AI extensively in their day-to-day life,” said Opera EVP Krystian Kolondra. “Today, we’re welcoming the first users who will help shape the future of agentic browsing with us.”

Opera Neon’s main features are based on tasks, cards, and the ability to have the browser take action for you. From opening new tabs and closing others, it combines several AI agents to deliver an accurate answer, create a project from scratch, and more.

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A limited number of people will get to try out Opera’s AI browser, Neon, starting today for $19.90 per month.

The Norwegian software company first announced the “agentic browser” in May, but details were sparse. Now, we know that Opera Neon includes different AI agents that are tailored to specific tasks. One simply called Tasks acts as a workspace dedicated to a specific activity. Another called Do does the actual web browsing within a Task. Users can save prompt instructions for the AI agents into something called Cards.

The rollout is limited to an unspecified number of users for now; the rest will need to join the waitlist.

While the company calls Neon the “next generation AI browser,” other AI browsers have come online in the past few months. In July, Perplexity launched its Comet browser, quickly followed by OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent. This month, Atlassian bought The Browser Company, which makes the Dia browser, and Google released new Gemini-enabled features for Chrome.