TLDR: Opera has launched Neon, a subscription-based AI browser designed to automate complex tasks and workflows. Priced at $19.99 per month for early access, Neon features ‘Tasks’ for contextual workspaces, ‘Cards’ for reusable prompts, and ‘Neon Do’ for automated web interactions. It aims to redefine productivity but faces a crowded market with competitors like Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia, some offering similar features for free.
Opera has officially launched its new AI-focused browser, Neon, marking a significant entry into the burgeoning ‘agentic’ browser market. Announced on September 30, 2025, Neon is currently rolling out invites to waitlist members, offering early access at a subscription cost of $19.99 per month. This move positions Opera alongside other companies touting advanced AI browsing capabilities, including Perplexity’s Comet, The Browser Company’s Dia, and Microsoft Edge’s Copilot Mode.
Central to Neon’s design are several innovative AI-driven features aimed at enhancing user productivity and automating web interactions. The browser introduces ‘Tasks,’ which are described as self-contained AI workspaces. These allow users to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, such as planning a trip while researching a purchase, without the AI confusing contexts between them. Each Task functions like a mini-browser, enabling the AI to analyze, compare, and act across various sources within its specific context.
Another key feature is ‘Cards,’ reusable prompt instructions that act as building blocks for AI interactions. Instead of crafting prompts from scratch, users can combine pre-made Cards like ‘pull-details’ and ‘comparison-table’ to instantly generate product comparison prompts. Similarly, for meeting notes, users might stack ‘key-decisions,’ ‘action-items,’ and ‘follow-ups’ Cards to capture information in the desired format. Users have the flexibility to create their own Cards or access community-made options through an in-browser store.
Perhaps the most ambitious capability is ‘Neon Do,’ which empowers the browser to navigate websites, fill out forms, and gather data while operating within a user’s logged-in browser session. Opera emphasizes that Neon Do works locally, ensuring privacy by keeping login credentials private and allowing users to pause or take control at any time. This agentic design, honed since Opera’s March 2025 Browser Operator preview, aims to transform the browser into a proactive, collaborative workspace.
Opera states that Neon is ‘designed to act,’ capable of organizing tasks and completing activities on a user’s behalf. It’s targeted at ‘power users’ who heavily utilize AI.
The subscription model, priced at $19.99 per month (or an early bird offer of $59.90 for nine months), has drawn attention, especially as some competitors like Microsoft Edge and Perplexity’s Comet offer similar AI features for free or with different pricing structures. This pricing strategy could be a challenge for mass adoption, as Gartner predicts agentic browsers could capture 20% market share by 2027, disrupting Chrome’s dominance.
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Opera has clarified that Neon will not replace the existing Opera browser, but some of its features are likely to be integrated into the main browser over time. The company’s privacy-first stance, with local execution and no training data, is highlighted as an appeal to users, particularly in regions like the EU under GDPR.
