"Unveiled in October with exclusive waitlist access, Neon is "an experimental browser for AI power users," Opera wrote in a press release published Thursday. The Norway-based software company is hoping customers will be willing to pay for an AI browser that leverages multiple frontier models and can handle a variety of web tasks. It's facing ample competition, though: Perplexity and OpenAI have both launched their own free web browsers, called Comet and Atlas, respectively."
"All these new products and upgrades are being sold as an improvement to the traditional web browsing experience, one that largely hands the reins over to AI to handle boring and time-consuming tasks while humans sit back and, in theory, focus their attention on more important and fulfilling tasks. Browsers have become a critical piece of real estate in the ongoing AI gold rush, as they serve as the portal to the internet."
Opera released Neon, an AI-powered browser available publicly with a $19.90/month subscription aimed at AI power users. Neon leverages multiple frontier models to assist with varied web tasks and positions itself as an experimental product for early adopters. Perplexity's Comet and OpenAI's Atlas offer free alternatives, while Microsoft and Google integrate AI into Edge and Chrome. Browsers are strategic real estate in the AI race because they serve as portals to the internet and can automate routine web activities. Gartner advised businesses to avoid AI browsers, and security concerns such as prompt-injection risks remain unresolved.
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