Opera Neon Browser Drops Waitlist, Adds Deep Research Agent

Opera today opened access to its agentic Neon browser, allowing anyone to subscribe to the app for AI power users. Opera Neon has been available in a closed "Founders" phase since it launched on October 2, but the waitlist has now been removed.

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Costing $19.90 per month, Neon aims to go beyond traditional browsing by using AI to execute tasks directly within the browser. Neon can open and close tabs, compare information across multiple sources, and complete transactions on a user's behalf.

The service grants immediate access to top-tier models such as Gemini 3 Pro, GPT-5.1, Veo 3.1, and Nano Banana Pro. Complementing these models are the Neon Chat, Do, and Make agents, which are designed to autonomously handle complex tasks ranging from booking full travel itineraries to building websites, generating videos, and editing documents.

A new addition, the ODRA deep research agent, is designed for sustained, in-depth investigation. Its rapid "1-minute research" mode can gather and synthesize information on complex subjects while providing clear sourcing, offering a faster path to structured insight.

The browser competes with similar AI offerings from the likes of Perplexity (Comet Browser) and The Browser Company (Dia Browser). Opera Neon can be downloaded from the Opera website.

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rotlex Avatar
6 weeks ago

('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/11/opera-neon-ai-browser-ends-waitlist/')

Opera ('https://www.operaneon.com/') today opened access to its agentic Neon browser ('https://www.operaneon.com/'), allowing anyone to subscribe to the app for AI power users. Opera Neon has been available in a closed "Founders" phase since it launched on October 2 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/30/opera-ai-browser-neon-launch/'), but the waitlist has now been removed.



Costing $19.90 per month, Neon aims to go beyond traditional browsing by using AI to execute tasks directly within the browser. Neon can open and close tabs, compare information across multiple sources, and complete transactions on a user's behalf.

The service grants immediate access to top-tier models such as Gemini 3 Pro, GPT-5.1, Veo 3.1, and Nano Banana Pro. Complementing these models are the Neon Chat, Do, and Make agents, which are designed to autonomously handle complex tasks ranging from booking full travel itineraries to building websites, generating videos, and editing documents.

A new addition, the ODRA deep research agent, is designed for sustained, in-depth investigation. Its rapid "1-minute research" mode can gather and synthesize information on complex subjects while providing clear sourcing, offering a faster path to structured insight.

The browser competes with similar AI offerings from the likes of Perplexity (Comet Browser) and The Browser Company (Dia Browser). Opera Neon can be downloaded from the Opera website ('https://www.operaneon.com/').

Article Link: Opera Neon Browser Drops Waitlist, Adds Deep Research Agent ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/11/opera-neon-ai-browser-ends-waitlist/')
LOL, $20 per month to use a web browser. Ya, OK.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
paulvee Avatar
6 weeks ago
Drink that Kool-Aid, people!
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vkd Avatar
6 weeks ago
Deep research on what? Myopic atheistic pruned curated datasets that conform to current social engineering dictats? No thanks.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TumbleDryer Avatar
6 weeks ago

I'll give you guys a very simple scenario: what if an AI-based browser could search on eBay for a product, check if the price is low, the description isn't deceptive, the seller has good feedback and comments, valuate if everything's fine and place a bid for me?
If I had a business reselling stuff, that sole feature would be worth $20/month for me. Probably even $100 or more.
I have no idea if this is the case here but it's definitely gonna happen. AI can be very useful.
Apparently it will close tabs for you!
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
diewish2007 Avatar
6 weeks ago
Every time AI companies show their products, they always put the same ridiculous questions -- like the one on the article's picture. Wasting so much energy and water just for the most absurd reasons.

Altman's interview in Jimmy Fallon showcases this perfectly. They really expect you to be as useless as possible.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kissmo1980 Avatar
6 weeks ago
Now the real question!

Does it have RAM? :p
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)