Opera Neon review

Opera Neon is built around the idea that the browser should do the work, and its documentation backs that up. The free tier gives you the browser with Opera's ad blocker and free VPN, a basic AI chat that can summarize pages and compare products, and a Browser CLI and MCP connector so you can point your own agents, or a Claude or ChatGPT session, at it. The $19.90 Standard plan switches on Neon's own agents that act on the web, deep research, image and video generation, code with deploy options, skill cards, scheduled tasks and long memory, with models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. That makes it the richest feature set on this list for a flat monthly fee. The trade-offs are a desktop-only release for Windows and macOS, and a paywall in front of every agentic feature. Opera states that credentials and card details stay on the device and that chats are not used for training.

Who it is for

Power users who want several agents and top models in the browser, and developers who want Claude or ChatGPT sessions to control a real browser.

Price

Free browser with basic AI chat; Standard subscription $19.90 per month, month to month.

See everything Neon unlocks for $19.90/month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Neon agents that act on the web, from quick tasks to deep research
• Browser CLI and MCP connector to plug in your own agents or Claude and ChatGPT sessions
• Deep research, image and video generation and code with deploy options
• Skill cards, scheduled tasks and long memory
• Models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google on the paid plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The only browser here that documents both MCP and CLI control for outside agents
• Strength: Keeps Opera's built-in ad blocker and free VPN
• Strength: Opera says it does not use account data, chats or history for model training or ads
• Weakness: Agentic features need the $19.90 Standard plan
• Weakness: Desktop only, for Windows and macOS
• Weakness: Requires an Opera account before subscribing

Key facts

• Free plan: Browser, ad blocker, free VPN, basic AI chat, MCP and CLI
• Standard: $19.90 a month, month to month
• Platforms: Windows and macOS
• Models: OpenAI, Anthropic and Google models on Standard
• Data use: Not used for training or advertising per Opera

Where it ranks

Opera Neon is No. 4 in our Best AI Browsers verdict and No. 8 in Best General AI Agents.