Opera’s Neon shows just how confusing AI browsers still are

December 11, 2025

TL;DR

Opera's Neon browser features three integrated AI agents: Chat for conversations, Do for browser automation, and Make for creating web tools.
Neon includes standard Opera features like an ad blocker and VPN.
The browser is a paid product at $19.90 per month, differentiating it from many free AI-powered competitors.
Chat sometimes provides verbose or inaccurate information and struggles with tasks requiring deep internet page interaction.
Do can perform complex tasks but lacks user control during execution and can make errors, with the need for human intervention.
Make can create simple web tools and games, managing downloads without affecting the user's computer.
Cards are pre-written prompts for AI agents, but currently lack substantial user-generated content.
Neon is considered a work in progress and is in early access, with planned improvements for user feedback interaction.
The paid subscription model for Neon is a significant hurdle given the availability of similar AI features for free.

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