OOpera Neon

Opera Neon is Opera’s agentic browser. Its built-in agents browse sites, check sources, gather information and fill in forms, a deep research agent splits questions across parallel researchers, and since 2026 outside agents such as Claude, ChatGPT and n8n can drive the browser through MCP. Opera, which says 300 million people use its browsers, opened Neon to the public in December 2025. It is best for AI power users who want several agents and models in one browser, and for developers who want their own agents to work in a real desktop browser.

Connecting your own agents is free. Neon’s own AI sits in the paid Neon Standard plan, reported at $19.90 a month at the public launch. Opera still calls Neon experimental, so features shift and business controls are still developing. This review is based on Opera’s press releases, product updates and launch coverage; we have not tested it hands-on.

Six Months From Announcement to Public Beta

Neon moved from announcement to public beta in about six months and has shipped updates steadily since. Each item below was checked on the source page.

The most useful change for buyers is the August 2026 free plan. It turns Neon from a paid consumer product into a browser that any agent can use, which matters for developers who want an agent to work in a real, logged-in desktop browser rather than a cloud browser.

Opera’s size is the other signal. Agentic browsers from startups can change hands or disappear, while Opera is a listed company with three decades in browsers. That does not guarantee Neon’s future, since Opera labels it experimental, but it lowers the risk that the product vanishes overnight.

The release pace is the third signal. Between May 2025 and August 2026 Opera shipped a founders program, a deep research agent, a faster one-minute research mode, new Google models, public access, an MCP Connector and a free tier for outside agents. Buyers get features quickly, but should expect the product they sign up for to look different within a few months.

Workspaces, Agents and AI at Three Levels

Neon looks like a normal browser with AI built in at three levels: workspaces for organizing AI work, agents that act on the web, and connections that let outside agents take control.

Tasks and Cards

Tasks are workspaces for AI-assisted work, such as comparing and analyzing several sources on one topic. Cards are reusable prompts. You can write your own or pick from a community collection, so a prompt that works well for, say, summarizing product reviews can be reused across Tasks.

The Built-In Agents

• Neon Do: works inside a Task to browse the web, check sources, gather information and complete forms for you.
• Chat and Make: the other two original agents; Opera positions Neon as a browser that can run complex tasks, including writing code, and launch coverage described its agents coding web apps.
• Opera Deep Research Agent: added in October 2025 as the fourth agent; it splits a problem into parts, runs separate researchers in parallel on Opera’s servers and combines models such as Gemini and GPT. A November 2025 update added a one-minute deep research mode.

Opera has said it plans many more agents and an orchestration layer called Symphony that would route each request to the right agent and manage permissions and preferences. Krystian Kolondra, Opera’s executive vice president for browsers, described it as a unified intelligence layer so users do not need to remember what each agent does.

Models

Neon is model-agnostic. At the December 2025 public launch it offered Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.1, and Opera has added Sora 2 and Nano Banana for video and images. One subscription gives access to several providers instead of separate ChatGPT and Gemini plans.

Letting Outside Agents Drive

Since March 31, 2026, the MCP Connector lets outside AI clients, including Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable, n8n and OpenClaw, act inside Neon. Neon works as an MCP server, and that route requires signing in with an Opera account. The Opera Browser CLI runs locally without sign-in and compresses page content so agents spend fewer tokens reading pages. Opera published a July 2026 article on token-efficient page snapshots for agents.

Built-In Agents or Your Own Agent

The two plans suit different people. Neon Standard is for someone who wants the browser itself to do the work: open a Task, ask Neon Do to collect prices from several shops or fill in a long registration form, and let the deep research agent write up a topic in parallel. The Free plan is for someone who already pays for an AI assistant or runs an automation tool and wants it to use a real desktop browser with their own logins, rather than a remote cloud browser. Developers can test both routes, since the free tier needs no subscription and the CLI needs no account.

Choosing the Agent and Checking Its Research

You start each task, choose which agent or model to use, and review results before acting on them. Research output should be checked against the sources the agent cites, as with any AI research tool. For forms that submit orders or personal data, check what the agent filled in. When an outside agent drives the browser, you decide which tools get that access.

Two Plans From Opera’s August 2026 Update

Opera’s August 2026 update describes two plans.

A Developer Pointing Claude or n8n at Neon for Free

Developer testing their own agent. The Free plan covers it. Point Claude, ChatGPT or an n8n workflow at Neon through MCP, or use the CLI locally, at no cost from Opera. Model costs, if any, come from your own AI provider.

Individual power user. Neon Standard at the reported $19.90 a month comes to $238.80 a year. GSMArena noted at launch that this is less than paying separately for ChatGPT and Gemini subscriptions, since Neon bundles models from both providers.

Small team of five. Five Neon Standard subscriptions at the reported price cost $99.50 a month, or $1,194 a year. Opera does not describe team plans or central billing, so each person subscribes individually.

Other costs to check. Prices for Neon have been reported by news outlets rather than shown on the pages we reviewed, so confirm the current figure at checkout. External agents connected through MCP bring their own subscription or usage costs.

Opera Neon Compared With Comet by Perplexity, ChatGPT Work and Manus

These are the general-purpose agents most buyers weigh against Neon. Comet is the closest match as a free agentic browser, ChatGPT Work and Manus are agents that can use a browser as one tool among many.

Choose Neon if you want a browser that both runs its own agents and serves as a controllable browser for external ones, with Gemini and GPT models in one subscription. Choose Comet if a free agentic browser is enough. ChatGPT Work suits people who want long-running work across files and apps, and Manus suits users who want finished outputs such as slides or sites. Teams that need fleets of automated browser workflows should look at Airtop or our browser automation agents page.

AI Power Users Juggling Gemini and GPT

• AI power users: people who switch between Gemini and GPT models and want several agents in one browser; see our general-purpose agents page.
• Researchers and analysts: Tasks, Cards and the deep research agent suit repeated research work; see our research agents page.
• Developers building agents: the free MCP Connector and CLI give an agent a real desktop browser with your logged-in sessions.
• n8n and automation users: n8n is a named MCP client, so workflows can hand web steps to the browser.

Businesses Needing Admin Controls, Plus Linux Users

• Businesses that need admin controls: Opera has not yet published much about central management, audit logs or compliance for Neon.
• Linux and mobile users: Neon is available for Windows and macOS.
• Teams that need headless, scalable automation: cloud browser services such as Anchor Browser or Amazon Nova Act fit high-volume workflows better.
• People who want stability: an experimental product changes often; Opera’s free browsers may suit them better.

Experimental Status and Prompt Injection Care

• Experimental status: Opera describes Neon as an experimental browser for AI power users, so features, plans and prices can change.
• Prompt injection: any agent that reads web pages and acts in logged-in sessions can be manipulated by malicious page content; review actions on sensitive sites.
• External agent access: connecting an outside agent through MCP or the CLI lets it act with your browser sessions, so connect only tools you trust.
• Account requirements: browsing works without an account, but MCP connections need an Opera account.
• Reported pricing: the $19.90 figure comes from launch coverage; check the current price before subscribing.

Free Access for Bring-Your-Own Agents in August 2026

On August 12, 2026, Opera opened Neon to users connecting their own AI agents for free, through MCP or the new Opera Browser CLI, while keeping Neon’s built-in AI in the Neon Standard plan. On March 31, 2026, Opera added an MCP Connector for clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable, n8n and OpenClaw.

On December 11, 2025, Neon became available to everyone as an open beta for Windows and Mac at $19.90 a month. On October 20, 2025, Opera announced the Opera Deep Research Agent, Neon’s fourth agent.

Power Users and Developers Can Test It at No Cost

For AI power users and developers, it is worth trying, and the free plan makes that easy. Opera Neon scores 8.4/10 on our scale. It combines several agents and models in one desktop browser at a reported flat monthly price, and its MCP Connector and CLI make it one of the few mainstream browsers that outside agents can drive directly.

Opera could lift the score by moving Neon past its experimental label, publishing more security and admin detail for business use and gathering public ratings. Individuals should start with the free plan, connect an agent they already use, and upgrade to Neon Standard only if the built-in agents save real time. Businesses may want to wait for clearer controls, or test it only on accounts that hold no sensitive data.

What Neon Standard Costs and What Neon Can Do

Is Opera Neon Free?

Partly. Since August 2026 the Free plan lets you browse and connect your own AI agents through MCP or the Opera Browser CLI. Neon’s own agents, deep research and automation features require the paid Neon Standard plan.

How Much Is Neon Standard?

News coverage of the December 2025 public launch reported $19.90 a month. Check the current price when you subscribe, since Opera describes Neon as experimental.

What Can Neon Do Actually Do?

Neon Do works inside a Task to browse the web, check sources, gather information and complete forms. You start the task and review the results.

Can Claude or ChatGPT Control Opera Neon?

Yes. Since March 2026 the MCP Connector lets outside AI clients, including Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable, n8n and OpenClaw, act inside Neon. MCP connections require an Opera account, while the local CLI does not.

Which AI Models Does Opera Neon Use?

Neon is model-agnostic. At public launch it offered Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.1, and Opera has added Sora 2 and Nano Banana for video and images.