# Opera Neon Agentic browser from Opera for Windows and macOS: the browser is free, its own AI agents such as Neon Do and Deep Research require a subscription. Canonical profile: https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/agents/opera-neon/ Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/about/) Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05 Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests. ## Overview Neon is a separate browser alongside the other Opera browsers. According to Opera, those include the free Opera AI feature with a smaller scope. - Provider: Opera - Product family: Opera Neon - Profile type: Agentic browser - Environment: Standalone desktop browser for Windows and macOS; a mobile version is planned according to the FAQ. - Connections: Google connectors in the subscription; MCP connector and local opera-browser-cli for your own agents such as Claude Code; Neon itself can act as an MCP server. - Setup: Download the browser and sign in with an Opera account for subscription features. Purchase requires the account. According to Opera, browsing itself also works without an account. - Pricing model: Browser free. Standard: $19.90 per month, month to month, including applicable taxes according to the page. ## Key features ### Neon Do The agent runs locally in the browser and operates web pages. Cloud models generate the plans for it. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Deep Research According to the post, the Opera Deep Research Agent produces a cited report in about 20 to 30 minutes. A short research mode complements it. Source: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2025/12/opera-neon-becomes-available-in-public-early-access/ ### Tasks Tasks group related tabs with shared context, for example for trip planning. You create them yourself or Neon suggests them. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Cards and Skills Cards are reusable instructions in decks. They work in Neon Chat, Neon Do and the research agents. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Scheduled tasks The subscription page lists scheduled tasks in the Standard plan and the FAQ mentions them for Neon Do. Neither gives details. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription ### MCP connector External agents connect to your Neon through MCP. By default only read tools are active; you enable write tools such as clicks and forms yourself. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/news/opera-neon-adds-mcp-connector-to-the-browser ### opera-browser-cli The local CLI drives Neon in your signed-in session and according to the post can also call Do, Make and Research. It is not reachable from cloud-hosted clients. Source: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ ### Code and media The Standard plan includes image and video generation as well as code tools with deployment options. Models come from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google according to the page. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription ## Example workflows ### Research across several tabs - Your input: A Task with tabs about several vendors and a comparison question. - Possible result: Neon compiles the details from the tabs and names differences. - What to check: Check the details on the original pages before reusing them. ### Connecting your own agent - Your input: An existing agent and the MCP connector on the free plan. - Possible result: The agent reads tabs and page content in your browser. - What to check: Enable write tools only deliberately, because they act in signed-in sessions. ## Requirements and limits ### Subscription for its own agents Requirement: Autonomous browsing, deep research, Skills, automation and generative agents require the Standard plan. The browser, basic chat and connecting your own agents are free. Source: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/08/your-ai-agents-can-use-opera-neon-free-of-charge/ ### Questions not at every step Limitation: According to the terms, some actions such as purchases can require approval, but the agent does not necessarily ask at every step. Opera advises against giving it address or card details. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms ### No use for advice in sensitive areas Limitation: The terms advise against relying on it for medical, legal or financial matters. Opera does not guarantee correct execution. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms ### Usage limits Not yet confirmed: The subscription page only says "Higher limits" for Do and Make, with no figures. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription ### Conflicting retention Not yet confirmed: The FAQ and privacy statement name 365 days, a landing page names 30 days for page data. Source: https://www.operaneon.com/lp-b ## A good fit if … - you want to delegate web tasks directly in the browser and watch them - you want to connect your own agent to your browser through MCP or a CLI - a monthly subscription without sales contact is enough for you ## Less suitable if … - you need central team administration with SSO, which the reviewed pages do not name - you want to check fixed usage limits or clear retention periods in advance - actions such as purchases must always be confirmed beforehand Editorial assessment based on provider documentation. Not a product test. ## Usable AI models Fixed choice across providers With a subscription you choose in Neon Chat from models such as Gemini, Grok, GPT, Claude, DeepSeek, GLM and Qwen. With Neon Do, Opera decides which model runs for each task. The pages checked do not mention your own keys or local models. - Model families named: Google (Gemini), xAI (Grok), OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude), DeepSeek, Z.ai (GLM), Alibaba (Qwen) - Model choice: Automatic or your choice - Your own API key: Not stated - Router or custom endpoint: Not stated - Local models: Not stated - Depends on: Plan Documented · Sources accessed on: 2026-11-05 - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) - [Opera Neon: Subscription](https://www.operaneon.com/subscription) - [Opera Neon: Privacy](https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy) ## Europe & regional availability Terms, privacy statement and FAQ were reviewed. There is no country list. The texts do not specifically mention the United Kingdom or Switzerland. Reviewed scope: Desktop browser with subscription; models at US providers Reviewed on: 2026-11-05 ### Purchase in the EU provided for With requirements In the EU the seller is Opera Software Poland. The terms also say that Neon or services may not be available in some countries due to local law, and name no countries. Region covered: EU Documented reason: The seller rule shows intended distribution, not confirmed feature availability in every country. Official source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms ### United Kingdom and Switzerland Availability still unclear Outside the EU and US, Nexway SASU sells. The terms do not name either country individually, and the privacy statement has no section of its own for them. Region covered: United Kingdom and Switzerland Documented reason: The reviewed pages make no explicit statement on availability. Official source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms Official source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy ### Controller and complaint route Availability still unclear For Neon the statement names Opera Norway AS as controller. Users from the EU/EEA can complain to the Norwegian data protection authority Datatilsynet. Region covered: EU/EEA Documented reason: Concerns data processing, not the availability of individual features. Official source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy ### Transfer to US providers With requirements Input can go to OpenAI and Google in the US. Opera names valid transfer mechanisms such as EU standard contractual clauses. According to the statement OpenAI deletes after 30 days, Google after 24 hours, Opera after 365 days. Region covered: EU/EEA Documented reason: The statement does not name processing in Europe only. Official source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy ## Accounts & permissions Based on provider documentation. Permissions depend on the account, integration and organization policies. Review the permissions actually requested before use. Configuration covered: Local browser with the provider's cloud models Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05 ### Account used Documented with conditions: You need an Opera account for the subscription and the MCP connector. Browsing works without an account. On the CLI the posts conflict: August says it works without an account, May requires being signed in to the browser. The reviewed pages do not name enterprise sign-in via SSO. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq Evidence: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/08/your-ai-agents-can-use-opera-neon-free-of-charge/ Evidence: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ ### Admin approval Documented with conditions: Neon Do shows its planned steps, and you can pause, change or take over at any time. Some actions such as purchases can require approval, but according to the terms the agent does not ask at every step. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms ### Data access & team sharing Documented: The agent acts on web pages in the browser. It reaches Google data such as calendars, contacts, Docs and Sheets only with consent. For MCP, write tools and history are off by default. The CLI uses your existing browser sign-in. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/news/opera-neon-adds-mcp-connector-to-the-browser Evidence: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ ## Prices and included usage Pricing checked: 2026-11-05 Free plan for the browser and basic chat; Standard at $19.90 per month with the Neon agents. The page names no currency code. ### Free Free Browser with ad blocker and VPN, browser CLI and MCP connector, basic AI chat. Without Research and Deep Research. Price source: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription ### Standard $19.90 per month, month to month, including applicable taxes Neon agents, deep research, image and video, code tools, skill cards, scheduled tasks, long memory, Google connectors and models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Price source: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription According to the terms, you cancel through your Opera account or by email, effective at the end of the next subscription period. Access starts immediately; the subscription page and the terms state the loss of the right of withdrawal for this. The FAQ still calls Neon a paid product, while the terms, subscription page and August post describe a free browser. Third-party pricing was not used as evidence. Pricing details: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription ## Operation & oversight Based on public provider documentation. Assessments are editorial inferences from the stated properties. Actual time requirements and reliability have not been measured. Deployment covered: Local browser; models and histories in the cloud Sources reviewed: 2026-11-05 ### Files and working state Documented with conditions: According to the FAQ, chats and workflows are kept encrypted for 365 days on Opera servers so you can return to them. A landing page names 30 days for page data. Tasks hold context per tab group. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/lp-b ### Sign-ins Documented: According to the FAQ, login data, passwords, card details and cookies stay on your device as far as possible and do not go to the AI engine. With the CLI, an agent acts in your existing session. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq Evidence: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ ### Starting further runs Documented with conditions: The subscription page and FAQ name scheduled tasks without details. They do not say whether the browser must be running for them. External agents can address Neon through MCP or the CLI. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/subscription Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq Evidence: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ ### Human intervention Documented: Neon Do shows the plan and next steps in a side panel, and you watch the pages live. You can pause, stop, change, redirect or take over. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Detecting errors Open in reviewed sources: The terms warn of mistakes and unexpected actions. The reviewed pages describe no error display or log. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Resuming after failures Open in reviewed sources: According to the FAQ you can return to chats and workflows. The reviewed pages do not say whether an interrupted run continues from the point of failure. Evidence: https://www.operaneon.com/faq ### Editorial assessment Neon lets you watch the agent and step in at any time. Error handling, schedules and usage limits are described only briefly or not at all in public, and according to the terms the liability is yours. ## Memory and conversation continuity Scope: Saved preferences and separate Task contexts Sources accessed: 2026-11-05 Neon remembers preferences that you can view, edit and remove in settings. The FAQ does not describe storage location or retrieval. ### Storage and scope Partly documented: Neon can store preferences such as travel, shopping, diet and favourite places. Long memory is part of the Standard plan. The FAQ and privacy statement do not say where memories are stored; the latter only covers chat history with 365 days. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) - [Opera Neon: Subscription](https://www.operaneon.com/subscription) - [Opera Neon: Privacy Statement](https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy) ### Selection and timing Partly documented: You can teach Neon directly, let it save preferences automatically or use the Save Memory button on a message. The FAQ does not give the rules for automatic saving. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) ### Inspect, edit and delete Documented: Memories can be viewed, edited and removed in settings, and you can ask Neon to forget something. Deleting the Opera account removes all linked Neon data. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) ### Agent and channel boundaries Partly documented: Tasks keep context separate per tab group. Cards work in Neon Chat, Neon Do and the research agents. The FAQ does not say whether memories apply equally across all agents. Context from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini can be brought over. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) ### Retrieval Not publicly established: The reviewed FAQ does not say how memories are retrieved or weighted. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) ### Session reset and compaction Partly documented: According to the FAQ, Opera deletes dormant chats and workflows after 365 days. The FAQ says nothing about resetting or compacting sessions. - [Opera Neon: FAQ](https://www.operaneon.com/faq) ## Context Its own agents require the Standard subscription. According to the terms, the agent can make mistakes and does not ask at every step. Opera names no usage limit figures. Retention details conflict: 365 days in the FAQ and privacy statement, 30 days on a landing page. Website, subscription page, FAQ, privacy statement, terms, security page and Opera blog posts were reviewed. The legal security page only covers cookies and reporting routes. Feature details come from the provider, example tasks are editorial. Own practical tests are pending. ## Open points Europe, availability still unclear: - United Kingdom and Switzerland - Controller and complaint route Requirements and limits, not yet confirmed: - Usage limits - Conflicting retention ## Sources - https://www.operaneon.com/ - https://www.operaneon.com/legal/security - https://blogs.opera.com/news/2025/12/opera-neon-becomes-available-in-public-early-access/ - https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy - https://www.operaneon.com/faq - https://www.operaneon.com/subscription - https://www.operaneon.com/news/opera-neon-adds-mcp-connector-to-the-browser - https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/05/opera-browser-cli/ - https://blogs.opera.com/news/2026/08/your-ai-agents-can-use-opera-neon-free-of-charge/ - https://www.operaneon.com/legal/terms - https://www.operaneon.com/lp-b ## Provider Opera offers web browsers, including the agentic browser Neon. For Neon, the privacy statement names Opera Norway AS as controller. - Operator: Opera - Organization: Provider - Website: https://www.opera.com - Reviewed: 2026-11-05 - Provider source: https://blogs.opera.com/news/2025/12/opera-neon-becomes-available-in-public-early-access/ - Provider source: https://www.operaneon.com/legal/privacy [Sources and method](https://ki-agentenkompass.de/en/sources/)