# Opera Neon review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Opera's AI browser with agents that act on web pages Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Opera Neon is a desktop browser from Opera that adds AI chat, research agents and an agent that can take actions on pages. The browser itself is free to download, and a monthly subscription unlocks the agent features and a wider choice of AI models. It also exposes the live browser session to outside AI tools through MCP and a command-line interface. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** Opera - **Website:** https://www.operaneon.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want the agents free, as they need Standard at $19.90 a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Opera Neon has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.90 per month, billed monthly, taxes included. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free: the Neon browser with ad blocker, free VPN, CLI and MCP connector, and basic AI chat. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Start (Free) | $0 | Browser for Windows or macOS with built-in ad blocker and free VPN, the CLI and MCP connector, and basic Neon Chat. | | Standard | $19.90 per month, billed monthly, taxes included | Adds Neon agents that act on the web, Deep Research, image and video generation, skill cards, scheduled tasks, long memory, Google connectors and full model choice. | Read from https://www.operaneon.com/subscription on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Opera Neon before buying. ## Key features - **Neon Do:** An agent that works with the page you are viewing, handles tab commands and scheduled tasks, and connects with Google tools. - **Neon Chat:** AI chat that uses your open tabs as context, with image and video generation and web app creation. - **Research agents:** Three agents: Deep Research for structured reports, One-Minute Research for quick overviews, and Local Research that uses your own browsing context. - **MCP and CLI:** Neon acts as an MCP server so tools such as Claude Code, Lovable and n8n can connect to the live browser session. The connection is read-only by default. - **Neon Cards:** Reusable instructions, like skills, that tell Neon how to handle a kind of task. They work across chat, Do and research. - **Built-in Opera tools:** An ad blocker and a free VPN that needs no subscription or login. ## Good for - People who want an AI agent working inside the browser - Developers who want to connect their own agents to a real, logged-in browser session - Opera users who want the same ad blocker and VPN ## Worth knowing - Available for macOS and Windows only, according to the FAQ. - The agent features, Deep Research and full model choice need the paid Standard plan; the free tier has basic chat. - The FAQ says page content is sent to Opera's and OpenAI's servers and deleted after 365 days, and that Opera does not train AI models on it. - Neon Chat and the Research agents run in the cloud, and Neon Do uses cloud language models to plan its actions. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Opera Neon is a Mac and Windows browser with AI chat and agents that act on web pages. The browser is free, but the agents, Deep Research and full model choice need Standard at $19.90 a month, and page content goes to Opera's and OpenAI's servers. - **Value for money: C.** Standard is $19.90 a month, billed monthly, which is just under this category's $19.99 dearer quarter. There is no yearly price shown. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The free Start plan gives the browser with an ad blocker, free VPN, CLI and MCP connector and basic chat, which one person can live on. - **Features: C.** AI chat, agents, research and an MCP connector, but the agents, Deep Research and model choice are on the paid plan. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. It installs like a browser, but AI agents, cards and connectors add things to learn. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac and Windows only, with Claude Code, Lovable, n8n and Google connections. No phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Opera's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Opera Neon's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 60 other browsers we grade, and level with 4. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 15 of 60) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $19.90 a month, against a middle price of $9.50 for the category: 15 of the 19 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 31 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Opera Neon you would be making a web browser. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 44 of the 60 other browsers grade higher. It costs $238.80 a year. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Claude Code, Lovable, n8n, Google **Tags:** Web browser, AI agents, Chat assistant, Ad and tracker blocking, VPN ## Alternatives - [Opera](https://toolgpa.com/tools/opera): Browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN and sidebar messengers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/opera-vs-opera-neon) - [Comet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/comet): Perplexity's AI browser with an assistant that acts across tabs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/comet-vs-opera-neon) - [Dia](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dia): AI browser for work that answers questions across tabs and tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dia-vs-opera-neon) - [Strawberry Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/strawberry-browser): Browser with AI companions that do work in your tabs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/opera-neon-vs-strawberry-browser) - [Arc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arc): Chromium-based browser with Spaces, Profiles and Split View. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arc-vs-opera-neon) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.operaneon.com - https://www.operaneon.com/subscription - https://www.operaneon.com/faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/opera-neon Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).