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Brave vs Opera Neon

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Brave

3.9

From $14.99/mo

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Opera Neon

3.4

From $19.90/mo

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At a glance

Brave3.9

Best overallBest valueEasiest to use

Pick it if: Business owners who want an AI helper in the browser but don't want their browsing or chats stored or used for training.

Opera Neon3.4

Pick it if: Business owners and power users who want an AI that does web tasks for them and are happy to pay for access to several top models in one place.

Overview

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
In one line	A privacy browser with Leo, a free AI assistant that doesn't keep your chats.	Opera's agentic AI browser that browses, researches and builds things for you.
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	$14.99/mo	$19.90/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Works with Claude Code	No	Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Overall rating	3.9Winner	3.4
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.	4.0	3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.	3.5	4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.	3.5	3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.	4.5	3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.	4.0	3.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Access & platform
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	No
Desktop app	Yes	Yes
Browser extension	No	No
API access	No	Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace	No	No
Enterprise plan or SSO	No	No
Connects to other apps	No	Yes
Open source or self-hosted	No	No
AI abilities
Works with your files	Yes	Yes
Understands images	Yes	Yes
Makes images	No	Yes
Makes video	No	Yes
Writes code	No	Yes
Runs agents or automations	Yes	Yes
Learns your brand or style	No	No
Works in many languages	Yes	Yes
Capabilities score	7/ 17	11/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Plans	FreeOur pick Free Everyday summaries and questions while you browse.	Free Free Trying Neon, or letting your own AI agent use a browser.
	Leo Premium $14.99/mo, or $149.99/yr Daily users who want better answers and fewer limits.	StandardOur pick $19.90/mo Anyone who wants Neon's agents to do web tasks for them.
Which plan to pick	Start free. If you hit the daily limits or the answers feel thin, Premium at $14.99 a month gets you Claude-level quality inside a private browser. If you already pay for ChatGPT or Claude, you may not need Premium at all, since those work in any browser.	If you're choosing Neon, it's for the agents, so Standard at $19.90 a month is the plan that matters. Month to month, so try it for one month on a real job. The free plan's chat is more basic than the free AI in Opera One, so only stay on Free if you want to plug in your own Claude or ChatGPT.

Key features

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Standout features	Leo in the sidebar Private by design Choice of models Bring your own model AI browsing (early test) Ask Brave	Neon Do Neon Make Deep research Tasks and Cards Top models in one place Bring your own AI

Pros and cons

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Pros	Free Leo with no account and no chat history kept Open source, with ads and trackers blocked by default Premium includes Claude models for $14.99 a month Can run your own or a local model On Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone	One of the strongest browser agents in reviews Several top models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in one subscription Free plan lets your own AI drive the browser Tasks keep each project's tabs and chat together Month to month, no annual lock-in
Cons	The agent is an opt-in experiment hidden in brave://flags Free models give weaker answers than Comet or ChatGPT Reviewers report the odd confidently wrong answer No connections to Gmail, Slack or calendars like Dia Crypto wallet and rewards extras some people find off-putting	$19.90 a month when Comet and Opera One have free AI sidebars Three separate modes (Chat, Do, Make) confuse new users Windows and Mac only, no mobile app Still labelled experimental by Opera Prompt injection risk, as with every AI browser agent

Who each one is for

Attribute	Brave	Opera Neon
Best for	Summarising pages, PDFs and Google Docs privately Quick answers with Brave Search sources People who want ad and tracker blocking built in Running your own or a local AI model in the browser	Handing off web chores like bookings and form filling Deep research reports on a market or competitor Building quick reports, pages or images from research Letting Claude or ChatGPT use a real browser (free plan)
You'll find it used by	Privacy-minded owners Researchers Developers Anyone leaving Chrome	Founders Marketers Researchers Power users

Questions people ask

Which is better, Brave or Opera Neon?

Brave scores highest overall in our ratings (Brave 3.9/5 and Opera Neon 3.4/5). Brave is best for summarising pages, PDFs and Google Docs privately and quick answers with Brave Search sources. Opera Neon is best for handing off web chores like bookings and form filling and deep research reports on a market or competitor.

Which is cheaper, Brave or Opera Neon?

Brave: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99/mo. Opera Neon: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.90/mo.

Which is easier to use, Brave or Opera Neon?

Brave rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Business owners who want an AI helper in the browser but don't want their browsing or chats stored or used for training.

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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