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Opera Neon: review, pricing, security and alternatives
Opera Neon is a AI agent published by Opera, in the browser agents family. Opera Neon is a browser whose agents carry out web tasks, conduct research and create content from user instructions. Paid access from $19.9 per month.
What Opera Neon does
Opera Neon belongs to the browser agents family: agents that open pages, click, fill in forms and extract information in place of a human. The directory lists 21 agents in this family.
You use it from: desktop app and terminal (CLI). Usable models: GPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, and Grok (xAI).
Who is Opera Neon for?
It helps people who spend time on websites without an API: it clicks, fills in and reads pages for you. Typical tasks people give it:
- fill in repetitive forms
- collect prices or information across several sites
- test a website's user flow
- fetch documents from a customer portal
It is a good candidate if you are comfortable in a terminal.
Access and human control
According to its documentation, Opera Neon can:
- drive a web browser
We could not establish whether it asks for human approval before sensitive actions: test it first on an unimportant account or folder.
Opera Neon pricing
The cheapest paid plan that gives access to Opera Neon costs $19.9 per month, according to the official pricing page checked on October 25, 2026.
Agent prices change often and frequently depend on usage (credits, tasks, steps): check the pricing page before committing, especially for a team.
Getting started with Opera Neon
- Create an account on the official website.
- Pick the platform: windows and macos.
- Give it a first playground with nothing at stake: a test folder, a secondary account or a throwaway project. Only open your real accounts once you have seen how it behaves.
- Give it a short, checkable task, review the result and its action log, then raise the difficulty step by step.
Security: risk level
Every page visited may hide instructions: do not leave a browser agent logged into sensitive accounts without action approval.
Points found for Opera Neon:
- Outside content: it reads web pages or API responses, which may contain booby-trapped instructions (prompt injection).
Three habits: least privilege (minimal rights, dedicated keys), human approval for irreversible actions, a sandbox for code execution. The AI agent security check reviews your setup in a few minutes.
Opera Neon's price vs other services
Too few services in the same family publish a price: the chart compares Opera Neon with the proprietary agents whose entry price is closest, across all families.
Note: at the same price, included quotas (credits, tasks, messages) vary a lot between services. The entry price tells you what access costs, not how much work it buys.
Opera Neon and other browser agents at a glance
The 7 best-ranked agents in the same family, 7 of them open source. The score out of 100 only applies to open-source projects; for proprietary services we show the published entry price. A dash marks information the documentation does not state.
| Agent | Model | Score | Stars or entry price | Self-hostable | Human approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Neon | proprietary | – | $19.9 per month | – | – |
| Browser Use | open source | 92 | 119K ★ | yes | – |
| Stagehand | open source | 84 | 25.8K ★ | yes | – |
| Skyvern | open source | 83 | 23.3K ★ | yes | – |
| BrowserOS | open source | 81 | 14.1K ★ | yes | – |
| OpenCLI | open source | 80 | 30.6K ★ | yes | – |
| CloakBrowser | open source | 78 | 32.5K ★ | yes | – |
| Invisible Dots | open source | 78 | 32.2K ★ | yes | – |
How we rated it
We do not give proprietary agents a score out of 100: there is no public adoption or activity data for them comparable to open-source repositories, and we will not make up a number. This page relies on the vendor's documentation and pricing page, checked on October 25, 2026.
The risk level follows the same rule as for open-source projects: access granted, default human approval and where data is processed. Details on the method page.
Verdict
Opera Neon is a commercial service: the verdict relies on its documentation and public pricing, not on usage data.
Strengths
- Free choice of model
Alternatives
- Browser Use119K ★
- Stagehand25.8K ★
- Skyvern23.3K ★
- BrowserOS14.1K ★
- OpenCLI30.6K ★
- CloakBrowser32.5K ★
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Frequently asked questions
Is Opera Neon free?
the entry paid plan costs $19.9 per month.
Is Opera Neon safe?
Our risk level: mid. Points found: outside content. Give it minimum rights and approve irreversible actions.
Which models does Opera Neon use?
According to its documentation: GPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, and Grok (xAI).
Can Opera Neon be installed on your own server?
This is not clearly documented: check with the vendor.
What are the alternatives to Opera Neon?
In the same family: Browser Use, Stagehand, Skyvern, and BrowserOS.
Opera Neon or Browser Use: what is the difference?
Both belong to the browser agents family. Opera Neon is a proprietary service, Browser Use is open source. The right choice mostly depends on the access you are willing to give it.
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