Fordel StudiosOpera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon
What Happened
Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you'll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.
Our Take
Opera's charging $20/month for a browser because they've got zero other revenue left. That's not a product, that's desperation.
Why would I pay Opera when ChatGPT's $20/month, Claude's $20/month, and my browser already has native access to both? Opera's just wrapping other people's APIs. It's not AI—it's a middle layer nobody asked for.
The business model is broken. You can't monetize 'here's your AI in a browser tab.' You can monetize the AI itself, or deep integrations. Not chrome-plating.
What To Do
Opera Neon will be free in 18 months; this pricing experiment doesn't survive Q3.
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