Opera just launched Browser Connector in Early Bird mode for Opera One and Opera GX, hooking ChatGPT or Claude straight into your browser via MCP. Instead of endless copy-pasting, the AI can read open tabs, grab screenshots, and help you compare research across pages. Users keep full permission control, and the AI cannot click or fill forms autonomously.
Opera just added experimental support for 150 local LLM variants to its Opera One developer build, letting users run models like Llama, Gemma, and Mixtral completely on-device without sending prompts to cloud servers. Each model takes 2 to 10 GB of local storage and replaces the built-in Aria assistant during chats. Why it matters: It turns local AI setup into a one-click browser download instead of a complex terminal hassle.
Opera just launched Aria, a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant baked directly into its browser sidebar. Unlike vanilla ChatGPT, Aria can pull real-time information from across the web and answer technical questions using Opera's support database. It's Opera's direct answer to Microsoft Edge's Copilot sidebar, letting users summarize pages, draft copy, and write code without leaving the browser.
