Google’s Gemini AI models will now be integrated into much of Opera’s browser lineup. The company on Monday announced the expansion of its partnership with Google.
The Gemini-powered side panel had been an exclusive feature of Opera’s Neon browser, but will now be available in the company’s free Opera One and Opera GX browsers.
The new Opera AI exists as a side panel that users can interact with whenever they want, and in connection with any webpage, group of webpages and even videos. This allows it to give answers based on the browsing context – including easy research, content summaries, and even comparisons between different tabs. Opera AI enables voice input and output, as well as file analysis on multiple file types, including image and video. The engine has been rebuilt for speed with a new architecture, adopting an agentic-based engine from Opera Neon. Because of this, it is capable of delivering 20% faster responses. In addition, its privacy features ensure that the user has full control over what context is shared with Opera AI and what is kept outside its awareness.
“AI is reshaping how people interact with the web, and the browser is the natural entry point for those experiences,” said Opera’s EVP Commercial, Per Wetterdal. “Through our partnership with Google, we are able to offer users the experiences they really want through native search and AI features, for free, directly in their Opera One and Opera GX browsers while our most advanced users of the agentic Opera Neon browser are already getting access to Gemini 3 Pro.”
Opera’s website includes download links for Opera Browser, Opera Air, Opera GX, and Opera Mini.
