Testing out new tech and software is my absolute favorite thing to do, and lately, I've been going all-in on AI browsers. Honestly, I can’t imagine not using one in 2025. I’ve tried pretty much every AI browser launched so far, giving each a fair shot as my primary browser for a few days.

Eventually, I settled on Perplexity’s Comet and stuck with it. But that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped going hands-on with the latest contenders. Opera Neon was actually the first AI browser I tried myself, and it was the one that convinced me AI in browsers could really change the way we browse.

Now that Opera has launched the final build, and I've had the opportunity to test it out myself, I've made the decision to switch from Comet to Opera Neon. Here's why.

Opera Neon is now a full-fledged browser

It’s no longer in beta

The first reason I’ve decided to switch to Neon as my primary browser ties back to something I mentioned earlier: Opera has now launched Neon's final build. When I first tried Neon, it was in its developer beta. Opera's team showed me around Neon in a demo and were kind enough to give me access to the developer build. Of course, the developer build was meant primarily for testing, and using it as my daily driver wasn't ideal.

While I found its AI features interesting back then and was impressed enough to use it as my default browser, I couldn't fully rely on it for everyday use. But once I had tried it, I wanted to find something similar that I could actually use daily.

Around that time, Perplexity launched Comet, and it was the closest I could find to the AI-powered experience Neon offered. But now that Opera has finally launched Neon's final build, and all the AI features that got me into AI browsers are polished and stable for everyday use, there was simply no reason for me to stick with Comet any longer.

Neon's Agentic AI is unmatched

No one does it better than Neon

All the AI browsers I’ve tested so far come with an option to pull up the chatbot in a panel on the sidebar and instantly get answers, suggestions, or insights without leaving your current page. Personally, I don't think that's enough to convince me to download a new browser entirely. Neon too has this ability, which falls under its Chat functionality. However, the real reason I find AI browsers appealing is their Agentic AI features. Agentic AI essentially means the browser can take actions on your behalf.

All you need to do is type in a quick prompt, and the browser's AI will get on doing your tasks for you. While Comet also offers Agentic AI, Neon’s implementation feels noticeably more capable and a lot faster. Given that Opera has been working on Agentic AI for quite some time now, this isn’t entirely surprising. I've tested both browsers first-hand with a set of tasks, and Neon's Do functionality just seems to complete tasks quicker and more accurately.

For instance, I sent both Comet and Opera Neon's AI a grocery list and asked them to add everything to my cart from a specific website in my region. Comet gave up on the task a few seconds in, while Neon successfully managed to add every item to the cart within seconds.

When Neon bumps into an error while browsing, it immediately begins trying to rectify it. Comet seems to do something similar, but currently, it doesn’t handle it nearly as well. For simple tasks like ordering a coffee, both Neon and Comet seem to handle the task equally well. However, when it comes to more complex or multi-step tasks, Neon clearly takes the lead. Given that Agentic AI is one of the biggest reasons I prefer using AI browsers nowadays, using a browser that executes it better with fewer hiccups is a no-brainer.

Neon's Tasks feature is great for organization

Keeping things under control

Tasks is a feature that wasn't included in the developer build I tried a few months ago. It's a new organizational feature Opera added in the final build, and I couldn't thank them enough for doing so. The best part is it's a feature you won't find in any other browser right now. Now, to give you some context, I am a very chaotic person.

My browser is the only place one would need to peek into to make that claim. The beauty of Agentic AI is that it can perform tasks for you independently, while you focus on something else. If the task you asked the AI to do requires opening new tabs, it doesn't take too long for things to get cluttered. Before you know it, your own hundred tabs, and a couple that Neon opened, have all piled up. You now don’t know which tab belongs to which task, and keeping track of your work becomes a frustrating mess. This is precisely the problem Neon's Tasks feature seems to be aiming to solve.

Tasks lets you group all tabs related to a certain task in a dedicated workspace. The best part is that each Task you create functions like a mini-browser, which can understand context. This means that when you're asking Neon's AI something within a specific Task, it'll understand the context of that workspace without mixing it up with anything else you have open.

Each Task keeps its own progress, tabs, and AI interactions separate. Of course, this also means you can simultaneously run multiple Tasks, and they'll all run independently of each other.

Neon is the best AI browser there currently is

As I mentioned above, I've tried pretty much every AI browser there currently is. And Opera's Neon has hands-down been my favorite. While Comet's great and has some impressive features, Neon simply feels more polished, faster, and better at handling complex, multi-step tasks without getting cluttered.