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Opera Neon vs You.com

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Opera Neon is listed under AI Assistants and You.com under Developer Tools. You.com scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.2 vs 7.5 out of 10), led by value for money and performance & speed. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Opera Neon is available on Windows and macOS. Only You.com is available on Web, iOS and Android and offers an API.

Best overall

You.com

  • AI Developers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Enterprise Teams
  • Startups

Choose Opera Neon if

  • You want a tool built for Multi-tab research, delegating repetitive browser tasks, building quick web outputs, connecting external AI agents to a live browser session.
  • Combines chat, browser actions, research and content creation in one browser rather than a separate extension.
  • Neon Do shows its plan and actions in real time and can be paused or taken over.

Choose You.com if

  • You want a tool built for grounding LLM and agent outputs in live web data, RAG pipelines, cited research reports, adding web search to MCP-enabled coding agents.
  • Clear per-call pricing with no seat, minimum or platform fee.
  • Keyless free MCP tier (100 queries per day) makes prototyping frictionless.
Best for beginners
Opera Neon
Best for business
You.com

Features

18 features compared.

  • Neon Do
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Neon Chat
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Neon Make
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Research Agents
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Tasks
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Neon Cards
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • MCP Connector and CLI
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Memory and Scheduled Tasks
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Built-in Browser Tools
    Opera Neon
    Available
    You.com
    Not available
  • Web Search API
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Contents API
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Answer API
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Research API
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Finance Research API
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Knowledge for Web Search
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Hosted MCP Server and Agent Skills
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Enterprise Security
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available
  • Inference Router
    Opera Neon
    Not available
    You.com
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Opera Neon
    Freemium
    You.com
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Opera Neon
    Yes
    You.com
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Opera Neon
    $0
    You.com
    $0
  • Plans
    Opera Neon
    2 plans
    You.com
    3 plans

Opera Neon plans

  • Free

    $0

    Download the browser with basic chat and built-in tools

    • Ad blocker
    • Free VPN
    • Basic Neon Chat with Chat/Think/Reason modes
    • Browser CLI
    • MCP connector

  • Standard

    Most popular

    $19.90/month

    Month-to-month subscription that unlocks the agentic features

    • Neon AI agents
    • Advanced chat
    • Deep Research agent
    • Image and video generation
    • Skill cards
    • Scheduled tasks
    • Long memory
    • Full model choice
    • Google Connectors

You.com plans

  • Free

    $0

    Keyless prototyping through the MCP server

    • No API key
    • account or credit card needed
    • 100 Web Search API queries per day via MCP

  • Pay as you go

    Most popular

    $5/1K calls

    Usage-based billing for production; $5 is the Web Search rate per 1,000 calls

    • No minimums
    • seats or platform fee
    • all endpoints
    • SDKs and MCP
    • auto top-up

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Enterprise teams needing compliance and capacity

    • Zero Data Retention
    • SOC 2
    • DPA-ready
    • custom QPS and dedicated capacity
    • SLA-backed support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Opera Neon
7.5overall
You.com
8.2overall

Opera Neon leads in 0 categories and You.com in 3, with 2 tied.

  • Ease of Use

    Tied
    Opera Neon
    8.0
    You.com
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Tied
    Opera Neon
    8.3
    You.com
    8.3

  • Value for Money

    You.com leads by 1.0
    Opera Neon
    6.8
    You.com
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    You.com leads by 1.0
    Opera Neon
    7.4
    You.com
    8.4

  • Documentation & Support

    You.com leads by 1.3
    Opera Neon
    7.2
    You.com
    8.5

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Opera Neon

Pros

  • Combines chat, browser actions, research and content creation in one browser rather than a separate extension.
  • Neon Do shows its plan and actions in real time and can be paused or taken over.
  • Wide model choice across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and open-weight models on the Standard plan.
  • MCP connector and CLI let external agents such as Claude Code or n8n use a live browser session.
  • Credentials, passwords and card details are stated to stay on the device, and Opera says it does not train on user data.
  • Free VPN and ad blocker are included in the browser.

Cons

  • Full agentic features need the $19.90 per month Standard plan, higher than many AI add-ons.
  • Windows and macOS only; no Linux, iOS or Android version yet.
  • Neon Do uses cloud LLMs to plan, and page content is sent to Opera and OpenAI servers with 365-day retention.
  • Opera itself calls Neon an experimental agentic browser, so behaviour and plan limits may change.

You.com

Pros

  • Clear per-call pricing with no seat, minimum or platform fee.
  • Keyless free MCP tier (100 queries per day) makes prototyping frictionless.
  • Range of endpoints from raw search to cited multi-step research on one index.
  • Documented MCP server, agent skills and plugins for many coding agents.
  • Enterprise options include zero data retention and SOC 2.
  • Published latency figures per endpoint help with capacity planning.

Cons

  • Per-call billing makes costs harder to predict than a flat subscription, and top Research tiers reach $1,200 per 1,000 calls.
  • No consumer plans are published on the website, so anyone looking for the old chat assistant gets no clear pricing.
  • The consumer search and chat experience is no longer promoted, so it is a poor fit for casual users.
  • Free tier is capped at 100 Web Search queries per day.

Platforms

  • Web
    Opera Neon
    Not supported
    You.com
    Supported
  • Windows
    Opera Neon
    Supported
    You.com
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Opera Neon
    Supported
    You.com
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Opera Neon
    Not supported
    You.com
    Supported
  • Android
    Opera Neon
    Not supported
    You.com
    Supported
  • API
    Opera Neon
    Not supported
    You.com
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Opera Neon
    Not supported
    You.com
    Not supported

Integrations

Opera Neon

6 integrations
  • Google Connectors
  • MCP
  • Claude Code
  • Lovable
  • n8n
  • Discord

You.com

11 integrations
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Codex CLI
  • GitHub Copilot CLI
  • Windsurf
  • Gemini CLI
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Zed
  • OpenCode
  • Jan

Company

  • Company
    Opera Neon
    Opera
    You.com
    You.com
  • Founded
    Opera Neon
    1995
    You.com
    2020
  • Headquarters
    Opera Neon
    Oslo, Norway
    You.com
    Palo Alto, CA
  • Listing
    Opera Neon
    Claimed
    You.com
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Opera Neon better than You.com?

It depends on your workflow. Opera Neon is built for Multi-tab research, delegating repetitive browser tasks, building quick web outputs, connecting external AI agents to a live browser session. You.com is built for grounding LLM and agent outputs in live web data, RAG pipelines, cited research reports, adding web search to MCP-enabled coding agents.

What are the key feature differences between Opera Neon and You.com?

Opera Neon: Agentic AI browser that researches, navigates and completes web tasks for you. You.com: Real-time web search, research and answer APIs that ground AI agents in live data.

Does Opera Neon or You.com have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Opera Neon is freemium and You.com is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Opera Neon or You.com?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.