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Opera adds built-in local AI models to its browser via new WebAI standard

Opera announced it will ship open-weight AI models directly inside its browser, powered by the newly proposed WebAI web standard backed by Google and Microsoft. Users will be able to run AI queries locally without installing separate tools like Ollama, and the feature is opt-in, with nothing downloaded unless the user chooses to.

zdnet.com · 2026-10-28

Opera One adds WebAI support, enabling Apple's on-device model in browser

Opera announced that Opera One is now the first of its browsers to support WebAI, a proposed web standard for accessing AI models running locally on a device. The feature lets users run models including Google's Gemma and, on Macs, Apple's on-device foundation model directly within the browser, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to gain the capability later. Opera says the feature is opt-in, free, requires no subscription, and lets users choose which sites can access local models.

9to5mac.com · 2026-10-27

Opera launches WebAI standard for running AI models locally in browser

Opera has introduced WebAI, a new web standard that lets browsers run AI models like Google's Gemma and Apple's on-device foundation model directly on a user's device, without sending data to the cloud. The feature is rolling out as an early opt-in preview in Opera One, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to follow.

techcrunch.com · 2026-10-27