Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser

Opera has introduced WebAI, a new web standard designed to let users run AI models directly in its browser without relying on the cloud, supporting models such as Google's Gemma and, on Macs, Apple's on-device foundation model. The feature is available as an early preview in Opera One, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to follow, and users must opt in. Opera cites privacy and no subscription or infrastructure costs as benefits, while noting that local model performance depends on the device's hardware.