Dia vs Opera Neon
A side-by-side comparison of Dia and Opera Neon, two Assistant tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
Opera Neon
AssistantOpera's subscription agentic browser — built to act, not just browse.
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| Attribute | Dia | Opera Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Assistant | Assistant |
| Pricing (differs) | FREEMIUM | PAID |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Local | Local |
| Platforms (differs) | macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Model support (differs) | — | Multi-model |
| Vendor (differs) | The Browser Company | Opera |
| Capabilities (differs) |
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The honest brief
Dia
From the makers of Arc; AI lives in the address bar aware of your open tabs and history, not a bolted-on chatbot.
- AI baked into the URL bar
- Tab- and history-aware context
- Reusable 'skills'
- Free tier for light use
- macOS only
- Closed source
- Pro at $20/mo to lift AI limits
- Young product, evolving feature set
Opera Neon
Agent-first where rivals bolt chat onto browsing — Do acts on live pages and Make builds mini-apps, beyond the sidebar-assistant browsers.
- Chat, Do, and Make agents built in
- Premium frontier models in one subscription
- Cards make prompt workflows repeatable
- ODRA deep-research agent cites sources
- Built-in VPN and ad blocker
- Subscription-only — no free tier
- $19.90/month where rival AI browsers are free
- Explicitly experimental; features change weekly
- Desktop-only (Windows and macOS)
When to pick which
Across the signals we compare, Dia and Opera Neon differ on pricing and platforms:
- Pricing
- FREEMIUM · PAID
- Platforms
- macOS · Windows, macOS
Their capability lists differ in recorded depth — compare the full lists above before deciding.