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Tools · Updated 27 Oct, 06:30 pm IST

Opera launches WebAI standard to run AI models locally in browser

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Why it matters for readers: Means you can use AI features in your browser while keeping data on your device.

  • Opera introduced WebAI, a web standard to run AI models locally in the browser, offered as an early preview in Opera One.1
  • WebAI is designed to work with a variety of open-weight AI models and is not tied to any single model.1
  • Opera said WebAI can use models such as Google’s Gemma and Apple’s on-device foundation model on Macs as examples.1
  • Opera GX and Opera Neon will receive the same local-AI support soon, and users must opt into the feature.1
  • Opera highlighted privacy and customization benefits from running open-weight models locally rather than sending data to cloud servers.1
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