Opera reports that its daily active iOS users in Europe nearly tripled over the two years ending October 2025, with growth reaching fivefold in France. European growth accelerated from 57% in the first year to 88% in the second, which Opera attributes to the EU Digital Markets Act, default-browser choice, focused marketing, and features such as free VPN, integrated AI, and redesigned tab management in Opera One for iOS. The company also reported quarterly revenue of $152 million, up 23% year over year, and said its expanding iOS user base is increasingly contributing to its financial performance.

Opera has added Google’s Nano Banana image-generation and editing model to Opera Neon, making it the browser’s default image tool and replacing Imagen 4.0 and Ultra as the default while retaining those models and GPT Image 1 as alternatives. The integration supports rapid mockups, brainstorming, icons, illustrations, diagrams, and other browser-based creative tasks, with an emphasis on maintaining scene and character consistency. Nano Banana complements Opera Neon’s recent Sora 2 integration, which is intended for video generation, and is now available to all Opera Neon users.

Opera filed a complaint with Brazil’s competition authority, CADE, on July 29, 2025, alleging that Microsoft uses Windows defaults, pop-ups, application behavior, file-association settings and S mode restrictions to steer users toward Edge and limit competing browsers. Opera argues that these practices undermine consumer choice and fair competition. CADE subsequently opened a preliminary administrative investigation, which will gather and assess evidence concerning Microsoft’s conduct.

Opera presents agentic browsers as the next major evolution of web browsing, shifting browsers from passive page viewers to systems that understand user goals and autonomously complete multi-step tasks. Its first agentic browser, Opera Neon, was introduced in limited release in May 2025 and is expected to launch publicly later in the year. The company says Neon could coordinate work across services such as Jira, Slack, support portals and Google Docs, potentially reducing manual work and contributing to substantial productivity gains. Opera executive Krystian Kolondra says the initiative builds on the company’s integration of AI, including the Aria browser AI, since 2023.

Opera announced a revamped VPN Pro with device-wide protection for up to six Windows, Mac, or Android devices. The service now includes improved server infrastructure with at least 10 Gb/s connectivity, 48 worldwide locations, and the Lightway protocol, which provides enhanced performance, battery efficiency, security, and post-quantum protection. Opera says VPN Pro maintains a strict no-log policy, offers a seven-day free trial for new users, and will transition existing desktop and mobile users to the updated service through browser upgrades.

Opera introduces Opera Neon, an innovative AI agentic browser designed to transform user interaction with the web. It features integrated AI capabilities that allow users to automate tasks, perform searches, and create content directly within the browser. Opera Neon operates both locally and in the cloud, ensuring privacy and enabling multitasking. The browser is available as a premium subscription, with early adopters invited to join a waitlist.

Opera has launched Opera Air, a mindfulness-focused web browser designed to support users’ wellbeing while they browse. The browser combines a minimalist Scandinavian interface with breathing exercises, meditation, body scans, positive quotes and customizable binaural-beat audio features called Boosts. Users can take scheduled mindful breaks or continue working while listening to sounds intended to promote focus, relaxation or creativity. Opera says the browser reflects an effort to make web browsing less overwhelming and more supportive of emotional clarity.

Opera has added experimental support for about 150 locally run language-model variants from roughly 50 model families to the developer version of Opera One. Users can download models such as Gemma, Llama, Code Llama, Phi-2 and Mixtral, select one in the Aria chat interface, and process prompts on their own devices without sending data to a server. The models require approximately 2–10 GB of storage and may respond more slowly than server-based AI depending on the user’s hardware. Opera frames the feature as an early exploration of private, device-based browser AI and warns that the experimental implementation may be unstable.

Opera has announced the integration of 150 local Large Language Model (LLM) variants into its Opera One browser, marking the first time a major browser offers built-in access to local AI models. This feature allows users to keep data on their devices, enhancing privacy. The initiative is part of Opera's AI Feature Drops Program, enabling early adopters to test experimental AI features. Opera's EVP, Krystian Kolondra, emphasized the company's commitment to innovation in the local AI space. The local LLMs complement Opera's existing online Aria AI service.

Opera is set to deploy a new AI data cluster in Keflavik, Iceland, powered by green energy, to support the growth of its browsers and future AI services. The cluster will feature an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, utilizing NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and AI Enterprise software, and is designed to minimize environmental impact by using hydroelectric and geothermal power and natural cooling. This initiative marks a step forward in Opera's AI innovation, with the cluster expected to enhance AI features in Opera's browsers and enable the development of new AI-driven capabilities.