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agentic browser

Technology

A new product category where a web browser is enhanced with AI agents capable of autonomously performing complex tasks for the user across multiple web services, such as booking flights or managing emails.

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7/12/2025, 4:41:01 AM

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7/12/2025, 5:05:02 AM

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7/12/2025, 5:05:02 AM

Summary

The agentic browser is an emerging technology that integrates AI agents to automate web navigation and tasks, moving beyond the traditional browser's role of merely displaying content. This innovation is seen as a key development in the ongoing AI arms race, aligning with "The Bitter Lesson" principle which posits that scalable computation, rather than human-labeled data, drives technological advancement. Companies like Perplexity (with its Comet browser), Opera (with Opera Neon and Browser Operator), Genspark (with Genspark AI Browser), and Fellou are developing these browsers, which can perform actions like filling forms, making purchases, or conducting deep searches autonomously. The agentic browser represents a shift towards a "Web 4o" or "agentic web," where browsers act as intelligent partners, and its strategic opportunity is highlighted by its potential to challenge established players like Bloomberg.

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Research Data
Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Emerging Technology

  • Core Function

    Automate web navigation tasks

  • Market Impact

    Potential to disrupt existing web interactions and challenge data-heavy services

  • Key Capability

    AI agents perform tasks (e.g., fill forms, make purchases, deep search)

  • Underlying Principle

    The Bitter Lesson (scalable computation over human-labeled data)

  • Distinction from Traditional Browser

    Acts as an intelligent partner, takes action, browses for/with user

Timeline
  • Opera unveiled Browser Operator, an AI agent capable of browsing and performing tasks on the web. (Source: web_search_results)

    2025-03

  • Opera announced Opera Neon as its first fully agentic browser, designed to browse with or for the user and automate routine web tasks. (Source: web_search_results)

    2025-05

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Web browser

A web browser, often shortened to browser, is an application for accessing websites. When a user requests a web page from a particular website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user's screen. Browsers can also display content stored locally on the user's device. Browsers are used on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, smartwatches and consoles. As of 2024, the most used browsers worldwide are Google Chrome (~66% market share), Safari (~16%), Edge (~6%), Firefox (~3%), Samsung Internet (~2%), and Opera (~2%). As of 2023, an estimated 5.4 billion people had used a browser.

Web Search Results
  • Okay, maybe this is a stupid question, but: what is an agentic ...

    By "agentic browser" we basically mean a browser with AI agents that can do web navigation tasks for you. So instead of you manually clicking around to reorder something on Amazon or fill out forms, the AI agent can actually navigate the site and do those tasks. [...] | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | felarof 21 days ago | next (javascript:void(0)) Thanks for asking - not a stupid question at all! I should have probably explained it at the top of my post. By "agentic browser" we basically mean a browser with AI agents that can do web navigation tasks for you. So instead of you manually clicking around to reorder something on Amazon or fill out forms, the AI agent can actually navigate the site and do those tasks. | [...] | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | felarof 21 days ago | next (javascript:void(0)) Thanks for asking - not a stupid question at all! I should have probably explained it at the top of my post. By "agentic browser" we basically mean a browser with AI agents that can do web navigation tasks for you. So instead of you manually clicking around to reorder something on Amazon or fill out forms, the AI agent can actually navigate the site and do those tasks. | |

  • Meet Opera Neon, the new AI agentic browser - Blog

    Image 7: The agentic web is one made for both humans and AI agents to interact with. We are calling this the Web 4o. At this point you might be wondering why we are making a browser with agentic AI at its core. The answer is simple. We’re at the brink of a new web: the agentic web, which we’re calling Web 4o, an evolving ecosystem where we believe the web browser will play a critical role. [...] Today, we are making a big leap forward with the introduction of Opera Neon, our first fully agentic browser. Opera Neon is the first step towards fundamentally reimagining what a browser can be in the age of intelligent agents. Much more than a place to view web pages, Neon can browse with you or for you, take action, and help you get things done – whether that’s researching a topic, automating a workflow, or building something entirely new. [...] Here at Opera we’ve been working on agentic AI for the past two years, figuring out how to use AI to go beyond a simple conversation. We unveiled the initial results of our work in March 2025 with the introduction of Browser Operator – an AI agent that can browse and do things on the web for you, such as making purchases or booking a trip.

  • This New Agentic AI Browser Automates Your Work While You Watch

    According to Genspark, the Genspark Agentic AI Browseris lightning-fast and has features like ad-blocking, full agentic, autopilot mode, MCP store, and Super Agent that does everything for you. This could be the key to managing the deluge of online data and tasks we face daily. The Genspark AI Browser comes with a suite of features designed to streamline online activities. ### Here are some of the key functionalities: [...] We have already had announcements and beta releases of the Perplexity Comet browser, Opera Neon AI agent browser, and more. Now, there is a new agentic AI browser called Genspark AI Browser, suggesting a future where our browsers actively work for us. What is the Genspark AI Browser? ------------------------------------ [...] We all use web browsers for multiple different tasks, and for some, it's their entire workspace. Recently, you may have experienced that your browser may feel different with the incorporation of generative AI within browsers. While we've been focused on the apps and websites, the browser itself is becoming an intelligent partner. With the introduction of AI agents and agentic AI, browsers can do more than just display information. Browsers are now agentic.

  • The AI Agentic Web Is Disrupting Your Website - David Meerman Scott

    Several days ago, Opera, the Norwegian web browser used by the cool kids announced Opera Neon, the first AI agentic browser. Opera Neon comes with an AI agent that gives users the opportunity to automate routine web tasks (like filling forms, making hotel bookings, and shopping), and have the browser do them by understanding and interacting with the content of web pages. Neon performs these tasks locally in the browser, preserving users’ privacy and security.

  • Fellou: AI Agentic Browser for Deep Search & Automation

    Quietly one of the biggest shifts this year for tech enthusiasts. The agentic browser from Fellou could redefine how we interact with information online. In my experience, unique tools like this often lead to unexpected insights. Curious where this fits into the future of browsing. Image 107: fellou Srini Annamaraju@SriniAnnamaraju Image 108: fellou [...] Filipe | IA@filicroval Image 151: fellou It’s crazy how it can take care of tasks without me even clicking. Kudos to the Fellou AI team for this. Image 152: fellou ADEMOLA@kii_tan___ Image 153: fellou Quietly one of the biggest shifts this year for tech enthusiasts. The agentic browser from Fellou could redefine how we interact with information online. In my experience, unique tools like this often lead to unexpected insights. Curious where this fits into the future of browsing. [...] I got access a couple days ago. The reports are great for the test topics I tried. You can glimpse the agentic future. Image 170: fellou Douglas Bonneville@dbonneville Image 171: fellou Fellou looks fascinating! I've been wondering how browser agents might reshape our online experience. The way it handles complex tasks automatically is quite impressive. Image 172: fellou Russell Rosario@russellrosario Image 173: fellou Fellou will change the way we use browser. Image 174: fellou