- The new Opera Neon update includes a 1-minute deep search mode that delivers reports at maximum speed
- Users can also switch between an AI model like Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro while working.
- The update also enables Do Agent to automatically create and edit google Docs based on your preferences.
Opera’s browser experience for agents, Opera Neon, just introduced a feature that could redefine how you search online. The new 1-minute research mode for Opera Deep Research Agent (ODRA) gives users the ability to create comprehensive mini-reports, supported by citations, in, as the name suggests, about 60 seconds.
The update represents one of the most tangible attempts yet to simplify online search with artificial intelligence, providing enough depth without sending you down a rabbit hole of hyperlinks. And while the feature is currently limited to early access users of Opera Neon, its impact could extend far beyond a group of power users. If you’ve ever juggled ten tabs, a notepad and vague academic guilt when comparing new phones, this is for you.
ODRA is not a replacement for chatGPT-like conversations or content creation. Instead, it coexists alongside Opera Neon’s existing Chat, Do and Make agents. It provides a small and efficient multi-threaded AI searcher that parallelizes the task, breaks it up, assigns it to virtual teammates, and reassembles it into a unified response. Ask the question. This creates order.
The new One Minute mode offers something between relaxed AI response and full, deep immersion: fast enough to maintain momentum and rigorous enough not to rely on a chatbot hallucination. Opera describes it as the sweet spot for times when you don’t need completely white paper, but also don’t want to rely on a single Reddit thread to decide whether that new washing machine is worth it.
Unlike most browser-based AI tools that only summarize page content or provide simple suggestions, ODRA relies on multiple sources on the open web. This also ensures quotes are included.
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That’s not the only thing that’s been lost in this latest update. Opera Neon now offers a new selection of templates that allow users to quickly switch between the best AI systems, including Gemini 3 Pro and Google’s Nano Banana Pro. You can start a session with a template and then edit it without losing your chat history or insight into your business. It’s a small change that has a big impact on usability, especially for people who are starting to notice that not all AI models excel in the same areas.
And while ODRA may be the big news, Neon’s “Do” agent has also been updated. Now works natively with Google Docs. If you ask Neon to write a report comparing electric cars, you can now not only search the topic, but paste it, title and all, into a properly formatted Google Doc. From there, you can edit the file, share it, or ask Neon to review it, rename the file, or add new searches later.
New updates for Opera Neon • Our new selection of templates now includes: Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro. Just choose the template that fits your workflow. • Do you need more in-depth information without delving into the subject? A one-minute search quickly yields more meaningful answers. pic.twitter.com/vzp8bTdgRcNovember 27, 2025
Opera has positioned Neon as a sandbox for experimental features that might be too advanced or too idiosyncratic for the core products. While the flagship browser Opera One still targets a broad audience, Neon targets advanced users who want the browser to do more than passively open content.
As agents type, review, generate images, perform deep searches, and perform tasks in external services, Neon increasingly acts as a task delegation interface, not just simple navigation. The ability to edit agents or models directly makes it more seamless than the growing number of one-sided AI plugins used in other browsers.
The broader implication is that the future of artificial intelligence may not be in your chat, but in your browser. Opera Neon’s search agent in a minute is one of the first prototypes of a change where artificial intelligence will not only comment on the content, but will become an interface layer between you and the site itself.