# Opera introduces WebAI, a web standard for running AI models locally in the browser

> Original title: Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser

- Source: TechCrunch · AI
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/a41g7qraop9af6ene9xdmiuwr
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/opera-introduces-a-new-web-standard-to-let-users-deploy-ai-locally-in-their-browser/

## Summary

Opera has introduced WebAI, a new web standard that lets users run AI models directly in its browser without cloud services. The standard works with a range of open-weight models, and Opera cites Google's Gemma and Apple's on-device foundation model on Macs as examples. It is available as an early preview in Opera One, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to follow, and users must opt in. Opera says performance depends on the user's hardware.