Opera Launches WebAI Standard for Running AI Models Locally in the Browser
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On October 27, 2026, according to TechCrunch, Opera launched a new WebAI web standard that lets users run AI models directly in the browser without relying on the cloud. The standard is not tied to any specific model and supports various open-weight models including Google's Gemma; on Mac, WebAI also supports Apple's on-device foundation models. The standard is still in its early stages of release, and Opera's move aims to push AI capabilities toward running locally in the browser.
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Opera has introduced the new WebAI web standard, letting users run AI models directly in the browser without relying on the cloud. WebAI is not tied to any specific model and supports open-weight models such as Google's Gemma, and on Mac also supports Apple's on-device foundation models.
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