Safari alternatives.

Edge is Microsoft’s Chromium browser on every desktop and phone, with Copilot built in. Since Copilot Mode was retired in May 2026, its agent, Browse with Copilot, comes with Microsoft 365 Premium in the US.

Keeps: spaces, AI chat about pages, a way in for agents like Claude Code, a phone app that syncs and a free price.

Pick it if you use Microsoft 365 and want Copilot in the browser. The catch: Browse with Copilot needs Microsoft 365 Premium ($19.99 a month) and is US only.

Opera One is Opera’s free Chromium browser on every desktop and phone, with a free browser VPN, an ad blocker, messengers in the sidebar and Opera AI. Its agents are in a separate browser, Opera Neon.

Keeps: spaces, AI chat about pages, a way in for agents like Claude Code, a phone app that syncs and a free price.

Pick it if you want a free browser VPN and an ad blocker built in. The catch: Opera AI only chats and sums up; agents need Opera Neon at $19.90 a month.

Chrome is Google’s browser on every desktop and phone, with Gemini built in. Its auto browse agent works in your own signed-in Chrome on a paid Google AI plan, in the US and India.

Keeps: AI chat about pages, a way in for agents like Claude Code, a phone app that syncs and a free price. Misses: spaces.

Pick it if you live in Google’s apps and want Gemini across Gmail, Calendar and your tabs. The catch: Auto browse needs Google AI Pro ($19.99 a month) or Ultra, in the US and India only.

Firefox is Mozilla’s open-source browser on its own engine, Gecko, on every desktop and phone. Its AI is optional: a Smart Window beta and a sidebar chatbot, all behind one switch.

Keeps: AI chat about pages, a way in for agents like Claude Code, a phone app that syncs and a free price. Misses: spaces.

Pick it if you want an open-source browser that isn’t Chromium. The catch: Its Smart Window AI is a beta in the US, Canada and France and needs a Mozilla account.

Brave is an open-source Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers by default, with Leo, an AI chat that needs no account, on every desktop and phone.

Keeps: AI chat about pages, a phone app that syncs and a free price. Misses: spaces and a way in for agents like Claude Code.

Pick it if you want ads and trackers blocked by default. The catch: More Leo models and higher limits need Leo Premium at $14.99 a month.

Opera Neon is Opera’s agent browser for Mac and Windows. Its own agents act in your live session on a $19.90 plan, and since August 2026 outside agents like Claude Code can use it free through its MCP Connector.

Keeps: spaces, AI chat about pages, a way in for agents like Claude Code and a free price. Misses: a phone app that syncs.

Pick it if you want Claude Code or another MCP client to use a real signed-in browser, free. The catch: Opera’s own agents need the $19.90 a month plan.

Orion is Kagi’s browser for Mac, iPhone and iPad, on WebKit, the engine Safari uses, that also runs many Chrome and Firefox extensions. It has no telemetry and blocks ads by default.

Keeps: spaces, AI chat about pages, a phone app that syncs and a free price. Misses: a way in for agents like Claude Code.

Pick it if you want Safari’s engine with Chrome and Firefox extensions, on Mac and iPhone. The catch: Apple only: the Windows and Linux versions stopped on October 2, 2026.