Brave vs Edge

We make Yab, the third column.facts checked Oct 9 ↓

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.

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.

The short answer

Pick Brave

if you want ads and trackers blocked by default
if you want AI chat without an account, or on your own local model
if you need the same browser on every desktop and phone

Pick Edge

if you use Microsoft 365 and want Copilot in the browser
if you want tabs down the side, workspaces, split screen and sleeping tabs built in
if you work on Windows with Edge set up by your company

Or Yabours

if you miss Arc and want spaces, pins and folders kept, on a Mac
if you already pay for Claude or ChatGPT and want it to work in your signed-in tabs
if you want Claude Code, Codex or Cursor to drive a real browser over MCP

At a glance

Brave and Edge, with Yab beside them for a Mac.

Brave vs Edge
What	Brave	Microsoft Edge	Yab
Made by	Brave Software	Microsoft	Serafim Korablev
Status	Updated	Updated	Updated
Runs on	Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android	Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android	Mac
Phone app	iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, bookmarks, passwords and history, no account	iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, favorites, passwords and history	Not yet
Price	Free, with Leo; Leo Premium $14.99/month; Brave VPN $9.99/month	Free, with Copilot; Browse with Copilot needs Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/month (US)	Free; its AI runs on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan
AI	Chat about pages, on its own AI or yours	An agent that works in pages, on its own AI service	An agent that works in pages, on your Claude or ChatGPT plan
Driven by outside agents	No	MCP and a command line	MCP and a command line
Engine	Chromium	Chromium	WebKit
Tabs down the side	A setting	A setting	Yes
Spaces	No	Yes	Yes
Split View	Yes	Yes	Yes
Extensions	Chrome Web Store	Chrome Web Store	Chrome Web Store
Ad blocker	Built in	No	Built in
Open source	Yes	No	No

Checked October 9, 2026 on each maker’s own pages, linked under Sources. Prices are per month, in US dollars.

Where they differ

What separates them, area by area. Where one plainly has more, it says who; where it comes down to taste, it says so.

AIEdge leads

Only Edge has an agent that clicks, types and finishes tasks in your pages. Leo chats about your tabs, PDFs and images, with no account, on Brave’s models or your own; an agent is in early testing behind a flag, in a separate profile without your sign-ins. Copilot reads the page, your tabs and history and sums up videos and PDFs; Browse with Copilot scrolls and types in pages for you, signed in, on Microsoft 365 Premium in the US.

Agents like Claude Code and CodexEdge leads

Brave has no MCP server or command line for outside agents. Edge can be driven over MCP and a command line, through Microsoft’s Playwright MCP, which can launch Edge or attach to your running Edge.

Tabs and windowsEdge leads

Brave has tabs down the side as a setting, Split View, folders in the sidebar and tabs that sleep. Edge has tabs down the side as a setting, spaces, Split View, folders in the sidebar and tabs that sleep.

Priceeven

Brave: Free, with Leo; Leo Premium $14.99/month; Brave VPN $9.99/month. Edge: Free, with Copilot; Browse with Copilot needs Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/month (US).

Where it runseven

Both run on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. On a Mac, Brave needs macOS 13 or later and Edge needs macOS 13 or later. On the phone, Brave: iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, bookmarks, passwords and history, no account. On the phone, Edge: iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, favorites, passwords and history.

Engine and extensionsa matter of taste

Both are built on Chromium, as Chrome is, so sites work as they do in Chrome. Both take extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

PrivacyBrave leads

Brave has an ad blocker built in, a VPN and open code. Brave says Leo doesn’t keep or share chats, doesn’t train on them and doesn’t collect identifiers like IP addresses. Edge has a VPN. Copilot may use your question, the page, your open tabs and history; Browse with Copilot keeps screenshots up to 30 days, not for training, Microsoft says.

What their pages don’t lead with

Real limits, from the makers’ own words and our own use.

Brave

More Leo models and higher limits need Leo Premium at $14.99 a month
Its AI agent is an early test behind a flag, without your sign-ins
The VPN is $9.99 a month extra
Tabs down the side are a setting, and there are no spaces

Microsoft Edge

Browse with Copilot needs Microsoft 365 Premium ($19.99 a month) and is US only
Copilot reads pages, tabs and history unless you turn it off
Workspaces lost sharing in 2026, and Collections were removed
No ad blocker of its own

Yab, honestly

Mac only: macOS 15.4 or later, no Windows, iPhone or Android
New: first released in September 2026
Its AI needs a Claude or ChatGPT plan; ChatGPT’s free plan may work with low limits
WebKit, as in Safari: a site tested only in Chrome can misbehave
Closed source

What changed lately

July 2, 2026Brave: Containers added in Brave 1.92 for separate cookies per tab
June 4, 2026Brave: Brave Origin launched: a paid, minimal Brave without Leo, Rewards, Wallet and VPN
June 4, 2026Edge: Collections removed in Edge 149
May 13, 2026Edge: Copilot Mode retired; its features moved into Edge, and Copilot Actions became Browse with Copilot for Microsoft 365 Premium (US)
May 5, 2026Brave: Leo agentic AI browsing opened for early testing on all release channels, behind a flag

Questions

Is Brave free?

Yes, with limits on its AI. Free, with Leo; Leo Premium $14.99/month; Brave VPN $9.99/month.

Is Microsoft Edge free?

Yes, with limits on its AI. Free, with Copilot; Browse with Copilot needs Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/month (US).

Which has an AI agent, Brave or Edge?

Edge. Leo chats about your tabs, PDFs and images, with no account, on Brave’s models or your own; an agent is in early testing behind a flag, in a separate profile without your sign-ins. Copilot reads the page, your tabs and history and sums up videos and PDFs; Browse with Copilot scrolls and types in pages for you, signed in, on Microsoft 365 Premium in the US.

Do Brave and Edge run on Windows?

Yes, both. Brave runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android; Edge on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android.

Do Brave and Edge have phone apps?

Both do. On the phone, Brave: iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, bookmarks, passwords and history, no account. On the phone, Edge: iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs tabs, favorites, passwords and history.

Is there a third option on a Mac?

Yab, Yet Another Browser, is free for the Mac: tabs down the side with spaces, folders and Split View, as in Edge; an agent in your signed-in tabs like Edge’s, on the Claude or ChatGPT plan you already pay for. Claude Code, Codex and any MCP client can drive it too. It runs on WebKit, the engine Safari uses, and takes Chrome extensions. It is Mac only, and new.

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