Brave — Leo AI

Brave Leo: Your Private AI Companion for a Smarter Web

Meet Leo, the powerful and privacy-first AI assistant seamlessly integrated into the Brave browser. Developed by Brave Software, the minds behind the renowned privacy-focused web browser, Leo is designed to be your intelligent co-pilot for navigating the digital world. Unlike other AI tools that require you to open a new tab or app, Leo lives right in your browser’s sidebar, ready to assist you with a single click. It can summarize articles, answer questions, generate new content, write code, and much more, all without compromising your personal data. Brave Leo puts the power of artificial intelligence at your fingertips while upholding the commitment to privacy that Brave is famous for, ensuring your conversations remain confidential and are never used for model training.

Core Capabilities

Brave Leo offers a versatile suite of AI-powered capabilities designed to enhance productivity and creativity directly within your browsing experience. Its skills are centered around understanding and generating human-like text and images.

• Advanced Text & Language Tasks: Leo excels at processing the content of any webpage you’re on. You can ask it to summarize lengthy articles into bullet points, translate languages in real-time, or rephrase complex sentences for better clarity. It’s also a powerful creative partner, capable of drafting emails, writing blog posts, generating social media captions, and even helping with coding queries.
• Image Generation: For users of Leo Premium, the assistant unlocks the ability to create stunning, high-definition images from simple text prompts. This feature is perfect for generating unique visuals for presentations, blog posts, or creative projects without ever leaving your browser.
• Contextual Understanding: One of Leo’s standout abilities is its contextual awareness. It can analyze the webpage you are currently viewing to provide relevant answers and suggestions. For example, you can ask “What are the key arguments on this page?” or “Help me brainstorm ideas based on this topic” for instant, context-specific assistance.

Key Features

What truly sets Brave Leo apart from the crowd isn’t just what it can do, but how it does it. The features are built around a core philosophy of privacy, choice, and seamless integration.

• Unmatched Privacy: True to Brave’s mission, Leo is designed from the ground up to be private. All user requests are routed through an anonymization proxy, meaning your IP address is never linked to your queries. Conversations are not stored on Brave’s servers or used for training AI models, giving you a truly confidential AI experience.
• Seamless Browser Integration: Leo is not an extension or a separate website; it’s a native part of the Brave browser. Accessible via the sidebar, it provides a frictionless workflow. You can interact with the AI while reading an article, watching a video, or writing an email without ever needing to switch tabs or disrupt your flow.
• Choice of AI Models: Brave empowers users with choice. Leo allows you to switch between different large language models (LLMs) to suit your needs. You can choose from models like Mixtral 8x7B or Llama 2 13B, allowing you to select the best engine for your specific task, whether you need speed, accuracy, or a specific reasoning style.
• Free and Accessible: The core functionalities of Brave Leo are available for free to all Brave browser users, making powerful AI assistance accessible to everyone without a paywall.

Pricing: Free and Premium Options

Brave offers a straightforward pricing structure that caters to both casual users and power users who require more advanced capabilities.

Brave Leo (Free)

• Price: $0
• Includes: Access to the AI assistant in the browser sidebar, ability to use powerful LLMs like Mixtral 8x7B, and standard rate limits. Perfect for everyday tasks like summarizing pages, asking questions, and light content creation.

Brave Leo Premium

• Price: $15 per month
• Includes: Everything in the free plan, plus higher rate limits for uninterrupted conversations, access to the most advanced and powerful AI models, early access to new features, and the ability to generate high-quality AI images. This plan is ideal for professionals and creators who rely heavily on AI for their daily workflow.

Who is Brave Leo For?

Brave Leo is a versatile tool that benefits a wide range of users who value both efficiency and privacy.

• Privacy-Conscious Individuals: Anyone who wants to leverage AI without worrying about their data being harvested or used for training models.
• Students & Researchers: An invaluable tool for quickly summarizing academic papers, articles, and sources, making research faster and more efficient.
• Content Creators & Marketers: Perfect for brainstorming blog topics, drafting social media posts, writing ad copy, and overcoming writer’s block.
• Developers & Programmers: A handy assistant for generating code snippets, debugging, and understanding complex programming concepts without leaving their documentation page.
• Everyday Web Browsers: Anyone looking for a smarter, more productive way to browse the web, from getting quick answers to complex questions to translating foreign websites on the fly.

Brave Leo vs. The Competition

In a market with giants like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, Brave Leo carves out a unique and compelling niche. While ChatGPT is a powerful, standalone web application, it lacks deep browser integration and its privacy model is a concern for many. Microsoft Copilot offers similar in-browser integration within Edge but is tied to the Microsoft ecosystem and data policies. Brave Leo’s primary differentiator is its uncompromising privacy-first approach. It offers the convenience of an integrated AI assistant like Copilot but with the robust, anonymous privacy protections that are central to the Brave ecosystem. Furthermore, its feature of allowing users to choose their underlying LLM provides a level of control and transparency that many competitors do not offer. For users who want the power of a modern AI assistant without the privacy trade-offs, Brave Leo is the clear front-runner.