Brave Leo
by Brave Software, Inc.
Brave Leo is an AI assistant integrated into the Brave browser. It can summarize webpages and documents, answer questions, generate text, and use multiple language models, with privacy-focused request handling.
Why Abandoned
Brave maintains a live Leo product page and continues to document Leo as a feature available in current Brave desktop, Android, and iOS releases.
🩺 Health Signals
- HTTP Status
- 200
- Response
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- SSL
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- Confidence
- 96%
- Domain expires
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- Last content change
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- Last tweet
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- API status
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📅 Timeline
Leo entered desktop testing
Brave introduced Leo to the Nightly desktop channel for testing, describing it as a browser-native AI assistant built with privacy protections.
Leo launched on desktop
Brave released Leo in the desktop browser and introduced Leo Premium, a paid subscription offering access to additional models and higher usage limits.
Leo launched on Android
Brave made Leo available in the Android version of its browser, including webpage and PDF summarization, question answering, translation, and content generation.
Leo launched on iOS
Brave extended Leo to iPhone and iPad through the Brave browser for iOS.
🔄 Alternatives to Brave Leo
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Microsoft Copilot
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Perplexity AI
🟢ActiveAI-powered answer engine that provides cited, real-time answers to complex questions.
You.com
🟢ActiveAI search engine offering summarized answers with source citations and app integrations.
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SigmaOS
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Mighty
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brave Leo AI?
Brave Leo is a generative AI assistant built into the Brave browser. It answers questions, summarizes webpages and documents, translates text, and helps users draft or rewrite content.
Is Brave Leo free to use?
Yes. Brave offers a free Leo tier with usage limits. Leo Premium is a paid option that provides higher limits and access to additional models; current pricing and availability should be checked on Brave's website.
Does Brave Leo protect user privacy?
Brave says Leo requests are proxied through its servers so model providers do not receive the user's IP address. Brave also says chats are not retained on its servers or used for model training, subject to the details in its current privacy documentation.
Which devices support Brave Leo?
Leo is available within Brave Browser on desktop, Android, and iOS. Features, model choices, and rollout timing can vary by platform and browser version.
Can Brave Leo summarize webpages and PDFs?
Yes. Leo can use the content of an open webpage or PDF to provide summaries and answer related questions. Users should still verify important claims against the original source.