Brave
Privacy-First Browser with Leo AI Assistant
Overview
Brave is a privacy-focused web browser featuring Leo, an intelligent AI assistant built directly into the browser. Leo can summarize webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Sheets, answer questions, translate content, generate articles and emails, and provide coding assistance. With access to multiple AI models including Mixtral, Claude, and Llama, Leo offers flexibility while maintaining strict privacy standards. All conversations are processed through Brave's secure infrastructure with no account required, no data retention, and no conversation logging. Available free for all users with an optional Premium tier for higher rate limits and additional models.
Pricing: Free | Premium: $14.99/month
Minimum macOS: 10.15 (Catalina)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Leo AI assistant for chat, summarization, and content generation
- Multiple AI model support: Mixtral, Claude, Llama, and BYOM
- Leo Skills for prompt-based shortcuts and automation
- Summarize webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Sheets
- Translation between different languages
- Coding assistance with suggested and sample code
- Zero data retention - conversations not stored or logged
- No account or login required for free version
- Built-in ad and tracker blocking
- Privacy-first design with no IP address retention
- Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Voice-to-text support on mobile
- Leo Premium for higher rate limits and advanced models
