# Opera: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opera

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise browsers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/enterprise-browsers/index.md) | 0% | 97 | 57% | 7 |

## And against it

- "Opera - considered a "criticized challenger" by IT AI Recommendation Index, with 82% negative labels and 8 hard negatives." (Llama 4 Maverick, Enterprise browsers)
- "Many CISOs are migrating away from Opera to reduce the "ad-tech" footprint in the corporate network." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Enterprise browsers)
- "not recommended for enterprise environments" (Mistral Small, Enterprise browsers)
- "Opera for regulated industries | Chinese ownership raises data sovereignty flags" (Kimi K2, Enterprise browsers)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Opera, from 16 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- akamai.com: 13
- gane.ai/index: 10
- reddit.com: 8
- start.paloaltonetworks.com: 8
- g2.com: 7
- paloaltonetworks.com: 7
- geekflare.com: 6
- selecthub.com: 6
- csoonline.com: 5
- assets.publishing.service.gov.uk: 4

### Pages cited

- https://akamai.com/blog/security/2023/mar/the-dark-side-of-enterprise-browsers: 9
- https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/rs/531-OCS-018/images/definitive-guide-to-enterprise-browsers.pdf: 8
- https://akamai.com/blog/security/2024/sep/enterprise-browser: 7
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/enterprise-browsers/enterprise: 6
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-enterprise-browsers: 6
- https://selecthub.com/c/enterprise-browsers: 6
- https://csoonline.com/article/573875/secure-web-browsers-for-the-enterprise-compared-how-to-pick-the-right-one.html: 5
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-an-enterprise-browser: 5

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.