Brave Leo
The privacy-first AI assistant built into the Brave browser.
Visit Brave Leo Free; Leo Premium $14.99/mo
What is Brave Leo?
Leo is the AI assistant inside the Brave browser: summarise pages and videos, ask questions about what you are reading, and chat with a choice of models — with no account required and conversations not used for training. Premium unlocks stronger models and higher limits.
Key features
- Summarise pages, PDFs, and YouTube videos in the sidebar
- Choice of models including open-weight options
- No login, no chat retention for training
- Bring your own model, including local Ollama models
- Integrated with Brave Search for grounding
Pros
- Strongest privacy story of any built-in browser assistant
- Works out of the box with no account
- Can point at your own local model
Cons
- Only available inside Brave
- Free-tier models are weaker than the frontier
- Fewer agentic features than Comet or Atlas
Best for
Privacy-conscious readers who want summaries on demandBrave usersPeople pairing a browser assistant with a local model
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