What is Brave Leo
Brave Leo is the AI assistant built into the Brave browser. It can summarise pages and documents, answer questions, generate content, and work with browser context while following Brave’s privacy-focused product design.
Core offerings
- Page, PDF, and document summarisation within the browser.
- Writing, translation, question answering, and coding assistance.
- Access to models from providers including Anthropic, Meta, and Mistral.
- Bring Your Own Model support for local, remote, or third-party model endpoints.
Pricing
As of July 25, 2026, Brave states that Leo is free to use and requires no account or signup. Leo Premium costs US$14.99 per month or US$149.99 per year and includes a seven-day free trial.
The free experience provides Leo’s core in-browser assistant and access to a selection of current models. Premium provides access to more models, higher rate limits, faster responses, and early access to new features. Brave’s pricing page describes this as access to industry-leading LLMs but does not publish a fixed prompt allowance.
Model footprint
Brave says both Free and Premium can access models from Mixtral, Anthropic’s Claude, and Meta’s Llama, while the exact versions available can change inside Leo. The BYOM feature also lets advanced users connect other local or remote models rather than relying only on Brave’s hosted selection.
Why select Brave Leo
Brave Leo is a strong fit for users who want AI assistance embedded directly in a privacy-oriented browser. The free tier is useful for casual work, while Premium is aimed at frequent users who need more models, capacity, and speed.
Official sources: Brave Leo, Brave Premium pricing.