Privacy-focused browser Brave has expanded the availability of its built-in AI assistant, Leo, to Android devices. Leo, which was first released in November 2023, allows users to interact with an AI directly from the browser's address bar or on web pages without having to switch interfaces.
Brave brings artificial intelligence assistant to Android
Meanwhile, the addition of Leo to Android brings all of its capabilities to the phone, allowing users to get help, information and tasks from their phone or tablet. According to the latest blog post, Android users can now use Leo to create web page summaries or videos. You can get page translations between English and other languages, including French, German, Italian and Spanish. Furthermore, the AI assistant can also help plan travel itineraries, cook recipes, write code and much more.
Brave says users won't have to wait until they get back to their computer to get help from an AI. Additionally, the company claims that early adoption of Leo on computers has been strong and expects to see similar usage on the Android platform.
However, the base AI model that powers Leo's conversations is the Mixtral 8x7B. This model is known for its multilingual capabilities and features such as code generation. Brave claims it also shows strong performance in benchmarks, reducing wait times compared to other models.
For those who want higher usage limits for Leo, a premium subscription is available for 14 Euros per month. So the subscription provides access to up to 5 devices with Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows linked to a single Brave account.
The Opera browser made a similar move last year. In June, the company announced that its Aria AI assistant would reach all Android users. The function is available for free and is based on OpenAI's GPT model.
To find out more about Brave Leo you can visit the page here.