Hi Opera team,
I've been using Opera GX as my daily browser and I really like the direction you're taking with the Browser Connector — being able to let an AI read my open tabs, take screenshots and navigate without copy-pasting is genuinely useful.
Right now the Connector only supports ChatGPT and Claude, and the built-in AI Services list is limited to the big providers. I'd love to see EcoGPT added as an option.
A few reasons why it seems like a good fit:
It's a public benefit corporation focused on running efficient open-source mixture-of-experts models, so it's lightweight on compute compared to the larger providers.
It has a proper web app with a chat interface, so integration would likely be straightforward.
Users who care about the environmental footprint of their AI usage currently have no way to bring their preferred assistant into the browser.
Opening up the Connector to more providers (not just the two biggest) would make the feature much more valuable and would differentiate Opera from Chrome and Edge.
Even just allowing a custom provider / custom endpoint in the Browser Connector settings would go a long way — that way any AI service could be plugged in by the user, and you wouldn't have to negotiate a partnership with each one individually.
Thanks for the great work on GX, and thanks for considering this.