Inside The Machine
Part drawing · T-055

Opera WebAI

Opera browser feature that runs AI models on your computer.

Open the website (opens in a new tab)

  • Closed sourceYou cannot read its code.
  • Apple SiliconBuilt for Macs with M-series chips.

Title block: Opera WebAI

T-055
Part no.
T-055Sheet 55 of 269
GitHub stars
no repo
Last activity
no repo
Group
Runtimes & inferenceDrawer 05
Layer
Runtime2 of 5 in the stack
License
unknown
Kind
Website
Language
none (not code)
Install
Not tested yetCatalog entry
Gap Score
not scored yetStatus: pending test on Mac Studio
Entry checked
2026-10-27In our log 2026-10-27: New in the directory
1Install

Nothing to install.

It is a website. Open it in your browser.

Open the website (opens in a new tab)
2What it is

Where it sits in the stack.

  1. 5ToolsIts hands and senses.
  2. 4MemoryWhat it remembers.
  3. 3HarnessThe app you use.
  4. 2RuntimeThis partOpera WebAI sits here.
  5. 1ModelThe brain you download.
Fig. 3The local AI stack, pulled apart. Opera WebAI sits on layer 2, the runtime layer.

In plain words

Opera WebAI: Opera browser feature that runs AI models on your computer.

Its layer · Runtime

The runtime loads the model into memory, runs it, and hands its answers to the apps on your computer.

Its group · Runtimes & inference

Runs open models on your own hardware. 20 tools share this drawer.

3Links and handoff
setups/opera-webai.md

Hand this page to your agent.

The Agent view is this page as plain text: every field above, plus its links. An AI agent can read it and look things up with you.

.md.json
4Same drawer

More in Runtimes & inference.

The next parts in this drawer, in part-number order. Bar: share of the most starred tool (OpenClaw, 392,108).catalog.json ·
No.PartWhat it doesLicenseGitHub starsLast activity
T-056PyTorchPythonApple SiliconThe main toolkit AI apps are built on; runs models on Mac GPUs.The main toolkit AI apps are built on; runs models on Mac GPUs.BSD-3-Clause104,9602026-10-21
T-057RamaLamaPythonServe models from any source in containers.Serve models from any source in containers.MIT3,0872026-10-13
T-058SGLangPythonHigh-throughput serving for LLMs and VLMs.High-throughput serving for LLMs and VLMs.Apache-2.037,1752026-10-15
T-059vLLMPythonHigh-throughput LLM serving engine.High-throughput LLM serving engine.Apache-2.093,8632026-10-15
T-060vLLM MetalPythonvLLM plugin for Apple Silicon.vLLM plugin for Apple Silicon.Apache-2.01,8722026-10-15
T-041KoboldCppC++One-file GGUF runner with a built-in UI.One-file GGUF runner with a built-in UI.AGPL-3.012,0092026-10-15
6 of the 19 other tools in this group.All 20 in Runtimes & inference
Agent view · text/markdown · or send Accept: text/markdown
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slug: "opera-webai"
name: "Opera WebAI"
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category_label: "Runtimes & inference"
stack_layer: "runtime"
homepage: "https://next.opera.com/web-ai/"
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license: null
stars: null
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last_push: null
archived: null
part_no: "T-055"
labels: ["Closed source", "Apple Silicon"]
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gap_score: null
gap_score_status: "pending test on Mac Studio"
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---

Opera WebAI 


**What:** Opera browser feature that runs AI models on your computer.

**Why:** Runs open models on your own hardware.

**Category:** Runtimes & inference · **Stack layer:** runtime

Status 


Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-27 (URL returned HTTP 200). Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

Install 


Nothing to install: it is a website.

Verify 


No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

Rollback (unverified) 


No derived rollback. Remove what the install created (see README).

Links 


- Homepage: https://next.opera.com/web-ai/

Part sheet (human page https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/opera-webai) 


- Part number: T-055 (sheet 55 of 269). Part numbers follow the stack: layer, then group, then A to Z by name. Star counts never move a number.
- Group: Runtimes & inference (drawer 05 of 20, https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/c/runtimes). Layer: 2 of 5, runtime.
- GitHub: no repo.
- Install: Not tested yet (catalog entry).
- Entry checked: 2026-10-27. In our change log 2026-10-27: New in the directory.
- Closed source: You cannot read its code.
- Apple Silicon: Built for Macs with M-series chips.
- Next parts in this drawer: T-056 PyTorch (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/pytorch), T-057 RamaLama (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/ramalama), T-058 SGLang (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/sglang), T-059 vLLM (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/vllm), T-060 vLLM Metal (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/vllm-metal), T-041 KoboldCpp (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/koboldcpp).
- Previous part: T-054 Ollama (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/ollama). Next part: T-056 PyTorch (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/pytorch).