The company, which recently laid off 9% of its staff, is focusing on revenue generation. In April, it stopped using Bing’s index and started relying on its own indexing solution. In May, it launched its own search API for clients, with prices starting from $3 per 1,000 queries. The rise of AI assistants in browsers is becoming more common, with browsers like Opera and Microsoft Edge also introducing similar features.
Key takeaways:
- Brave is releasing its AI-powered assistant, Leo, to all desktop users and also introducing a paid version, Leo Premium, for $15 per month with advanced features.
- Leo can handle context-aware requests such as summarizing webpages or videos, translating text and rewriting phrases. It is based on Llama 2 and Anthropic’s Claude LLMs.
- All requests to Leo use an anonymous server as a proxy and responses are immediately discarded after generation, ensuring user privacy.
- Brave, which laid off 9% of its staff in October, is focusing on generating more revenue, having launched its own search API for clients in May.