Best free Harpa AI alternatives

Looking for a free alternative to Harpa AI? Here are 9 browser extensions & copilots worth trying — 9 with a free tier. Harpa AI itself is free tier + paid.

ToolHarpa AI (you searched)Opera Browser AI (Aria)SiderMonica
Pricingfreemiumfreefreemiumfreemium
Best forAI web automation and monitoringFree, native AI assistant built into Opera's mainstream and GX browsers, no separate app neededChatGPT/Claude/Gemini in a browser sidebarAll-in-one AI copilot for the browser
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Harpa AI alternatives — straight answers

What is the best free alternative to Harpa AI?

Opera Browser AI (Aria) is the closest free alternative to Harpa AI: same Browser Extensions & Copilots sub-category, and it is free. Free, native AI assistant built into Opera's mainstream and GX browsers, no separate app needed

Are there free Harpa AI alternatives?

Yes — 9 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: Opera Browser AI (Aria), Sider, Monica, Merlin AI, MaxAI.me. None of them are paid-only.

Is Harpa AI free?

Harpa AI is free tier + paid. There is a free tier you can work in, with paid plans above it.

How were these Harpa AI alternatives chosen?

They are the other tools in Browser Extensions & Copilots, then the rest of AI Chat & Assistants, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.

Opera Browser AI (Aria)

Browser Extensions & Copilots
free

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — Free, native AI assistant built into Opera's mainstream and GX browsers, no separate app needed.

  • Free, native AI assistant built into Opera's mainstream and GX browsers, no separate app needed
  • Powered by a mix of OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini models under the hood
  • 2025-2026 upgrade added faster models, higher usage limits and access to open-source local models

Sider

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini in a browser sidebar.

  • ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini in a browser sidebar
  • Summarize any page, PDF or YouTube video
  • Translate, rewrite and explain selections
  • Works across every website

Monica

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — All-in-one AI copilot for the browser.

  • All-in-one AI copilot for the browser
  • Access to GPT, Claude & Gemini
  • Writing, translation and search tools
  • Desktop app and memo features

Merlin AI

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — Works on any website.

  • Works on any website
  • Summarize YouTube, articles and PDFs
  • Multiple frontier models in one place
  • Social-media reply generator

MaxAI.me

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — One-click rewrite, reply and summarize.

  • One-click rewrite, reply and summarize
  • Chat with any page or image
  • Instant translation and grammar fixes
  • Prompt library built in

Brave Leo

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — Built directly into the Brave browser sidebar — no separate site, no account, no signup required for free tier.

  • Built directly into the Brave browser sidebar — no separate site, no account, no signup required for free tier
  • Access to Claude, Mixtral and Llama models without opening a separate chatbot site
  • Conversations never stored on Brave's servers and not used for model training

Dia

Browser Extensions & Copilots
freemium

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — AI-native Chromium browser (from the makers of Arc) with AI chat built into every tab, not bolted on as a sidebar.

  • AI-native Chromium browser (from the makers of Arc) with AI chat built into every tab, not bolted on as a sidebar
  • Free for light AI use; a Pro tier lifts the usage caps
  • Now backed by Atlassian after its 2026 acquisition of The Browser Company

Meta AI

General Purpose Chatbots
free

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — Free, powered by Llama 4.

  • Free, powered by Llama 4
  • Built into WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger
  • Image generation and editing in chat
  • Real-time web answers

Qwen Chat

General Purpose Chatbots
free

✦ WhyA Harpa AI alternative — Free access to Qwen3-series models.

  • Free access to Qwen3-series models
  • Strong multilingual and coding performance
  • Open weights you can also run locally
  • Vision, web search and artifacts

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