Toby vs Dia Browser

Toby is a browser extension that tries to solve the tab management overload problem with a beautiful new tab page. It's similar to Workona in that way (in-fact, it's probably its most direct competitor).

That said, we don't believe that the open tabs overload can be solved simply with a new tab page, at least without quite deep browser integration (where Workona does get closer on), but the truth of the matter is that the best browsers handle tab management at a much deeper level that these tools really can.

Dia Browser is one of the latest AI web browsers from The Browser Company (the same team who built Arc Browser).

After The Browser Company got acquired by Atlassian for $610M, they were given the full resources to double-down on their AI browser, Dia.

Dia is for those who are super excited about agentic browsers (think of a baked-in AI chat sidebar, that can co-pilot the browser with you at times).

• Dia has one of the most performant browsers out of all the current AI browsers on the market.
• Backed by the same team as the beloved Arc Browser, much of what made Arc great has been making its way to Dia.
• Since getting acquired for $610M, they now have the full backing of a $20B+ publicly traded company (Atlassian), to experiment and build in one of the most expensive and competitive spaces in the market.

• Dia hasn't decided to go the path of Agent Mode (controlling your browser for you), type features that both ChatGPT Atlas and Comet have gone deep into. So if you're looking for that, it's not likely coming.
• They can't currently use your actual ChatGPT history, so while their chat experience is beautiful and works well, I do at times wish I had more of the context from my ChatGPT account.
• They don't yet have a mobile app for iOS or Android, which feels important for something as core as your browser.

The same powerful (optional) sidebar that first put Arc Browser on the market, and that everyone else copied (including ChatGPT Atlas and even Chrome), is in Dia, and more refined than ever.

If you're someone that likes the idea of being able to have pre-built prompts that can be ran that interact with and take into consideration the content on the page you're visiting, then you'll love their "Skills" functionality.

Dia is currently totally free, with an optional $20/mo tier, that unlocks unlimited AI chat limits.

That said, you'd be hard-pressed to hit limits on the free tier, I only hit it once, and I was doing some pretty deep shopping research, referencing dozens of tabs and YouTube video content.

Dia is one of the leading AI browsers in the space, arguably with the most talented and thoughtful product and design team behind it (and now with Atlassian's backing, nearly infinite resources at their hands).

Dia is definitely worth giving it a try, the only question is really whether or not you're open to switching browsers or not. As that's likely the largest blocker. Although, if you're on this page right now, that's likely exactly what you're looking to do, so yes, Dia is worth giving a shot, especially if you've never tried and AI browser.