I suppose. That is a matter of business model, whereas I was addressing purely technical aspects.
I've been using Brave as primary for years. At this point I'd pay for a license if it were necessary. Frankly that would be an improvement: if it's free, you're the product. Brave just monetizes you differently.
I no longer argue with the legion of Brave haters. I've decided they're a benefit: the more people that don't use Brave the less likely Google et al. will be compelled to destroy it.