Browser Use vs Hyperbrowser (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Browser Use grades higher than Hyperbrowser: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Browser Use grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Hyperbrowser grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Browser Use
Browser agents and cloud browsers for AI apps
Hyperbrowser
Cloud browsers, sandboxes and web APIs for AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Browser Use if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants browser agents with a free harness
- Works for someone who prefers pay as you go to a subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a no-code app, as it is built around an API key and docs
- Watch out: costs follow use at $0.02 a browser hour and $5 a GB on home-IP proxies
- Tight if you scale: concurrency starts at 10 and is 50 after $100 paid
- Watch out: the default model rate is $0.12 per million input tokens, and other models cost more
Pick Hyperbrowser if
- Fits if you run browser automation for agents and don't want to host Chrome
- Works for developers who already use Playwright or Puppeteer
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5,000 credits, 1 session at a time and 7 days of data
- Pricey if you go past the plan, at $0.10 an hour of browser time and $10 a GB of proxy data
- Watch out: agent steps cost $0.02 each on top of browser time and proxy data
- Watch out: plan credits reset on renewal and don't carry over
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABrowser UseGood | 2.2GPAHyperbrowserFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe open-source harness is free to run in your own Chrome, and the cloud has no subscription, only a $5 top-up that never expires. | CStartup is $30 a month, just above the category's middle of $25, with 30,000 credits. Scale is $100 for 100,000. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe harness is free and open source for Claude Code and Codex, and each cloud person gets a one-time $1 credit. | CA free account with 5,000 credits, 1 concurrent session and 7 days of retention. The page doesn't say the credits renew. |
| Features | CWeb agents, stealth browsers and a choice of models, but concurrency starts at 10 and unlocks by total paid. | BCloud browsers, sandboxes, a web API and browser agents, with SDKs and MCP. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. The page lists an API key and docs, not a no-code app. | DDeveloper product: you write code against Playwright, Puppeteer or an SDK. We found no store rating. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with three integrations, an API and an open-source harness; no desktop or phone app. | BWeb service with Node.js and Python SDKs, a CLI, MCP, Playwright, Puppeteer and Browser Use. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | web agents and cloud browsers for developers | cloud browsers for AI agents |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Browser Use and Hyperbrowser. How we grade
Where they differ
- Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
- Hyperbrowser also covers workflow automation and screenshots.
At a glance
| Browser Use | Hyperbrowser | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 minimum top-up, used as you go | $30 per month |
| Free plan | Browser Harness is free and open source (MIT); on the cloud, each person gets a one-time $1 signup credit that never expires. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free account with 5,000 credits (about 50 browser hours at base rates); the page does not say the credits renew |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Browser Use | Hyperbrowser |
| Price read from | browser-use.com | hyperbrowser.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Browser Use
- Costs follow use: $0.02 per browser hour, $5/GB on home-IP proxies and $0.20/GB direct.
- The default agent model rate is $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.60 output; other models cost more.
- Concurrency unlocks by total paid: 10 at the start, 50 after $100, 250 after $1,000.
- Aimed at developers: the page lists an API key and docs, not a no-code app.
Hyperbrowser
- Usage past the included credits is billed at 1,000 credits = $1: browser time is $0.10 per hour and proxy data $10 per GB.
- Agent steps (HyperAgent or Browser Use) are $0.02 each, on top of browser time and proxy data.
- Plan credits reset on renewal and do not carry over; credits bought separately expire after 12 months.
- Free allows 1 concurrent session and 7 days of data retention; the 14-day trial the page mentions is for Enterprise.
Key features
Browser Use
- Web agents
- Send a task and get JSON back. The pricing page lists a median task at $0.006 on the default model.
- Stealth cloud browsers
- Cloud browsers with CAPTCHA solving included and home-IP proxies, billed per browser hour plus traffic.
- Browser Harness
- A free, MIT-licensed tool that gives coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex control of your own Chrome.
- Choice of models
- Agents run on the vendor's BU models or models from OpenAI, Anthropic and others; bring your own key at provider cost plus 0.2x.
- Enterprise deployment
- US or EU cloud regions, on-prem browsers and agents through sales, and SOC 2 Type II with HIPAA and zero data retention available.
Hyperbrowser
- Cloud browsers
- Chrome sessions controlled through Playwright, Puppeteer or the SDKs, with saved profiles for logins and live or recorded session viewing.
- Sandboxes
- Isolated virtual machines for installing dependencies and running commands, with memory snapshots that can be reused.
- Web API
- Fetch a page, crawl a site or search the web and get Markdown, HTML, screenshots or JSON that matches a schema.
- Browser agents
- Run HyperAgent, Browser Use or computer-use models in a managed browser from a plain-language task.
- SDKs and MCP
- Node.js and Python SDKs, a CLI and MCP access, with WebMCP support announced on the blog.
Plans
Browser Use
Browser Harness$0
Open-source (MIT) harness for Claude Code and Codex; run it yourself in your own Chrome at no charge.
Pay as you go$5
one-time top-up, used as you go
No subscription: credits from $5 (1 credit = $1) that never expire; up to 1,000 browsers at once.
EnterpriseCustom
Concurrency past 1,000, annual credit pools, custom SLAs, HIPAA, EU data residency and on-prem deployment.
Hyperbrowser
Free$0
5,000 credits, 1 concurrent session and 7 days of data retention, across all four products.
Startup$30
per month
30,000 credits, 25 concurrent sessions, 30-day retention, automatic CAPTCHA solving, basic stealth and residential proxies.
Scale$100
per month
100,000 credits, 100 concurrent sessions, 30-day retention, CAPTCHA solving, basic stealth and premium residential proxies.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits, 1,000+ concurrent sessions, 180+ days of retention, ultra stealth mode and premium support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Browser Use or Hyperbrowser?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Browser Use starts at $5 minimum top-up, used as you go, and Hyperbrowser starts at $30 per month.
Which has a free plan, Browser Use or Hyperbrowser?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Browser Use has a free plan. Hyperbrowser does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.