Browser Use vs Notte (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Browser Use grades higher than Notte: 2.6 against 1.8 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, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
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
Notte
Cloud browsers, identities and agents for web automation
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 Notte if
- Fits if you want to try browser agents for a few runs with no card
- Works for developers who need saved logins across agent sessions
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: $10 once, 5 browsers and 15-minute sessions
- Watch out: plan credits expire at the end of each cycle, though top-ups do not
- Watch out: usage is billed on top, with residential proxies at $10 per GB
- Skip it if you need to bring your own keys or proxies below the $100 Startup plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABrowser UseGood | 1.8GPANotteWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CDeveloper is $20 a month with $20 of credits that expire each cycle, so most of it is prepaid usage. Startup is $100. |
| 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 one-time $10 in credits with no card, 5 concurrent browsers and 15-minute sessions. It runs out and does not refill. |
| Features | CWeb agents, stealth browsers and a choice of models, but concurrency starts at 10 and unlocks by total paid. | CSessions, agents, functions, personas and vaults. Bring-your-own keys and proxies wait for the $100 Startup plan. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. The page lists an API key and docs, not a no-code app. | DNo rating on record. It is used through an SDK and API, so it takes code. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with three integrations, an API and an open-source harness; no desktop or phone app. | CWeb service only, with no integrations named. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | web agents and cloud browsers for developers | cloud browsers and agent identities |
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 Notte. How we grade
Where they differ
- Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
- Notte also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Browser Use | Notte | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 minimum top-up, used as you go | $20 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 | $10 in credits granted once on sign-up, no card needed, no expiry |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Browser Use | Notte Labs Inc. |
| Price read from | browser-use.com | notte.cc |
| 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.
Notte
- Usage is billed on top of the credits: sessions $0.01 an hour, functions $0.05 an hour, residential proxies $10 per GB.
- Monthly plan credits expire at the end of each cycle; extra purchased top-ups do not.
- Bring-your-own keys and proxies start on the Startup plan; Free and Developer sessions cap at 15 and 120 minutes.
- Model tokens are passed through without a Notte markup when Notte-managed keys are used.
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.
Notte
- Cloud browser sessions
- Launches many concurrent browser instances, with live view, session replays, stealth and captcha solving included on every plan.
- Browser agents
- An agent takes a task described in plain language and carries it out on the web without selectors to maintain.
- Functions
- Browser functions run as billed workloads on the platform, charged by the hour.
- Personas and vaults
- Browser profiles for each agent and credential vaults keep identities and logins available across runs.
- Proxies
- Residential proxies are available when enabled, and the Startup plan accepts your own proxy at a lower per-GB rate.
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.
Notte
Free$0
One-time $10 of credits, 5 concurrent browsers and 15-minute sessions.
Developer$20
per month
$20 of credits a month that expire each cycle, 25 concurrent browsers and 120-minute sessions.
Startup$100
per month
$100 of credits a month, 100 concurrent browsers, 300-minute sessions, bring-your-own keys and proxies.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, SSO, SLAs, HIPAA, on-premise deployment and bring-your-own cloud.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Browser Use or Notte?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Browser Use starts at $5 minimum top-up, used as you go, and Notte starts at $20 per month.
Which has a free plan, Browser Use or Notte?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Browser Use has a free plan. Notte 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.