Browser Use review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Browser Use report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for web agents and cloud browsers for developers
Browser Use runs web agents and stealth cloud browsers, with a free MIT-licensed Browser Harness you run in your own Chrome. The cloud is pay as you go from a $5 top-up. It is for developers, with an API key and docs rather than a no-code app.
Who Browser Use is for
- 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
Who Browser Use is not for
- 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
Why Browser Use gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe 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.
- BFree plan and trialThe harness is free and open source for Claude Code and Codex, and each cloud person gets a one-time $1 credit.
- CFeaturesWeb agents, stealth browsers and a choice of models, but concurrency starts at 10 and unlocks by total paid.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. The page lists an API key and docs, not a no-code app.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with three integrations, an API and an open-source harness; no desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Browser Use's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Browser Use's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 91 of 101) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Browser Use’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 91 of 101, level with 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 82 of 101, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 67
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 101, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 101, level with 71
Keep Browser Use, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Browser Use you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade. Browser Use is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Claude Code, Codex and Hermes Agent among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: SOC 2 and HIPAA.
What this rests on. Browser Use’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Browser Use?
Browser Use sells three things for automating the web: agents that take a task and return JSON, cloud browsers with stealth and proxy options, and Browser Harness, an open-source tool that lets coding agents drive Chrome. Cloud products are billed by use from prepaid credits, with no subscription.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Browser Use pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Browser Use has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- Starts at
- $5 minimum top-up, used as you go
- 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.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $5one-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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Concurrency past 1,000, annual credit pools, custom SLAs, HIPAA, EU data residency and on-prem deployment. |
Read from browser-use.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Browser Use before you buy.
Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Hermes Agent
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Common questions
Does Browser Use have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Browser Use is listed for Web.
Does Browser Use have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Browser Use is listed for Web.
Is Browser Use open source?
Yes. Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
Does Browser Use have an API?
Yes. Browser Use offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.