The Browser Use Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Browser Use in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Browser Use
The Insider’s Guide
Browser agents and cloud browsers for AI apps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Browser Use’s own pages.
Made by Browser Use · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Browser Use’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Browser Use’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Browser Use, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It is for developers, with an API key and docs rather than a no-code app.
- 1
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.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $5 minimum top-up, used as you go.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Web agents
Send a task and get JSON back. The pricing page lists a median task at $0.006 on the default model.
- 6
Stealth cloud browsers
Cloud browsers with CAPTCHA solving included and home-IP proxies, billed per browser hour plus traffic.
- 7
Browser Harness
A free, MIT-licensed tool that gives coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex control of your own Chrome.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 70 of 101
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Browser Use at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5 minimum top-up, used as you go
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Browser Use
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The harness is free and open source for Claude Code and Codex, and each cloud person gets a one-time $1 credit. |
| Features | C | Web agents, stealth browsers and a choice of models, but concurrency starts at 10 and unlocks by total paid. |
| Ease of use | D | No store rating on record. The page lists an API key and docs, not a no-code app. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with three integrations, an API and an open-source harness; no desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Developers adding browser automation to an AI app without a subscription
- Coding-agent users who want an open-source way to drive Chrome
- Teams that need scraping behind login walls with proxies
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
To start. There is a free plan too
Browser Use has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 minimum top-up, used as you go.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Concurrency past 1,000, annual credit pools, custom SLAs, HIPAA, EU data residency and on-prem deployment.
The 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.
Read from browser-use.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Browser agents and cloud browsers for AI apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, public API, AI agents.
Web only, with three integrations, an API and an open-source harness; no desktop or phone app.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Hermes Agent
Browser Use is made by Browser Use.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
70/101
Other AI agents it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 82 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 101
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 101
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Browserbase, Airtop, E2B and Composio
The 4 tools Browser Use is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Browserbase
Free plan · from $20/mo
Cloud browsers and APIs for agents that use the web.
- Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
- Browserbase also covers workflow automation.
- 2.6GPA
Airtop
Free plan · from $29/mo
AI agents that automate web, app and API workflows from a chat.
- Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
- Airtop also covers marketing automation, workflow automation and no-code.
- 1.8GPA
E2B
Free trial · from $150/mo
Cloud sandboxes where AI agents run code and tools.
- Browser Use has a free plan. E2B does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.8GPA
Composio
Free plan · from $18/mo
Tool and app connections with managed auth for AI agents.
- Browser Use is open source, according to its own site.
- Composio also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Browser Use free?
Browser Use has a 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.
How much does Browser Use cost?
Browser Use lists 3 plans. Browser Harness: $0.
What platforms does Browser Use work on?
Browser Use is available on Web.
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.
What does Browser Use integrate with?
Browser Use's listing names Claude Code, Codex and Hermes Agent. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Browser Use?
Browser Use is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Browser Use?
The closest alternatives to Browser Use in our directory are Browserbase, Airtop, E2B and Composio.
How does Browser Use compare with other AI agents?
Browser Use's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 17.
Could I make my own version of Browser Use?
To replace Browser Use you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Browser Use’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Browser Use. Prices change, so check browser-use.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Browser Use, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/browser-use
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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