# Browserbase review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Cloud browsers and APIs for agents that use the web Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Browserbase runs headless browsers in the cloud for AI agents and automation scripts. Alongside the browsers it offers search and fetch APIs, agent identity and captcha solving, a runtime for deployed agents, and a model gateway. It also maintains Stagehand, an open-source browser automation framework. - **Category:** AI Agents - **Made by:** Browserbase - **Website:** https://www.browserbase.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay on Free: 1 browser hour, 15-minute sessions and 7-day retention. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Browserbase has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour, 3 agent runs, 1,000 search and 1,000 fetch calls, and $5 in model tokens. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 3 concurrent browsers, 1 browser hour, 15-minute sessions and 7-day data retention; no captcha solving. | | Developer | $20 per month | 25 concurrent browsers, 100 browser hours then $0.12/hour, 1 GB of proxies then $12/GB, captcha solving. | | Startup | $99 per month | 100 concurrent browsers, 500 browser hours then $0.10/hour, 5 GB of proxies then $10/GB. | | Scale | Custom | 250+ concurrent browsers, usage-based hours and proxies, advanced stealth mode and verified agents. | Read from https://www.browserbase.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Browserbase before buying. ## Key features - **Cloud browsers:** Fleets of headless browsers that agents control through Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium or Stagehand. - **Search and Fetch APIs:** Search returns relevant sites from one query; Fetch returns pages as HTML, JSON or markdown for agents. - **Agent identity:** Captcha solving on paid plans, plus stealth mode (basic on Developer and Startup, advanced on Scale). - **Runtime and model gateway:** Browserbase Functions run deployed agents on its servers, and one API key reaches major models through Stagehand. - **Observability:** Session recordings, logs and prompts for debugging an agent, with data kept 7 to 30+ days by plan. ## Good for - Developers who want hosted browsers instead of running their own - Teams automating portals and sites that have no API - AI products that give users' agents web access ## Worth knowing - Plans scale past included usage at the plan's rate, so the bill grows with browser hours, proxies and API calls. - Free has no captcha solving and stops sessions at 15 minutes. - HIPAA (BAA) and SSO are listed for enterprise customers, not the self-serve plans. - The FAQ says it does not offer on-prem deployment; hybrid setups come through consulting. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Browserbase hosts cloud browsers with search and fetch APIs, agent identity and observability. Free is 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour, Developer is $20 a month and Startup $99. The bill grows with hours, proxies and API calls, and it is a developer product. - **Value for money: C.** Developer is $20 a month for 25 concurrent browsers, about the category's middle, with hours, proxies and calls billed past the allowance. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free is 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour, with 15-minute sessions and no captcha solving. - **Features: B.** Cloud browsers, search and fetch, agent identity, a model gateway and observability; HIPAA and SSO are enterprise only. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. It is used through an SDK and code, with sessions and proxies to configure. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with six integrations and APIs; no desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Browserbase's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI agents - Browserbase's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 36 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 24. - It stands best on features (B, above 69 of 101) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $22.13 for the category: 20 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-agents ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Browserbase 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 costs $240 a year. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Stagehand, CrewAI, LangChain **Tags:** AI agents, Public API, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Browser Use](https://toolgpa.com/tools/browser-use): Browser agents and cloud browsers for AI apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/browser-use-vs-browserbase) - [Airtop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/airtop): AI agents that automate web, app and API workflows from a chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/airtop-vs-browserbase) - [E2B](https://toolgpa.com/tools/e2b): Cloud sandboxes where AI agents run code and tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/browserbase-vs-e2b) - [Composio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/composio): Tool and app connections with managed auth for AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/browserbase-vs-composio) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.browserbase.com/pricing - https://www.browserbase.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/browserbase Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).