Browser Use: AI Web Agents & Remote Browser Infrastructure Guide 2026

Agents That Use the Browser

Browser Use Agents are described as the most accurate web agent and the cheapest, finishing the task rather than just assisting. On the 106-task Internal Bench Hard, Browser Use scored 82% at 17¢ per solved task, compared with Opus 5 at 62% and $3.40, Sonnet 5 at 59% and $1.55, and Gemini 3.1 Pro at 59% and $2.20.

82% task success on 106 tasks at 17¢ per solved task

Simple Remote Browser for AI Agents

Browser Infrastructure is a remote browser for your own agents and automation, priced at $0.02 an hour plus internet traffic. In the 71-site protected-site benchmark, Browser Use reached 81% of sites, ahead of Anchor at 77%, kernel at 67%, Steel at 47%, and Browserbase at 42%.

81% of 71 protected sites reached

Pay As You Go, No Subscription

Start free with credits from $5, no subscription and no expiry. Browsers cost $0.02 per hour plus internet traffic, and Browser Use Agents cost model cost plus a 20% service fee, plus browser time and traffic. High-quality residential proxies are $5/GB and on by default, or direct/your own proxy at $0.20/GB.

Credits from $5 with no subscription and no expiry

Bring Your Own Model or Use Ours

Model prices are listed in USD per 1M tokens with the 20% fee already included, covering Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Grok 4.5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6, GPT-5.6 Luna, Gemini 3.6 Flash, and MiniMax M3. You can also use our model with your own agent via the custom model API, with BU 2.0 at $0.60 input, $0.06 cached input, and $3.50 output per 1M tokens.

Your own key means you pay your provider directly

Concurrency That Grows With Spend

Start with 10 concurrent sessions, with agents and browsers sharing one project limit. Limits rise by lifetime spend: $200 unlocks 50 sessions, $1,000 unlocks 250, $5,000 unlocks 500, and $25,000 unlocks 1,000. Your limit never goes down.

Up to 1,000 concurrent sessions at $25,000 lifetime spend

MIT Licensed With 117k Stars

Browser Use is fully open source, MIT licensed, with 117k GitHub stars and 8.1M downloads a month. Run it in the cloud or on your own machine, and read the source directly.

117k stars, 8.1M downloads a month, MIT licensed

• Benchmark accuracy on internal tasksBrowser Use Agents are described as the most accurate web agent and the cheapest among 7 entries on the 106-task Internal Bench Hard, scoring 82% at 17¢ per solved task. For comparison, the page lists Opus 5 at 62% · $3.40, Sonnet 5 at 59% · $1.55, and Gemini 3.1 Pro at 59% · $2.20.
• Protected-site reachIn a 71-site protected-site benchmark, Browser Use reached 81% of sites, compared with Anchor at 77%, kernel at 67%, Steel at 47%, and Browserbase at 42%.
• Simple, pay-as-you-go pricingCredits start from $5 with no subscription and no expiry. Browsers are $0.02 per hour plus internet traffic. Browser Use Agents are billed at model cost plus 20%, plus browser time and traffic. Minimum top-up is $5 and unlocks every model.
• Open source and adoptionThe project is MIT licensed, has 117k stars, and 8.1M downloads a month. It can be run in the cloud or on your own machine.

• Benchmark scope is limitedThe accuracy and cost comparison is based on a 106-task Internal Bench Hard with 7 entries, and the protected-site result is based on a 71-site benchmark. These are internal benchmarks, not third-party evaluations.
• Proxy costs can add upHigh-quality residential proxies are $5/GB and are on by default. Direct or your own proxy is $0.20/GB instead, but your proxy provider may charge separately. Browser billing is rounded up to whole minutes with a 1-minute minimum.
• Concurrency starts limitedYou start with 10 concurrent sessions, and agents and browsers share one project limit. Higher limits require lifetime spend: 50 sessions at $200, 250 at $1,000, 500 at $5,000, and 1,000 at $25,000. Only successful USD payments per project, net of refunds, count; disputed payments and free credits do not.
• Enterprise and compliance details are not fully specifiedEnterprise offers custom concurrency, custom SLAs, custom data policy, HIPAA support, and zero data retention, but pricing is not shown. SOC 2 Type II compliance is referenced, and $1 in free credits is available for eligible signups, but eligibility details are not provided on the page.

Run Hosted Web Agents at Scale

Deploy fully hosted AI browser automation agents that complete tasks on stealth browsers. Token-priced at 1.2× provider rates, with models like Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6, and Gemini 3.6 Flash available. Ideal for extracting data or automating workflows without managing infrastructure.

Launch Undetectable Stealth Browsers

Spin up browser sessions at $0.02 per hour that bypass anti-bot systems by fingerprinting human canvas, WebGL, and audio. These undetectable browsers are the cheapest and fastest on the market, costing less than competitors like Notte, Anchor, and Browserbase.

Automate Tasks with Custom LLMs

Use the open-source library with your own LLM or bring your own API key (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) to pay your provider directly plus a 0.2× orchestration fee. Custom models like BU 2.0 cost $0.60 per million input tokens, enabling tailored browser automation.

Scale with Concurrent Sessions and Credits

Choose from Free, Dev ($29/mo), Business ($299/mo), or Scaleup ($999/mo) plans to get 10 to 500 concurrent sessions. Each plan includes monthly credits, advanced stealth, and top-ups, with annual plans offering 2 months free and credits granted upfront.

Install the Browser Use Python package via pip in your development environment.

Set up a headless browser driver (Chrome or Firefox) using the provided configuration scripts.

Write your first automation script using the natural language API to navigate to a URL and perform a simple action like clicking a button.

Test the script locally, then deploy to your server or cloud environment for scheduled execution.