Browser Use

What it is for

Browser Use is an open-source browser agent plus a Cloud cockpit: the official README GIF still (see the cover: the agent on the CA DMV appointment page booking a driving test) is a task frame from that demo. Use it when the job is let an agent click a real website, not when you only need a headless scraper API.

The SDK is MIT. Self-host is $0. Cloud is pay-as-you-go — no subscription on the public pricing page.

What makes it unique: the cover is a frame from Browser Use’s own README GIF — a live booking task, not an empty composer.

Key features

• README demo still — agent on the CA DMV appointment page booking a driving test (cover).
• Cloud cockpit — New Agent / Agent Sessions / Remote Browsers / Scheduled Jobs / Analytics on the hosted product.
• OSS SDK — run locally with any LLM; MIT.
• Cloud browsers — public $0.02 / hour, plus $5 / GB residential proxy.
• $1 free credit — printed on browser-use.com/pricing. Credits never expire.

Who it's for

Best fit: developers automating bookings, research, or QA in a real browser who will pay per hour or bring their own LLM.

Poor fit: people who need a no-code workflow without an agent loop (n8n, Langflow) or a coding IDE agent (Cursor).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) from browser-use.com/pricing and github.com/browser-use/browser-use (MIT).

• Self-host / SDK — $0. MIT. You bring a model key.
• Cloud free credit — $1. Never expires. SOC 2 / HIPAA status on the same page.
• Cloud browsers — $0.02 / hour, plus $5 / GB residential proxy.
• Browser agents — “Model + 20%” on the public page (model vendor + 20%). No seat SKU.

Do not invent a monthly Pro card. The page says pay as you go. No subscription.

Limitations / costs

• $0.02/hour is the browser, not Opus. The 20% line sits on top of the model.
• CAPTCHAs and logins still fail. The README demo is a happy path.
• Cloud is not the MIT binary. Stealth browsers are the paid meter.
• Not a scrape API. If you only need markdown from a URL, this is the wrong product.

Alternatives

• n8n — workflow + browser nodes without an agent loop.
• Langflow — MIT visual agents; you attach a browse tool.
• Cursor — repo agent, not a hosted browser.

Official tutorial

Official Browser Use channel video: Browser Use Agent Tutorial: Automate Web Tasks with AI (oEmbed author: Browser Use).

Written README plus docs.browser-use.com.

Website

https://browser-use.com

Repository

https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is a frame from the official README GIF (Browser Use V4 booking a driving test). Dollars checked on browser-use.com/pricing ($1 credit, $0.02/hour browsers). License MIT. Tutorial: Browser Use Agent Tutorial on the official Browser Use channel (oEmbed).

Last verified

2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check. Public page is PAYG only — $1 credit, $0.02/hour, $5/GB proxy, model + 20%.