Browser Use vs Browserless: browser automation pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Browser Use is an open-source browser-agent library (MIT) with a paid cloud for stealth browsers and hosted web agents. The cloud is pay as you go: no subscription and no concurrency fees, and credits never expire.
Browserless runs hosted headless Chrome, WebKit and Firefox for scraping, automation and AI agents. Plans are priced by units and concurrent browsers.
Listed A to Z, from browser-use.com and browserless.io. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Cloud browsers, Home-IP proxy traffic, Your own proxy or direct traffic, Web agent tasks, Browser Harness (open source), Credits
- Free option
- Browser Harness (open source): $0
- Published prices
- Pay as you go, no subscription; cloud browsers $0.02 per browser hour, home-IP proxy $5/GB, agent tasks from $0.006, $1 free.
- Main price table
- Free, Prototyping, Starter, Scale, Enterprise
- Free option
- Free: $0
- Published prices
- Free 1k units/month, Prototyping $25/mo, Starter $140, Scale $350 billed annually, Enterprise custom.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Browser Use checked Nov 10, 2026, Browserless checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Browser Use lists 6 entries (Cloud browsers, Home-IP proxy traffic, Your own proxy or direct traffic, Web agent tasks, Browser Harness (open source), Credits); Browserless lists 5 (Free, Prototyping, Starter, Scale, Enterprise).
- Free option. Browser Use: Browser Harness (open source): $0. Browserless: Free: $0.
- How prices are quoted. Browser Use: “What each product costs”. Browserless: “Plans (billed annually)”.
Browser Use plans and prices
| Item | Published price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud browsers | $0.02 per browser hour | Billed by the minute, 1-minute minimum; CAPTCHA solving included |
| Home-IP proxy traffic | $5 per GB | Pages load through residential IPs |
| Your own proxy or direct traffic | $0.20 per GB | |
| Web agent tasks | Median task $0.006 (bu-ultrafast $0.006 per task) | Model tokens billed per 1M; see the model table below |
| Browser Harness (open source) | $0 | MIT license; run with your own Chrome for free |
| Credits | From $5; 1 credit = $1 | $1 signup credit, one per person, never expires |
| Model | Input | Cached | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU Ultrafast | $0.24 | $0.024 | $1.20 |
| BU Fast | $0.12 | $0.012 | $0.60 |
| GPT-6 Luna (API default) | $0.12 | $0.012 | $0.60 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2.40 | $0.12 | $12.00 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4.80 | $0.24 | $24.00 |
Five of the 16 models listed on browser-use.com/pricing (Nov 6, 2026). Bring your own key: provider cost + 0.2x. BU 2.0 API: $0.60 in, $3.50 out.
From browser-use.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Browser Use pricing.
Browserless plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Units per month | Max concurrent browsers | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1k | 2 | None |
| Prototyping | $25/month | 20k | 10 | $0.0020 per unit |
| Starter | $140/month | 180k | 40 | $0.0017 per unit |
| Scale | $350/month | 500k | 100 | $0.0015 per unit |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Prices shown with yearly billing, which Browserless says saves 30%. Residential proxies use 6 units per MB and datacenter proxies 2 units per MB.
From browserless.io, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Browserless pricing.
FAQ
How much does Browser Use cost?
Pay as you go, no subscription; cloud browsers $0.02 per browser hour, home-IP proxy $5/GB, agent tasks from $0.006, $1 free. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Browserless cost?
Free 1k units/month, Prototyping $25/mo, Starter $140, Scale $350 billed annually, Enterprise custom. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Browser Use and Browserless have a free option?
Browser Use: Browser Harness (open source): $0. Browserless: Free: $0.
Which is better, Browser Use or Browserless?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: browser-use.com (checked Nov 10, 2026) and browserless.io (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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