Browser Use vs Firecrawl: 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.
Firecrawl is a web scraping and crawling API that turns pages into clean Markdown or JSON for AI apps. Every endpoint draws on one monthly credit balance.
Listed A to Z, from browser-use.com and firecrawl.dev. 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, Hobby, Standard, Growth, Scale, Enterprise
- Free option
- Free: $0
- Published prices
- Free 1,000 credits/month, Hobby $16/mo, Standard $83, Growth $333, Scale $599 billed annually. 1 credit = 1 page.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Browser Use checked Nov 10, 2026, Firecrawl 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); Firecrawl lists 6 (Free, Hobby, Standard, Growth, Scale, Enterprise).
- Free option. Browser Use: Browser Harness (open source): $0. Firecrawl: Free: $0.
- How prices are quoted. Browser Use: “What each product costs”. Firecrawl: “Plans”.
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.
Firecrawl plans and prices
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Credits per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1,000 |
| Hobby | $16/month | $19/month | 5,000 |
| Standard | $83/month | $99/month | 100,000 |
| Growth | $333/month | $399/month | 500,000 |
| Scale | $599/month | $749/month | 1,000,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Paid plans can add credits pay as you go in $5 increments, up to a monthly limit you set. Credits roll over only on Scale (one month) and Enterprise.
| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| Scrape or crawl, basic page | 1 per page |
| Map call | 1 |
| Search | 2 per 10 results |
| Interact (browser) | 2 per browser minute |
| JSON, Question or Highlight format | +4 per page |
| Monitor (deterministic extraction) | 7 per page per check |
From firecrawl.dev, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Firecrawl 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 Firecrawl cost?
Free 1,000 credits/month, Hobby $16/mo, Standard $83, Growth $333, Scale $599 billed annually. 1 credit = 1 page. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Browser Use and Firecrawl have a free option?
Browser Use: Browser Harness (open source): $0. Firecrawl: Free: $0.
Which is better, Browser Use or Firecrawl?
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 firecrawl.dev (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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