
Browser Use
situationalOpen-source browser agent library plus managed cloud browsers — task-in, work-out, or raw CDP.
Visit browser-use.com →> **Browser Use** — situational > Verified 2026-08-19 > Limitation: Cloud Free is 10 agent tasks/month; PAYG starts after a credit top-up. > > https://noemium.com/tools/browser-use/Add to kitOpen in NoemiumFact-check this catalog entry for Browser Use (agents). Verdict: situational Verdict text: Two products, one brand: pip-install the agent locally, or buy managed browsers at $0.02/hour. Cloud Free is 10 agent tasks/month. Stealth benchmarks are vendor-published — treat as a receipt, not a guarantee. Adjacent to Browserbase, not a duplicate of it. Limitations: - Cloud Free is 10 agent tasks/month; PAYG starts after a credit top-up. - BYOK and custom proxies start at Dev ($29), not Free. - Residential proxy is $5/GB (Scaleup $4/GB) — stealth traffic is the real bill. - V2/V3 APIs still exist; new work should be V4 or you inherit old meters. Receipts: https://browser-use.com/pricing.md https://docs.browser-use.com/open-source/quickstart https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use Last verified: 2026-08-19 Find outdated prices, wrong claims, or missing limitations. Cite primary sources (docs, pricing pages, benchmarks, model cards). Do not use marketing pages.[](https://noemium.com/tools/browser-use/)
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Two products, one brand: pip-install the agent locally, or buy managed browsers at $0.02/hour. Cloud Free is 10 agent tasks/month. Stealth benchmarks are vendor-published — treat as a receipt, not a guarantee. Adjacent to Browserbase, not a duplicate of it.
Strengths
- Open-source agent library with a local pip-install path and managed cloud option.
- Two products, one brand covers both self-hosted and browser-as-a-service.
- CDP/raw browser control is available.
Known limitations
- Cloud Free is 10 agent tasks/month; PAYG starts after a credit top-up.
- BYOK and custom proxies start at Dev ($29), not Free.
- Residential proxy is $5/GB (Scaleup $4/GB) — stealth traffic is the real bill.
- V2/V3 APIs still exist; new work should be V4 or you inherit old meters.
Use it when
- Browser automation where you want open-source code you can audit.
- Tasks that need managed browsers without building the infra yourself.
- Stealth/scraping workflows where proxy costs are budgeted.
Skip it when
- Cloud Free's 10 tasks/month is too small for your volume.
- You need BYOK or custom proxies but will not pay the Dev tier.
- You treat vendor-published stealth benchmarks as guarantees.
Buy-check
- ·Price — freemium, OSS library free; Cloud Free $0 (10 agent tasks/mo); PAYG credits; Dev $29/mo, Business $299/mo, Scaleup $999/mo; browser time $0.02/hour; default V4 model GPT-5.6 Luna $0.24/$1.44 per 1M tokens as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
- ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
- ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
- ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
- ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: Cloud Free's 10 tasks/month is too small for your volume.; You need BYOK or custom proxies but will not pay the Dev tier..
Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →
- 2026-W34OSS library free; Cloud Free $0 (10 agent tasks/mo); …OSS library free; Cloud Free $0 (10 agent tasks/mo); …
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- OSS library free; Cloud Free $0 (10 agent tasks/mo); PAYG credits; Dev $29/mo, Business $299/mo, Scaleup $999/mo; browser time $0.02/hour; default V4 model GPT-5.6 Luna $0.24/$1.44 per 1M tokens
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- yes
- api
- yes
- self-host
- yes
- category
- agents
- evidence
- source-verified
- Models
- GPT-5.6 LunaBYOK
Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing yes
Sources
- 1browser-use.com/pricing.md[snapshot]
- 2docs.browser-use.com/open-source/quickstart[snapshot]
- 3github.com/browser-use/browser-use[snapshot]
No source, no number.
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