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Browserbase: Pricing, Features & Alternatives

Browserbase runs fleets of real Chromium browsers in the cloud for AI agents and automation. You connect Playwright, Puppeteer or Selenium, or its own open-source Stagehand framework, and get session recordings, persistent contexts, residential proxies and CAPTCHA handling. Developer is $20/month and Startup $99/month, with browser-hour overage at $0.12 and $0.10 respectively (prices as of August 2026).

Category

Browser Infrastructure for AI Agents

Pricing

From $20/mo

Free tier

No

Best for

Browser Infrastructure for AI Agents — headless-browser, ai-agents

Browserbase Pricing Plans (2026)

PlanPrice
DeveloperPopular$20 / month
Startup$99 / month
ScaleCustom

Pricing summary: From $20/mo. Always confirm current pricing on the official site.

Key Browserbase Features

  • Managed Chromium sessions
  • Overage $0.12 / browser hour
  • Session recordings

Pros

  • +Built for AI agents, with Stagehand from the same team
  • +Session replay for debugging
  • +Proxies and CAPTCHA handling

Cons

  • −Proxy bandwidth adds to the bill
  • −No large free tier
  • −Closed-source platform

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Browserbase Compared

In-depth guideBest Browser Infrastructure for AI Agents 2026: Kitesurf vs Browserbase vs Browser UseCloudflare shipped a browser with no Chromium in it. Kitesurf, Browserbase, Browser Use, Steel, Stagehand and Firecrawl compared on cost per browser hour, session persistence, and anti-bot reality.

Browserbase FAQ

What is Browserbase used for?⌄

Browserbase is a browser infrastructure for ai agents tool. Headless browser platform for AI agents and automation: run Playwright, Puppeteer or Stagehand on managed Chromium with sessions, proxies and recordings.

Is Browserbase free?⌄

Browserbase does not offer a permanent free tier; paid plans start at $20/month.

How much does Browserbase cost?⌄

Browserbase plans start at $20/month. Some usage is billed pay-as-you-go.

What are the best Browserbase alternatives?⌄

Popular Browserbase alternatives include Steel, Browserless, Browser Use. Compare pricing and features on our Browserbase alternatives page.

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