browser-use vs OpenHands

In short

• Both: Command line, Choice of models, Self-hosted, API, Official SDKs, Runs models for you, Builds agents and workflows
• Only browser-use states: No code retained
• Only OpenHands states: Agent that edits files, Reviews pull requests

browser-use

Open-source browser agent framework for automating websites through Python, TypeScript, a CLI, or Browser Use Cloud.

Plans

Browsers

• $0.02 / hour

• For your own agents and automation
• Browser billing rounded up to whole minutes; 1-minute minimum
• Browser time + traffic

Enterprise

Price on request

• For teams running at scale
• Custom concurrency
• Custom SLAs
• Custom data policy
• HIPAA support and zero data retention

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Command line — “CLI : Automate your own browser tasks.” source
• Choice of models — “Run the Browser Use agent locally from Python, with your choice of model and a local or cloud browser:” source
• Self-hosted — “You can also host the Python library and browsers on your own infrastructure.” source
• No code retained — “Custom data policy HIPAA support and zero data retention.” source
• API — “Fully Hosted Cloud : Send tasks through the API and let Browser Use run the agent, browser, and infrastructure.” source
• Official SDKs — “Cloud SDK Integrate Browser Use Cloud into your application.” source
• Runs models for you — “Custom model API Use our model with your own agent.” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Run the open source Browser Use agent locally from your own code.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-04 0.13.10 (0.13.10)

  Upgraded dependencies, migrated to MCP Python SDK 2.1.1, and report unknown MCP tool calls as application errors.

• 2026-09-04 0.13.9 (0.13.9)

  Restored bu-2-0 as the default ChatBrowserUse model and changed the DeepSeek default to deepseek-v4-flash.

• 2026-08-16 0.13.8 (0.13.8)

  Updated Cerebras model IDs and default, and added recovery for Anthropic tool arguments serialized as text.

OpenHands

OpenHands is an open-source platform for running coding agents locally, in the cloud, or in self-hosted environments.

Plans

Open Source

Free

• Best-in-class OpenHands Agent
• Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI
• Git integrations
• Community support
• Model agnostic
• Runs locally

Enterprise

Price on request

• SaaS or Self-hosted in your VPC
• Enterprise SAML / SSO
• Unlimited concurrent convos per user
• Large Codebase SDK
• Priority support & shared Slack channel
• Private VPC and BYOK options

Prices checked 2026-09-24 by web search.

Capabilities

• Agent that edits files — “Run OpenHands, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, or any ACP-compatible agent across local, remote, and cloud backends.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “E.g. you can share an Agent Server with your team for agents doing code review and dependency updates” source
• Command line — “Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI” source
• Choice of models — “Model agnostic” source
• Self-hosted — “SaaS or Self-hosted in your VPC” source
• API — “API support for automation and scripting” source
• Official SDKs — “At a high level, our open source options include a local Web GUI, a CLI, and a Software Agent SDK.” source
• Runs models for you — “use OpenHands models at-cost” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Create automations and workflows that integrate with Slack, GitHub, Linear, and more.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-23 v1.23.0 (v1.23.0)

  Added a universal macOS DMG with per-architecture runtimes, Light+ and Solarized Light themes, and deployment-kind Canvas telemetry.

• 2026-09-22 v1.22.0 (v1.22.0)

  Added remote MCP server testing on cloud backends, opened Git Sync to cloud org admins, and translated Turkish UI strings.

• 2026-09-22 v1.21.0 (v1.21.0)

  Added support for requesting Docker execution workspaces from Docker servers.