Tools
browser-use vs Browser Use Cloud
browser-use or Browser Use Cloud? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Command line, Choice of models, No code retained, API, Official SDKs, Runs models for you, Builds agents and workflows
- Only browser-use states: Self-hosted
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
- 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.
- 0.13.9 (0.13.9)
Restored bu-2-0 as the default ChatBrowserUse model and changed the DeepSeek default to deepseek-v4-flash.
- 0.13.8 (0.13.8)
Updated Cerebras model IDs and default, and added recovery for Anthropic tool arguments serialized as text.
Browser Use Cloud
Browser Use Cloud runs AI agents in real browsers for web research, data extraction, automation, monitoring, and testing.
Plans
Browsers
- $0.02 / hour
- For your own agents and automation
- Browser time + traffic; proxies are on by default
Enterprise
Price on request
- 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 — “Browser Use CLI 3.0 gives coding agents a browser and the ability to execute Python within it.” source
- Choice of models — “Post the task, pick a model, and the agent handles the clicking, scrolling, logins and retries on the other side.” source
- No code retained — “HIPAA support and zero data retention.” source
- API — “The Browser Harness (v4) agent API is now part of our public API surface — listed in the OpenAPI spec, docs, and SDK codegen.” source
- Official SDKs — “The Browser Harness (v4) agent API is now part of our public API surface — listed in the OpenAPI spec, docs, and SDK codegen.” source
- Runs models for you — “Use our model with your own agent.” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “The Browser Harness (v4) agent API is now part of our public API surface” source
Latest updates
- Faster Sessions, BYOK Pricing Fix & Reliability Updates
Opening a v4 session now takes a single request instead of several; BYOK now costs the same as the managed path.
- Scheduled V4 Agents, Agency Skill & Model Picker Updates
V4 agents can now be scheduled, with pause/resume controls; new Agency skill; bu-2-0-mini-preview is now available.
- Session Sharing, Usage Analytics & X402 Pricing
Delete and rename sessions directly from the sidebar; share a session via a public link; Usage and analytics moved to a single redesigned page.