Browserbase by Browserbase
Cloud headless browsers plus search, fetch and runtime APIs for browser agents (makers of Stagehand).
Browser automation (cloud) Official MCP server
Price
Free plan
paid plans from $20/mo
Free tier
Yes
1 browser hour, 3 concurrent browsers, 1,000 Search and...
SDK downloads
3.3M
npm @browserbasehq/sdk · PyPI browserbase
Status
Up
0 incidents in 30 days
Pricing
| Free tier | 1 browser hour, 3 concurrent browsers, 1,000 Search and 1,000 Fetch calls |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $20 a month |
| Usage price | Developer: 100 browser hours included then $0.12/browser hour; Startup ($99): 500 hours then $0.10/hour; proxies $12/GB (Developer) |
| Good to know | Search API $7 per 1k calls after included 1,000; Fetch $1 per 1k ($0.5 on Startup), $4 per 1k with proxies. Sessions capped at 15 minutes on Free. Stagehand framework is open source; the browser cloud is not. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: @browserbasehq/mcp |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @browserbasehq/sdk |
| PyPI | pip install browserbase |
| GitHub | browserbase/stagehand · 25.6K stars · last push Oct 9, 2026 |
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