Drive a browser

Browser Use

Cloud browsers with stealth and proxies you control over CDP, plus an agent API and an open-source Python library.

At a glance

Provider
Browser Use
Category
Drive a browser
Type
Hosted browser
Pricing model
Pay as you go, prepaid credits2
Free tier
$1 one-time signup credit1
Authentication
API key in X-Browser-Use-API-Key header; Bearer key for the MCP server4
Connect via
REST API (v4), CDP URL for Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium, remote MCP server, Python and TypeScript SDKs, open-source library4
Read from the provider's pages
2026-11-04
Pricing
  • Pricing model: Pay as you go, prepaid credits; no subscription
  • Free tier: $1 one-time credit per person, for eligible Google, GitHub or Microsoft signups
  • Card required for free tier: No
Pricing in full →
Tools
  • Official MCP server: Yes, remote
  • Address or package: https://api.browser-use.com/v3/mcp
Tools in full →
Authentication
  • Who creates the account: A person; agent self-signup is off
  • Where to get a key: Cloud dashboard (API keys settings); keys belong to a project
  • Other requirements: Sign-in with Google, GitHub or Microsoft for the free credit; no card for the free credit; auto recharge needs a saved payment method
Authentication in full →
Setup
  • REST API: https://api.browser-use.com/api/v4 (EU: https://api.eu.browser-use.com/api/v4)
  • MCP server: https://api.browser-use.com/v3/mcp
  • OpenAPI spec: https://docs.browser-use.com/cloud/openapi/v4.json
Setup in full →
Limits
  • Per-project request budget: Default max(25, 2 x concurrency) requests per second, capped at 100 for creates, lists, updates, deletes, event reads and full run reads
  • Edge limit per IP: 1,000 requests per second per public source IP for general traffic, over a 300-second window
Limits in full →
Privacy
  • Data location: US by default; separate EU deployment in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Retention: Not stated for general use; with Zero Data Retention, save results and files within 15 minutes after completion
  • Used for training: The privacy policy says inputs are used to train models; ZDR page does not address training
Privacy in full →

Read from Browser Use’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/drive-a-browser/browser-use.md