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Browser Use Cloud

Answer in brief

Stealth cloud Chromium at $0.02 per browser hour from the makers of the MIT-licensed Browser Use agent library, with profiles, live view, an EU deployment and a hosted agent API. Inexpensive stealth browsers with audited compliance and an EU option, best suited to teams already on the Browser Use library.

By the Agent Sandboxes editors · Updated November 9, 2026

Overview

Browser Use Cloud is the hosted side of Browser Use, whose open-source Python library (MIT, about 120k GitHub stars) is an agent framework rather than a sandbox. The cloud product sells stealth browsers: a hardened Chromium fork with per-session fingerprint randomisation, managed proxies, captcha solving, live preview and optional recording. You create a browser with the browser-use-sdk Python or TypeScript package or the REST API and connect over the returned CDP URL with Playwright or Puppeteer. The security page says every run gets its own isolated browser, proxy exit and model context but does not name the boundary.

Browsers bill at $0.02 per hour by the minute, with concurrency tiers unlocked by cumulative spend rather than subscription. Standalone sessions default to 60 minutes and cap at 4 hours; profiles carry cookies and logins between browsers. An EU deployment in Frankfurt keeps browser and agent runs in Europe, though billing and some audit metadata stay in the US. SOC 2 Type II is audited, HIPAA is available on enterprise plans, and a hosted agent API runs tasks per-task or per-token.

Notable

The open-source library is MIT licensed with about 120k GitHub stars; the cloud browsers are a separate paid service
SOC 2 Type II audit by Accorp Partners covering 17 July to 17 October 2025
EU deployment in Frankfurt with a separate API endpoint (api.eu.browser-use.com)

Browser Use Cloud specifications

Attribute	Details
Isolation	Every run gets its own isolated session (a browser, a proxy exit and a model context); the container or VM boundary is not named
Deployment	Hosted platform
Open source	No
SDKs and interfaces	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API
Cold start (vendor claim)	Not documented
Max session length	Standalone browser sessions default to 60 minutes with a maximum of 240 minutes; V4 agent browsers stop about 2 minutes after the last run (keepAlive 120 to 14,400 seconds) with a hard cap of 4 hours
Persistence	Profiles persist cookies, local storage and login state across browsers via profileId; local logins can be synced into a cloud profile; recording is off by default
GPU	No — not offered
Networking	Managed home-IP proxies ($5/GB) with country selection, or your own proxy or direct connection ($0.20/GB); captcha solving included; network policies allow or block domains
Pricing	Pay as you go, $0/month: browsers $0.02 per browser hour billed by the minute (1-minute minimum); home-IP proxy $5/GB; own proxy or direct $0.20/GB; bu-ultrafast agent $0.006 per median task. Concurrency unlocks by lifetime spend: 10 at $0, 50 at $100, 250 at $1,000, 500 at $5,000, 1,000 at $25,000. Enterprise: custom
Free tier	$1 sign-up credit, one per person, never expires; credits top up from $5
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II (audit period 17 July to 17 October 2025); HIPAA on enterprise plans (not on the EU deployment); signed DPA; zero data retention projects
Regions	US by default; EU deployment in Frankfurt (AWS) with its own API base URL and keys

Facts from Browser Use Cloud’s public documentation, verified November 9, 2026. Performance numbers are vendor claims.

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

You want the lowest listed per-hour browser price in this group
You already use the Browser Use library and want its default cloud browser
You need EU-resident browser runs
You want captcha solving and residential proxies without a monthly fee

Trade-offs

Isolation boundary is not documented
Sessions cap at 4 hours
Higher concurrency requires cumulative spend ($25,000 for 1,000 browsers)
No self-hosting of the cloud browsers; the EU deployment lacks captcha solving and several agent features

Good fit for: Cheap stealth browser hours for agents built on the Browser Use library or any CDP client.

How Browser Use Cloud compares

Sandbox	Isolation	Open source	Self-host / BYOC	Cold start (vendor)	Max session	Snapshots / pause	GPU	SDKs
Browser Use Cloud	Isolated browser per run	No	No / No	Not documented	1 h default, 4 h max	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API
Browserbase	Isolated Chromium session	No	No / No	<2 s (claim)	6 h (15 min Free)	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API, MCP server
Steel	Isolated Chromium session	Yes	Yes / No	Not documented	15 min / 1 h / 24 h	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, CLI, REST API, MCP server
Hyperbrowser	Isolated browser instance	No	No / No	<500 ms (claim)	Up to 12 h	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, CLI, REST API, MCP server
Anchor Browser	Dedicated VM per browser	No	No / Yes	Not documented	3 h default, configurable	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API, MCP server
Kernel	Unikernel VM per browser	Yes	Yes / No	~30 ms p50 (claim)	Up to 72 h	Yes / Yes	Yes	JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, CLI, REST API, MCP server
Notte	Isolated browser instance	Yes	No / No	Not documented	15 min to 5 h by plan	No / No	No	Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, CLI, REST API, MCP server

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Frequently asked questions

What is Browser Use Cloud?

How does Browser Use Cloud isolate code?

Browser Use Cloud documents its isolation as: Every run gets its own isolated session (a browser, a proxy exit and a model context); the container or VM boundary is not named.

Is Browser Use Cloud open source?

No, Browser Use Cloud is not open source.

How much does Browser Use Cloud cost?

Pay as you go, $0/month: browsers $0.02 per browser hour billed by the minute (1-minute minimum); home-IP proxy $5/GB; own proxy or direct $0.20/GB; bu-ultrafast agent $0.006 per median task. Concurrency unlocks by lifetime spend: 10 at $0, 50 at $100, 250 at $1,000, 500 at $5,000, 1,000 at $25,000. Enterprise: custom Check the official pricing page for current rates.

What are the alternatives to Browser Use Cloud?

Common alternatives include Browserbase, Steel, Hyperbrowser, Anchor Browser, Kernel, Notte. See Browser Use Cloud alternatives for a full comparison.

Sources

Cite this page

Agent Sandboxes. (2026). Browser Use Cloud. agentsandboxes.org. Last reviewed November 9, 2026. https://agentsandboxes.org/sandboxes/browser-use-cloud/

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