# Browserless

Official pricing: https://www.browserless.io/pricing  
Category: browser · Isolation: container

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Free quota only** (sizes): Free quota only ? vCPU/? GiB $null/h
- **Prototyping unit overage** (sizes): Prototyping ? vCPU/? GiB $0.24/h
- **Starter unit overage** (sizes): Starter ? vCPU/? GiB $0.204/h
- **Scale unit overage** (sizes): Scale ? vCPU/? GiB $0.18/h
- **Managed Agent Run API** (sizes): Managed Agent Run ? vCPU/? GiB $null/h [beta]

## Features

Yes: persistent disk, idle auto-stop, browser, computer-use API, browser automation API, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, egress allowlist, open internet, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, GPU, Python, Node.js, HTTP method/path egress rules, webhooks, EU data residency, MCP server, snapshots on demand, hosted agent API (their own agent), inbound access rules

No: snapshots, memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, start from your own snapshot, your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, nested virtualization, desktop GUI, desktop control API, browser + desktop control, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, static egress IP, arm64, Windows, macOS, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, automatic snapshots, agent harness API, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), firewall inside (nftables), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, extra volumes, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/browserless.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Storage, snapshot GiB-month and public IPv4 prices are not published in the reviewed sources; null is not free.
- No guaranteed vCPU allocation published; browser-hour is not a verified 4-vCPU/8-GiB VM equivalent. The sizes card keeps unknown hardware null; do not coerce it to zero or auto-rank against resource-guaranteed VMs.
- Browser RAM is not published unless a specific mode overrides it.
- One unit is connection-time, not one API call regardless of duration. Reconnection is a new minimum block.
- Included_usd is the included unit quota valued at that tier overage rate (not cash and not model credits); deduct once. Network block stays unknown because proxy bytes consume plan-dependent shared units.
- Annual is self-serve but marked sales/commit opt-in in estimator per card-spec annual-commit convention. GPU type and custom OS pricing are quote-only.
- No plan below Enterprise permits an uninterrupted eight-hour session (Scale cap 1 h). Splitting may preserve profile but is not equivalent to uninterrupted processes.
- Proxy and CAPTCHA units: residential 6 units/MB, datacenter 2 units/MB, 10 units per successful CAPTCHA. At overage rates: Prototyping $12.29/GiB residential, $4.10/GiB datacenter, $0.02/solve; Starter $10.44 / $3.48 / $0.017; Scale $9.22 / $3.07 / $0.015. Free has no paid overage.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. USD unless explicitly stated; public list prices unless a row is marked promotion, historical, or quote-only.

## Regime table

| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Numbers / terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browser connection | Each new connection and reconnect | Ceil(seconds/30) units | 120 units/hour; reconnect starts a new unit | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Residential / datacenter proxy | Transferred MB | Shared units | 6 / 2 units per MB | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| CAPTCHA | Successful solve | Shared units | 10 units per successful solve | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Annual commitment | All paid tiers | Fee paid yearly | 25/140/350 dollars monthly-equivalent vs 35/200/500 monthly; concurrency 10/40/100 vs 5/30/80 | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Recording / BYOP | Prototyping+ | Plan-gated | Screen recording and external proxy available; separate GiB price not published | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Free | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $0; concurrency 2; 1,000 units/month; 1-day persisted sessions/replays; 8 h logs. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Prototyping monthly | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $35; concurrency 5; 20,000 shared units/mo. 0.002/unit overage. Max session 15 min. Proxy and solves consume same units. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Starter monthly | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $200; concurrency 30; 180,000 shared units/mo. 0.0017/unit overage. Max session 30 min. Proxy and solves consume same units. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Scale monthly | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $500; concurrency 80; 500,000 shared units/mo. 0.0015/unit overage. Max session 60 min. Proxy and solves consume same units. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Prototyping annual | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $25; concurrency 10; Annual commitment $300/year. Same 20,000 units/month. Annual adds concurrency; not a separate extra fee. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Starter annual | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $140; concurrency 40; Annual commitment $1680/year. Same 180,000 units/month. Annual adds concurrency; not a separate extra fee. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Scale annual | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $350; concurrency 100; Annual commitment $4200/year. Same 500,000 units/month. Annual adds concurrency; not a separate extra fee. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |
| Enterprise | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | Quote / unknown; concurrency unpublished/custom; Dedicated / commercial self-host; GPUs/custom OS/cloud; warm browsers, custom sessions, SSO. | https://www.browserless.io/pricing |

## Gotchas

- One unit is connection-time, not one API call regardless of duration. Reconnection is a new minimum block.

- Included_usd is the included unit quota valued at that tier overage rate (not cash and not model credits); deduct once. Network block stays unknown because proxy bytes consume plan-dependent shared units.

- Annual is self-serve but marked sales/commit opt-in in estimator per card-spec annual-commit convention. GPU type and custom OS pricing are quote-only.

- No plan below Enterprise permits an uninterrupted eight-hour session (Scale cap 1 h). Splitting may preserve profile but is not equivalent to uninterrupted processes.

- Storage, snapshot GiB-month and public IPv4 prices are not published in the reviewed sources; null is not free.

- No guaranteed vCPU allocation published; browser-hour is not a verified 4-vCPU/8-GiB VM equivalent. The sizes card keeps unknown hardware null; do not coerce it to zero or auto-rank against resource-guaranteed VMs.

- Browser RAM is not published unless a specific mode overrides it.

## Browser and desktop dimensions

```json
{
  "hour_usd": null,
  "included_hours": null,
  "proxy_residential_gb_usd": null,
  "proxy_datacenter_gb_usd": null,
  "captcha_solve_usd": null,
  "stealth_surcharge_usd": null,
  "recording_storage_gib_month_usd": null,
  "recording_retention": "Persisted sessions/replays 1/7/30/90 days Free/Prototyping/Starter/Scale",
  "persistent_profiles": true,
  "resolution": "Configurable browser viewport; no size price tier published",
  "gpu_desktops": "Enterprise custom GPU infrastructure",
  "os_options": [],
  "browsers": [
    "Chrome",
    "Firefox",
    "Web Kit"
  ],
  "proxy_residential_units_per_mb": 6,
  "proxy_datacenter_units_per_mb": 2,
  "captcha_units_per_success": 10
}
```

## Worked example

Requested: 4 vCPU / 8 GiB; 50 concurrent × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 runtime hours**, 1,100 eight-hour starts if recreated daily; 30% CPU; 50 GiB-month snapshots; 100 GiB egress.

If sessions are split into ≤1 h segments, 50 concurrency requires Scale monthly ($500, 80 slots). Time units=8,800×120=1,056,000; bill=$500+(1,056,000−500,000)×.0015=**$1,334**. At 100 GB=100,000 MB assumption, residential adds 600,000 units=$900 => **$2,234**; datacenter adds 200,000 units=$300 => **$1,634**. Annual Scale base reduces by $150/month equivalent. CAPTCHA adds $.015/success on Scale. Eight-hour uninterrupted sessions, 4/8 hardware and arbitrary snapshots still require a quote.

## Sources

- https://www.browserless.io/pricing

- https://docs.browserless.io/llms-full.txt