# Surfsky

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

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **PAYG browser** (sizes): PAYG ? vCPU/? GiB $0.35/h
- **Starter browser** (sizes): Starter ? vCPU/? GiB $0.3/h
- **Base browser** (sizes): Base ? vCPU/? GiB $0.25/h
- **Advanced browser** (sizes): Advanced ? vCPU/? GiB $0.2/h
- **Reserved dedicated fleet from-rate** (sizes): Reserved dedicated fleet from-rate ? vCPU/? GiB $0.03/h [sales]

## Features

Yes: snapshots, idle auto-stop, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, browser, computer-use API, browser automation API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, egress allowlist, open internet, Python, Node.js, EU data residency

No: memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, nested virtualization, desktop GUI, preinstalled agents, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, GPU, arm64, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, 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/surfsky.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Storage, snapshot GiB-month and public IPv 4 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.
- Quoted up-to 90/390/990 hours do not precisely equal fee divided by rate (29/.30=96.67 etc.). Use explicit fee and dollar rates; do not invent a second included-hours allowance.
- Fingerprint cpu/ram/OS/GPU values are browser identity fields, not server hardware or actual Windows/macOS guests.
- CAPTCHA is included on pricing page, but docs overview mentions usage-billed solving. Record conflict rather than silently guaranteeing unlimited solves. Shared and premium proxies are distinct.
- Browser-session regimes carry os ["linux"] (engine convention: a hosted browser serves a Linux-side workload). Surfsky does not publish the host OS; fingerprint OS values are spoofed identity fields. Rates re-checked 2026-09-28 on surfsky.io/pricing: $0.35/$0.30/$0.25/$0.20 per browser-hour on PAYG/Starter/Base/Advanced, reserved fleet from $0.03/h.
- Region is account-wide (Germany or US); it can be changed at most once every 24 h with no browsers running, and on some plans it is assigned by support (region_managed).

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | Running session | Minute-metered hours | $.35/.30/.25/.20 PAYG/Starter/Base/Advanced; no session time limit | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Premium proxy | Residential/mobile | GB | $10/$9/$8/$7 by tier | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Shared proxy traffic | Paid tiers | Monthly allowance | 5/15/50 GB Starter/Base/Advanced; not the premium allowance | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Reserved capacity | Sustained fleet | Custom commitment | From $.03/hour; Custom plans from $399/month | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| CAPTCHA / human emulation | All plans | Included per current price page | Separate docs overview still mentions usage billing; confirm | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| PAYG | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $0; concurrency 10; Monthly fee converts to usage credit. 0 GB shared proxy traffic;0 persistent profiles, or one-time only on PAYG. | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Starter | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $29; concurrency 15; Monthly fee converts to usage credit. 5 GB shared proxy traffic;10 persistent profiles, or one-time only on PAYG. | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Base | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $99; concurrency 50; Monthly fee converts to usage credit. 15 GB shared proxy traffic;100 persistent profiles, or one-time only on PAYG. | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Advanced | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | $199; concurrency 199; Monthly fee converts to usage credit. 50 GB shared proxy traffic;400 persistent profiles, or one-time only on PAYG. | https://surfsky.io/pricing |
| Custom | Account plan | Monthly fee / commitment | Quote / unknown; concurrency unpublished/custom; Starts from $399/month; reserved fleet from $.03/hour; no binding scale tariff. | https://surfsky.io/pricing |

## Gotchas

- Quoted up-to 90/390/990 hours do not precisely equal fee divided by rate (29/.30=96.67 etc.). Use explicit fee and dollar rates; do not invent a second included-hours allowance.

- Fingerprint cpu/ram/OS/GPU values are browser identity fields, not server hardware or actual Windows/macOS guests.

- CAPTCHA is included on pricing page, but docs overview mentions usage-billed solving. Record conflict rather than silently guaranteeing unlimited solves. Shared and premium proxies are distinct.

- Storage, snapshot GiB-month and public IPv 4 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": 10,
  "proxy_datacenter_gb_usd": null,
  "captcha_solve_usd": 0,
  "stealth_surcharge_usd": 0,
  "recording_storage_gib_month_usd": null,
  "recording_retention": null,
  "persistent_profiles": true,
  "resolution": "Fingerprint screen/CPU/GPU fields are spoofed browser identity, not allocated VM resources.",
  "gpu_desktops": null,
  "os_options": [],
  "browsers": [
    "Antidetect Chrome"
  ],
  "proxy_premium_rates": {
    "PAYG": 10,
    "Starter": 9,
    "Base": 8,
    "Advanced": 7
  }
}
```

## 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.

50 concurrency fits Base, but Advanced can be cheaper at volume. Fully running 8,800 h:Base $2,200; Advanced $1,760 (fees are credit minimums).100 GB premium proxy adds $800/$700 => **$3,000 Base /$2,460 Advanced**, excluding unpriced extras. Do not subtract shared proxy allowance from premium traffic. Dedicated from $.03/h would be $264 usage but requires custom terms, so not an eligible self-serve quote.

## Sources

- https://surfsky.io/pricing

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

- https://docs.surfsky.io/intro-to-surfsky.md

- https://docs.surfsky.io/sessions.md

- https://docs.surfsky.io/proxies.md