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Create a free Browserbase account and get an API key. Run a small template or Browser CLI example before building a custom workflow. Create a browser session and connect the model or automation framework you plan to use. Test one workflow end to end, then inspect replay logs and prompts for failure points. Estimate browser hours, Search calls, Fetch calls, and proxy needs before upgrading to Developer or Startup.
💡 Quick Start: Follow these 1 steps in order to get up and running with Browserbase quickly.
Explore the key features that make Browserbase powerful for agent infrastructure workflows.
Managed real browsers for agents to use interactive websites
Search API and Fetch API for agent-focused web data retrieval
Sandboxed Runtime for scalable agent deployments
Identity layer for authenticated web navigation
Browserbase combines replay debugging, logs, prompts, Browse CLI, Stagehand, and Director so teams can inspect why browser-agent workflows failed.
Browserbase is best for AI agents and automation workflows that need real browser interaction, especially authenticated sites, dynamic pages, forms, downloads, uploads, and flows that are hard to reach through APIs.
Browserbase has a Free plan at $0/month, Developer at $20/month, Startup at $99/month, and a custom Scale plan. Usage overages apply for browser hours, Search API, Fetch API, proxies, Extract, and model gateway usage.
Not exactly. Playwright is a browser automation framework. Browserbase provides managed browser infrastructure and agent-focused APIs, and can be useful when you do not want to operate browser sessions, proxies, CAPTCHA handling, and observability yourself.
The pricing page lists auto CAPTCHA solving on Developer and Startup plans. The Scale plan lists Verified Agents plus CAPTCHA solving.
Teams running a few simple local scripts may be better served by Playwright or Puppeteer. Browserbase is most valuable when hosted reliability, concurrency, debugging, proxies, and agent browser infrastructure justify the platform cost.
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Tutorial updated March 2026