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Choose the browser
behind your agent.

$0.01 per browser-hour. A 332 ms median browser lifecycle. Compare the cost, speed and capabilities behind your next workflow.

Compare cost and speed Explore the landscape

12 providers · Public sources · Checked October 18, 2026

your-agent / browser workflow
Your browser workflow
01 open a session02 connect the right account03 run your code04 verify the result ↵
Sessions Functions Auth
One workflow. Three separate decisions.

Start with the economics

The lowest rate. More work per dollar.

Notte has the lowest browser-hour rate and reported cost per 1,000 actions in this 12-provider BrowserArena snapshot.

Competitive pricing

$0.01 / browser-hour

Paid plans from $20/month, returned as $20 in usage credits.

  • Pay for browser time you use
  • 25 concurrent browsers on Developer
  • $10 of free credits to start
  • Your code, over a CDP connection

Browser workers, with sessions running back to back.

Browsers at once
Active hours / day
$24/ month in browser usage

2,400 browser-hours · 10 browsers × 8 h × 30 days

Same browser-hours, each providerBrowser usage / month
  1. Notte$24.00Base
  2. Browser Use$48.002×
  3. Tilion$72.003×
  4. Anchor Browser$120.005×
  5. KERNEL$144.006×
  6. Lightpanda$144.006×
  7. Cloudflare$216.009×
  8. Hyperbrowser$240.0010×
  9. Steel$240.0010×
  10. Browserbase$288.0012×
  11. AWS AgentCore$305.5212.7×
  12. Browserless$360.0015×
Notte, with the plan minimum$24.00 / month

Developer: $20/month in credits. Pay the higher of the plan minimum or usage, before billing rounding and additional services.

Bars compare browser usage at Arena's listed hourly rates. Other providers' plan minimums, allowances and billing rules are excluded. Proxies, Function compute and authentication services are separate. Session-duration limits apply.

Notte plans and usage rates

Speed for your spend

332 msMedian browser lifecycle
$0.0010Reported cost / 1,000 actions

Reported browser cost / 1,000 actionsLower is better

  1. Notte$0.0010
  2. Tilion$0.0015
  3. Browser Use$0.0017
  4. Lightpanda$0.0046
  5. KERNEL$0.0050
  6. Steel$0.0083
  7. Cloudflare$0.0092
  8. Browserbase$0.0100
  9. Hyperbrowser$0.0137
  10. Anchor Browser$0.0150
  11. AWS AgentCore$0.0491
  12. BrowserlessN/A

Browserless has no valid timing or action cost in this snapshot. Action costs are Arena's reported estimates; they do not measure end-to-end task reliability. Notte completed 91% of throughput tasks in its saved run.

See run details and success rates

Put the difference to work

12× the browser time.
Same usage budget.

$0.01 per browser-hour with Notte versus $0.12 with Browserbase in Arena's rate snapshot. Compare the same workload, then check the features and plan you need.

Notte vs Browserbase pricing

Checked October 18, 2026. Latest available runs per provider; dates and environments differ. BrowserArena is maintained by Notte. Lifecycle source ↗ Throughput source ↗ Methodology ↗

01 / Start with the work

What are you running?

Same browser category. Different things to build and operate.

01

A browser for your code

Keep your controller. Compare browser lifecycle, action speed, saved state and the limits of a session.

Compare Sessions02

Code that runs with the browser

Deploy a handler, invoke an app action or keep an external worker. Compare where the work happens.

Compare Functions03

A workflow that can sign in

Saved state, credential fill and managed connections do different jobs. Choose the login path you need.

Compare Auth

02 / Measured, with context

A fast start.
Then the work itself.

Opening a browser and completing a task are different measurements.

Explore BrowserArena
Lower is better
Tilion
124 ms
Notte
332 ms
KERNEL
334 ms
Browser Use
442 ms
Lightpanda
488 ms
Browserbase
600 ms
Cloudflare
769 ms
Hyperbrowser
878 ms
Steel
1,496 ms
Anchor Browser
2,433 ms
AWS AgentCore
2,791 ms
Browserless
N/A

Saved snapshot checked October 18, 2026. Latest available runs per provider, at concurrency 1. Environments and run dates can differ. Browserless returned a connection authentication error; its timing is unavailable.

Inspect the measurements and dates
ProviderLifecycle dateRunsLifecycle successBrowser regionRunnerThroughput dateTask success
Browserless2026-10-181000%us-westus-west-1 / t3.small2026-10-18Configuration failure
Tilion2026-10-1810099%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-17100%
Notte2026-10-18100100%us-west-2us-west-1 / t3.small2026-10-1891%
KERNEL2026-10-1810086%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-1769%
Browser Use2026-10-18100100%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-1794%
Lightpanda2026-10-18100100%us-west-1us-west-1 / t3.small2026-10-18100%
Browserbase2026-10-18100100%us-west-2us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-17100%
Cloudflare2026-10-18100100%globalus-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-17100%
Hyperbrowser2026-10-18100100%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-1787%
Steel2026-10-18100100%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-17100%
Anchor Browser2026-10-18100100%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-17100%
AWS AgentCore2026-10-18100100%us-east-1us-east-1 / t3.medium2026-10-1751%

Task success belongs to the throughput workload, not the lifecycle test. Read the source and methodology ↗

03 / The landscape

Look at it from every angle.

Change the question. Keep the product boundaries in view.

Browser lifecycle latency and usage rateA usage rate is one meter, before plan allowances and other charges.
Browser lifecycle latency and usage rateDots represent latest available BrowserArena results. The accompanying table lists the same numeric values. Dates and runner environments can differ.0 ms750 ms1500 ms2250 ms3000 ms$0.00$0.04$0.08$0.12$0.16Browser usage / hourLifecycle median →Notte: 332 ms, $0.01/hourNotteTilion: 124 ms, $0.03/hourTilionKERNEL: 333.5 ms, $0.06/hourKERNELBrowser Use: 441.5 ms, $0.02/hourBrowser UseLightpanda: 487.5 ms, $0.06/hourLightpandaBrowserbase: 600 ms, $0.12/hourBrowserbaseCloudflare: 768.5 ms, $0.09/hourCloudflareHyperbrowser: 877.5 ms, $0.10/hourHyperbrowserSteel: 1496 ms, $0.10/hourSteelAnchor Browser: 2433 ms, $0.05/hourAnchor BrowserAWS AgentCore: 2791 ms, $0.13/hourAWS AgentCore

Closer to the lower left means less measured lifecycle latency and a lower estimated browser-hour rate. Browserless has no comparable successful measurement in this snapshot.

View this chart as a table
ProviderLifecycle medianUsage / hourMeasured
Tilion124 ms$0.032026-10-18
Notte332 ms$0.012026-10-18
KERNEL333.5 ms$0.062026-10-18
Browser Use441.5 ms$0.022026-10-18
Lightpanda487.5 ms$0.062026-10-18
Browserbase600 ms$0.122026-10-18
Cloudflare768.5 ms$0.092026-10-18
Hyperbrowser877.5 ms$0.102026-10-18
Steel1496 ms$0.102026-10-18
Anchor Browser2433 ms$0.052026-10-18
AWS AgentCore2791 ms$0.132026-10-18

05 / The details that matter

Find the capability you need.

A product name tells you less than its actual contract.

01

Browser control

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
02

Saved browser state

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
03

Credential handling

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
04

Website sign-in

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
05

Code execution

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
06

Scheduled execution

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelAnchor Browser
Inspect support and conditions
07

Live view

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
08

Recordings / replay

NotteBrowserbaseKernelSteelHyperbrowser
Inspect support and conditions
09

Deployment choice

NotteBrowserbaseSteelBrowser UseBrowserless
Inspect support and conditions

These lists include different implementation paths. Native, composed, preview and undocumented support stay distinct in the detailed comparison. See the complete matrix ↗

06 / Compare one by one

Which one fits your workflow?

Every provider in BrowserArena. The differences worth looking at first.

B

Notte vs Browserbase

Python handlers or TypeScript Functions beside the browser

K

Notte vs Kernel

Hosted Functions or browser-local app actions

S

Notte vs Steel

An integrated workflow or a browser API you can self-host

H

Notte vs Hyperbrowser

Compare profile persistence, credential fill and execution

A

Notte vs Anchor Browser

Write a handler or demonstrate an automation task

B

Notte vs Browser Use

Separate browser infrastructure from the hosted agent

B

Notte vs Browserless

Compare the session, reconnect and deployment contracts

C

Notte vs Cloudflare Browser Run

A browser workflow platform or a Workers composition

A

Notte vs AWS AgentCore Browser

Browser workflows with Notte or an AWS tool stack

L

Notte vs Lightpanda

Choose a browser engine before comparing its hosting

T

Notte vs Tilion

Compare measured sessions and confirm production access

Two other providers, side by side55 comparisons
Browserbase vs KernelBrowserbase vs SteelBrowserbase vs HyperbrowserBrowserbase vs Anchor BrowserBrowserbase vs Browser UseBrowserbase vs BrowserlessBrowserbase vs Cloudflare Browser RunBrowserbase vs AWS AgentCore BrowserBrowserbase vs LightpandaBrowserbase vs TilionKernel vs SteelKernel vs HyperbrowserKernel vs Anchor BrowserKernel vs Browser UseKernel vs BrowserlessKernel vs Cloudflare Browser RunKernel vs AWS AgentCore BrowserKernel vs LightpandaKernel vs TilionSteel vs HyperbrowserSteel vs Anchor BrowserSteel vs Browser UseSteel vs BrowserlessSteel vs Cloudflare Browser RunSteel vs AWS AgentCore BrowserSteel vs LightpandaSteel vs TilionHyperbrowser vs Anchor BrowserHyperbrowser vs Browser UseHyperbrowser vs BrowserlessHyperbrowser vs Cloudflare Browser RunHyperbrowser vs AWS AgentCore BrowserHyperbrowser vs LightpandaHyperbrowser vs TilionAnchor Browser vs Browser UseAnchor Browser vs BrowserlessAnchor Browser vs Cloudflare Browser RunAnchor Browser vs AWS AgentCore BrowserAnchor Browser vs LightpandaAnchor Browser vs TilionBrowser Use vs BrowserlessBrowser Use vs Cloudflare Browser RunBrowser Use vs AWS AgentCore BrowserBrowser Use vs LightpandaBrowser Use vs TilionBrowserless vs Cloudflare Browser RunBrowserless vs AWS AgentCore BrowserBrowserless vs LightpandaBrowserless vs TilionCloudflare Browser Run vs AWS AgentCore BrowserCloudflare Browser Run vs LightpandaCloudflare Browser Run vs TilionAWS AgentCore Browser vs LightpandaAWS AgentCore Browser vs TilionLightpanda vs Tilion
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