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agent-browser vs Browser Use: catalog facts
agent-browserBrowser Use
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

Freemium

The core library is free and open source under MIT; a separate hosted cloud service is…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Compact text output keeps agent context usage low
  • Element references from accessibility snapshots for reliable selection
  • MIT licensed and self-hostable for full control over agent browsing
  • Widely adopted with a large, active GitHub community
  • Designed for AI agents rather than hands-on human use
  • Downloads its own Chrome on first use
  • Requires your own LLM API access to power the agent's decisions
  • Automation reliability depends on the structure of the target website
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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