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Browser Use vs agent-browser: catalog facts
Browser Useagent-browser
Freemium

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

Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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