# Browser Use 0.13.13: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/browser-use · Released: 2026-10-15 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Browser Use · Official site: https://browser-use.com/ > Open-source library that lets AI agents drive a browser, with a pay-as-you-go cloud browser starting at $0.02 an hour. ## Verdict **Open-source library that lets AI agents drive a browser, with a pay-as-you-go cloud browser starting at $0.02 an hour.** Good for: - Developers building browser-driving agents Skip if: - You need a simple scraper (consider Firecrawl) Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from browser-use.com on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for agent building](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/agent-building) (#-): Open-source library and cloud browsers for web agents. ## Key facts Browser Use's site describes a cloud browser for AI agents with browsers priced at $0.02 an hour and a free credit to start; there is no subscription and credits never expire. The open-source repository is MIT-licensed with release 0.13.13 on Oct 15, 2026. - License: MIT (per GitHub) - Platforms: Python library and cloud API - Pricing model: Pay as you go - Free tier: Free starting credit; no subscription - Paid plans: Cloud browsers from $0.02 an hour; proxy data about $5 per GB; model tokens billed per model - GitHub: browser-use/browser-use: 119,131 stars on 2026-10-25, last push 2026-10-24 - Latest release we saw: 0.13.13, 2026-10-15 - How to start: pip install browser-use and run the quickstart, or create a cloud key. - 0.13.13 (2026-10-15): the newest release listed on the official page or repository when we read it on 2026-10-25. ## How to set it up: Get started with Browser Use These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Browser Use. 1. **Get access.** pip install browser-use and run the quickstart, or create a cloud key. 2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free starting credit; no subscription. Paid: Cloud browsers from $0.02 an hour; proxy data about $5 per GB; model tokens billed per model. Read from browser-use.com on 2026-10-25. ## Pros and cons Pros: - MIT library - Usage-based cloud Cons: - Agent reliability depends on model and site ## Alternatives - [Firecrawl](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firecrawl): Web data API: search, scrape and crawl for AI agents. - [Playwright MCP](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/playwright-mcp): Microsoft's MCP server that lets agents drive a browser with Playwright. - [OpenHands](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/openhands): Open-source AI coding agent platform you can start locally, automate with workflows and run with any model. - [Langflow](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/langflow): MIT-licensed visual builder for AI agents and MCP servers with a very large GitHub following. - [Botpress](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/botpress): Customer-support AI agent platform with a free plan and conversation-based paid plans. - [Gumloop](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/gumloop): Agent builder for teams; plans start at $37 per month with 20k included credits. - [Lindy](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/lindy): AI 'employee' builder that connects to your tools; Free plan with $50 in credits that last 7 days, then credit-based plans. - [Microsoft Copilot Studio](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/copilot-studio): Microsoft's platform for creating and managing custom agents, workflows and apps with no code. - [Pydantic AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pydantic-ai): Python agent framework built on Pydantic types, covering agents, realtime voice, image generation and embeddings. - [Relevance AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/relevance-ai): Platform for specialist AI agents for sales, customer success, marketing and HR, with an embedded deployment team. - [Voiceflow](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/voiceflow): Platform for chat and voice AI agents for customer experience teams. - [LangGraph](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/langgraph): Low-level framework for building long-running, stateful agents as graphs. ## FAQ ### What is Browser Use? Browser Use's site describes a cloud browser for AI agents with browsers priced at $0.02 an hour and a free credit to start; there is no subscription and credits never expire. The open-source repository is MIT-licensed with release 0.13.13 on Oct 15, 2026. ### Is Browser Use free? Free starting credit; no subscription. Paid: Cloud browsers from $0.02 an hour; proxy data about $5 per GB; model tokens billed per model. Read from browser-use.com on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page. ### What license is Browser Use under? Its license: MIT (per GitHub). Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25. ## What we have not verified - Task success rates (not tested) ## Sources - [Browser Use](https://browser-use.com/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Browser Use repository (GitHub)](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Browser Use 0.13.13: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/browser-use Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.