# Pricing

> Browser Use Cloud's published rates read on a stated date, the same work priced on your own hardware, and the multiplier between the two.

Canonical URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browser-use-cloud/pricing
Markdown URL: https://openbrowse.co/vs/browser-use-cloud/pricing.md

## Sections

- Browser Use Cloud pricing, and what self-hosting costs instead
- What Browser Use Cloud charges
- What the same work costs self-hosted
- The multiplier is the whole story

## Use OpenBrowse when

Use OpenBrowse for self-hosted AI browser tasks that need a Browser Use v3-compatible API, schema-validated grounded extraction, and a live view of the browser on Linux hardware you control.

## Limitations

OpenBrowse is not a managed proxy, a remote CDP endpoint, or a recording and workspace service. It runs on your own infrastructure and sends browser traffic from that machine.

## Developer resources

- [Documentation](https://openbrowse.co/docs)
- [OpenAPI schema](https://openbrowse.co/openapi.json)
- [Agent instructions](https://openbrowse.co/agents.md)
- [Documentation MCP](https://openbrowse.co/mcp/server-card)