{
  "id": "browser-use-payg",
  "title": "Pay-per-minute browser agent",
  "category": "browser",
  "job": "Run an occasional browser agent without a monthly subscription.",
  "difficulty": "Intermediate",
  "tools": [
    {
      "id": "browser-use",
      "name": "Browser Use",
      "url": "https://browser-use.com",
      "kind": "browser",
      "summary": "Open-source browser agent library plus pay-as-you-go cloud browsers.",
      "open_source": false,
      "pricing": {
        "plans": [
          {
            "name": "Cloud PAYG",
            "usd_month": 0,
            "note": "$0.02 per browser-hour, $5 minimum top-up; hosted agents add model cost + 20%"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://browser-use.com/pricing",
        "status": "verified",
        "notes": null
      },
      "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
    }
  ],
  "model": "Your choice (hosted agents add model cost + 20%)",
  "mcp_servers": [],
  "config": {
    "filename": "task.txt",
    "language": "text",
    "code": "Go to <site>. Find <thing>. Return a JSON list of {name, url, price}. Stop after 20 items."
  },
  "starter_prompt": "Using Browser Use, complete this task and return only the JSON: <task.txt>",
  "monthly_cost": {
    "min_usd": 0,
    "max_usd": 5,
    "note": "$0.02 per browser-hour billed by the minute; $5 minimum top-up; credits don't expire."
  },
  "steps": [
    "Top up $5.",
    "Run a small task and check the cost.",
    "Scale up once results are reliable."
  ],
  "why_this_works": "Cheapest way to try cloud browser agents if you only run them now and then.",
  "watch_out": "Residential proxy traffic costs $5/GB, which adds up on heavy pages.",
  "unverified": [],
  "tested": false,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
}