BROWSER USE

- Browser Use Agents: give Browser Use a task and receive completed work. API V4 is current for new integrations.
- Browser Infrastructure: connect your agent or automation to managed browsers through SDK, REST, or CDP. Starts at $0.02/browser-hour.
- Developer tools: Open Source, Browser Harness, SDK, and MCP support the two products above.

[Developer Index](https://browser-use.com/index.md)
[Product Map](https://browser-use.com/llms.txt)
[Full Product Context](https://browser-use.com/llms-full.txt)
[Pricing](https://browser-use.com/pricing.md)
[Cloud Docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/cloud/quickstart)
[Open Source Docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/open-source/introduction)

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# Automatic CAPTCHA solving for browser automation

> Every Browser Use cloud browser solves supported CAPTCHAs automatically, at no extra charge, for Playwright scripts and AI agents alike. Cloudflare and other whole-site bot walls are handled by the stealth browser and residential proxies, which is a separate layer.

[HTML page](https://browser-use.com/captcha-solving) · [Docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/cloud/browser/captcha-handling) · [Anti-detect browser](https://browser-use.com/anti-detect-browser.md)

## How a challenge is handled

1. The stealth layer avoids most challenges: per-session fingerprints, a patched Chromium build and residential IPs. That is where the 81% benchmark number comes from (71 sites behind Cloudflare, Akamai, PerimeterX and DataDome; headless Chromium reaches 2%).
2. When a supported CAPTCHA renders, the browser solves it in place. Your script should stop driving the page, wait about ten seconds, then inspect it again. Do not refresh, click the challenge, or replace the browser while the solver works.
3. Solving is not guaranteed. If a challenge remains, open the live preview and let a person solve it. If the whole site blocks the browser rather than showing a challenge, try a different proxy country.

## Configuration

- On by default for standalone browsers (`POST /api/v4/browsers`) and for V4 agent runs.
- Opt out on a standalone browser with `"solveCaptchas": false`. This field is not part of V4 run `browserSettings`.
- Extra cost: none. Included on the free tier and on pay-as-you-go inside $0.02 per browser-hour.

## Per-vendor bypass rates on the stealth benchmark

Cloudflare 93%, Akamai 85%, PerimeterX 81%. Overall: Browser Use Cloud 81%, Anchor 77%, Kernel 67%, Steel 47%, Browserbase 42%, Hyperbrowser 40%.