Browserbase

Browserbase runs Chromium in the cloud. Each read opens one session, renders the page and releases the session.

• Billed by session time, rounded up to one minute.
• Refuses a session that could pass your max_cost_usd.
• Your key travels only in the connection URL, never in errors.

Set up

Set FRANKENSURF_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY, and optionally FRANKENSURF_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID. Default rate $0.12/hour; set yours with FRANKENSURF_BROWSERBASE_USD_PER_HOUR.

Use it

Once its key is set, it joins any read that allows paid tools. To use it on its own:

Python

page = await web.read(
    "https://example.com/products/2231",
    provider="browserbase",
    policy_overrides={"allow_paid_fallbacks": True},
)

MCP

{ "tool": "read", "arguments": { "url": "https://example.com/products/2231", "provider": "browserbase", "acquisition_policy": { "allow_paid_fallbacks": true } } }

Details

Property	Value
Provider ID	browserbase
Rung	T2
Cost	Paid
Tested	Mocks only
Docs	docs.browserbase.com