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Stagehand

Browserbase · Launched Jun 2024

MIT-licensed SDK. V3 rewrite (Feb 2026) uses Chrome DevTools Protocol directly, 44% faster than v2. AI-native caching + self-healing DOM.

Visit StagehandFree SDK + Browserbase cloud ($99/mo+)
1
Benchmarks scored
85.8
Peak score
0
Article mentions
Yes
Open source

Benchmark performance

WebVoyager

End-to-end real-world browser tasks across 15 popular websites. Current SOTA: Surfer 2 (H Company) at 97.1%.

85.8
Gap to SOTA: -11.3pp (held by Surfer 2)Human: 80.3%Benchmark docs →

Other browser-only agents

The 19 agents in this category, ranked by peak benchmark.

AgentMakerLaunchPeakPricing
Surfer 2H Company2026-0297.1Enterprise contract
Browser UseOSSBrowser Use (OSS)2024-1097.0Free (OSS)
MagnitudeMagnitude2025-0693.9Contact sales
ChatGPT AgentOpenAI2026-0189.3ChatGPT Pro $200/mo; Plus $20/mo (waitlisted)
SkyvernOSSSkyvern (Y Combinator)2024-0485.8Open-source; enterprise contract
Project MarinerGoogle DeepMind2024-1284.0Google AI Ultra subscription
Multi-OnMulti-On2023-11Subscription
Chrome DevTools MCPOSSGoogle2025-09Free (Apache-2.0)
mcp-chrome (community)OSShangwin2025-06Free (MIT)
Claude for ChromeAnthropic2025-08Claude Pro ($20) / Max ($100+)

Quick facts

Type
Browser-only
Maker
Browserbase
Launch
2024-06-01
Open source
Yes
Pricing
Free SDK + Browserbase cloud ($99/mo+)
Benchmarks scored
1
Article mentions
0
Rank in category
#6 of 19
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