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 CAPTCHAs automatically, at no extra charge, for Playwright scripts and AI agents alike. It is a custom Chromium fork built for maximum stealth, so on most sites where other providers see a CAPTCHA, this browser sees none; when one renders, the built-in solver clears it in about ten seconds. Watch it over the live view or your CDP connection; switch it off per browser with `solveCaptchas: false`.

[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.

## What people ask before they trust a solver

- Which CAPTCHAs: all challenge types that render in the page, including image grids. Whole-site bot walls are handled earlier by stealth and residential proxies.
- How automatic: fully. No solver key, no third-party service, nothing in your script.
- How long: about ten seconds. Do not refresh or click the challenge while it works.
- What it costs: nothing extra, inside $0.02 per browser-hour on every tier.
- Can I watch: yes, over the live view URL or your own CDP connection, and in the recording afterwards.
- Can I turn it off: yes, per standalone browser, with `solveCaptchas: false`.
- Works with: Playwright, Puppeteer, any CDP client, the Browser Use CLI, and API V4 agent runs.
- If it does not clear: hand the session to a person through the live view; if the whole site blocks the browser, switch 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%, Onkernel 67%, Steel 47%, Browserbase 42%, Hyperbrowser 40%.