Kernel
Open-source cloud browser infrastructure that starts browsers for web agents in under 30 ms and handles proxies and CAPTCHAs, billed per GB-second.
What it does
- Agent orchestration
Features 8
- Sandboxed ChromiumSpins up cloud browsers in under 30ms for agents to act on websites.
- StealthSolves captchas and manages proxies so agents see fewer of them.
- Managed AuthHandles authentication for agents automatically.
- Agentic PaymentsLets agents check out using wallet integrations such as Link by Stripe.
- GPU AccelerationLets agents use memory-intensive and canvas-based websites.
- Browser TelemetryGives agents the btel API to autonomously debug errors.
- Regional BrowsersRuns browsers in the nearest region to cut latency on every action.
- ObservabilityLets users view sessions live and record them as mp4s for debugging.
How it compares
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Browserbase
Kernel lists itself first among Browserbase alternatives for browser infrastructure for agents.
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026 -
Anchor
Kernel documents isolated Chromium browsers with website authentication, live view, replays, and standby state after disconnect.
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Browser Infrastructure
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Steel
Steel and Kernel both provide remote browser infrastructure for automation and agent workflows.
Official documentation · 13 Oct 2026
Sources
- Pricing
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Pricing page: free $0/mo with $5 per month of credits, hobbyist $30/mo, start-up $200/mo, each plus usage at $0.0000166667 per GB-second; Enterprise by demo with no published price.
- Description
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026
Homepage: "we spin up cloud browsers in <30ms for agents to act on websites"; "crazy fast, open source browser infra".
- What it does
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026
Homepage: "we spin up cloud browsers in <30ms for agents to act on websites"; "crazy fast, open source browser infra".
- Sold within
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Sold on its own with published plans.
- Name
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026
Name as published.
- URL
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026
Product homepage.
- Deployment
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Company disclosure · 10 Oct 2026
Hosted browsers; the infrastructure is published as open source.
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
OpenAPI REST API, official TypeScript/Python/Go SDKs, the
kernelCLI, and a hosted MCP server at mcp.onkernel.com.
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