The best free browser and computer-use AI agents (16)

Every option in the catalog for when you need to let an AI click through websites and finish the task — 16 browser and computer-use AI agents, 16 of them free or freemium, with the pricing tier printed on every row.

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10with no paid plan at all
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Best Free Browser and computer-use AI agents — straight answers

What are the best free browser and computer-use AI agents?

Flocci AI Tools lists 16 of them, ordered free tiers first: Alibaba Page Agent, Amazon Nova Act SDK, BrowserOS, MagenticLite and Microsoft OmniParser. Every one of them is free or has a free tier. Each entry states what it uniquely does rather than a score.

Which of these are completely free?

10 on this page are marked fully free with no paid plan at all: Alibaba Page Agent, Amazon Nova Act SDK, BrowserOS, MagenticLite and Microsoft OmniParser. The remaining 6 are freemium, trial or paid, and each is labelled with its exact tier so nothing surprises you at sign-up.

How is this list ordered?

Free tools first, then freemium, then trial, then paid, and alphabetically inside each tier. Nobody pays to appear higher: Flocci AI Tools carries no ads, no sponsored slots and no paid listings, so the order reflects price and nothing else.

Best Free Browser and computer-use AI agents — quick picks

Which browser and computer-use AI agents work in a browser with no install?

Browser Use, Browserbase, Firecrawl, Simular and Skyvern all work in a browser tab with no install needed — just open the site and go. 6 of the 16 free browser and computer-use AI agents listed here are browser-based.

Which browser and computer-use AI agents let you sign in with Google?

Browser Use, Browserbase, Firecrawl, Simular and Skyvern support Google sign-in, so you can start without creating a new account. That's 6 of the 16 free browser and computer-use AI agents on this page.

Which browser and computer-use AI agents can you self-host or run offline?

BrowserOS, MagenticLite, Microsoft OmniParser, Open-AutoGLM and Playwright MCP can be self-hosted or run locally without a browser — useful for privacy, air-gapped networks, or avoiding API rate limits. 7 of the 16 free browser and computer-use AI agents here run offline.

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Best Free Browser and computer-use AI agents: pricing tier, category and the capability each tool is listed for.
ToolPricingTypeListed for
Alibaba Page AgentFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsJavaScript in-page GUI agent that controls web interfaces via natural language
Amazon Nova Act SDKFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsPython SDK for building reliable browser-automation agents on Amazon Nova
BrowserOSFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source Chromium browser with a built-in AI agent that automates web tasks
MagenticLiteFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source agent working across the browser and local files
Microsoft OmniParserFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsParses UI screenshots into structured interactable elements
NanobrowserFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsChrome extension that runs a multi-agent team to automate browsing tasks
Open-AutoGLMFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsPhone agent that reads the screen and taps through apps to finish natural-language tasks
Playwright MCPFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOfficial Microsoft MCP server exposing Playwright browser control to any MCP client
StagehandFreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source SDK adding act, extract and observe AI primitives on top of Playwright
UI-TARS Desktop (ByteDance)FreeBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source multimodal agent stack that controls desktop and browser from screenshots
Browser UseFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source library to run browser agents locally for free
BrowserbaseFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsFree tier: 1 browser-hour/month, 3 concurrent browsers, 3 agent runs
FirecrawlFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsConverts any site into clean LLM-ready markdown/structured data
SimularFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsSai: always-on computer-use agent operating a private cloud virtual desktop
SkyvernFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsVision+LLM based automation that survives UI/DOM changes (no brittle selectors)
Steel.devFreemiumBrowser & Computer-Use AgentsOpen-source browser API for fleets of cloud browsers

Alibaba Page Agent

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • JavaScript in-page GUI agent that controls web interfaces via natural language
  • Embeds into your own web app with no browser extension
  • Uses text DOM instead of screenshots
  • Bring your own LLM API key

Amazon Nova Act SDK

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Python SDK for building reliable browser-automation agents on Amazon Nova
  • Free to start at nova.amazon.com/act with an API key
  • Combines natural-language steps with Playwright code
  • Open-source SDK

BrowserOS

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Open-source Chromium browser with a built-in AI agent that automates web tasks
  • Runs with local models via Ollama or your own keys, keeping data on your machine
  • Positioned as a free alternative to Comet and ChatGPT Atlas
  • Supports MCP servers

MagenticLite

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Open-source agent working across the browser and local files
  • Fully open stack: MagenticBrain and Fara 1.5 models with open weights on Hugging Face
  • Human-in-the-loop approvals before risky actions
  • Free to run locally

Microsoft OmniParser

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Parses UI screenshots into structured interactable elements
  • Lets vision LLMs drive GUIs without DOM access
  • Open-source with weights on Hugging Face
  • Used by computer-use agent stacks

Nanobrowser

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Chrome extension that runs a multi-agent team to automate browsing tasks
  • Uses your own API keys or local models, so nothing extra is charged
  • Everything runs locally in the browser and is open source
  • Free alternative to paid browser operator agents

Open-AutoGLM

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Phone agent that reads the screen and taps through apps to finish natural-language tasks
  • Supports Android, HarmonyOS and iOS via ADB, HDC or WebDriverAgent
  • Asks for confirmation on sensitive actions and allows human takeover
  • Apache 2.0; uses Zhipu/ModelScope API or a self-hosted model

Playwright MCP

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
free
  • Official Microsoft MCP server exposing Playwright browser control to any MCP client
  • Uses accessibility snapshots instead of screenshots/vision, faster and more deterministic
  • 36k+ GitHub stars, Apache-2.0 licensed

Stagehand

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Open-source SDK adding act, extract and observe AI primitives on top of Playwright
  • Runs locally with your own model key
  • Optional Browserbase cloud browsers (separate free tier)

UI-TARS Desktop (ByteDance)

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freeNew
  • Open-source multimodal agent stack that controls desktop and browser from screenshots
  • Agent TARS CLI and desktop app with MCP support
  • Runs with UI-TARS models or other vision LLMs
  • Local operator mode keeps data on device

Browser Use

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Open-source library to run browser agents locally for free
  • Hosted agent API billed per token + browser-hour
  • Managed browser infrastructure for scaling agents

Browserbase

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Free tier: 1 browser-hour/month, 3 concurrent browsers, 3 agent runs
  • Creator of Stagehand, an AI-native browser automation framework
  • Agent identity management for logging into restricted sites

Firecrawl

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Converts any site into clean LLM-ready markdown/structured data
  • Free tier: 1,000 credits/month, no card required
  • Crawl, scrape, map and search endpoints purpose-built for RAG/agent pipelines

Simular

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Sai: always-on computer-use agent operating a private cloud virtual desktop
  • 72.6% success on computer-use benchmarks, above reported human baseline
  • Works across desktop GUI, APIs, terminals, and code, not just browser tasks

Skyvern

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Vision+LLM based automation that survives UI/DOM changes (no brittle selectors)
  • 22,700+ GitHub stars, self-hostable via Docker
  • Used by 500+ enterprises for workflow automation on arbitrary sites

Steel.dev

Browser & Computer-Use Agents
freemium
  • Open-source browser API for fleets of cloud browsers
  • Free launch tier with one-time starting credits, no card required
  • Built-in auto-CAPTCHA solving and proxy management, sessions up to 24h

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