# Stagehand

Open-source SDK adding act, extract and observe AI primitives on top of Playwright. Stagehand is free, with no paid plan attached, at stagehand.dev.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** CLI, API, Self-hosted
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- 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)

## FAQ

### What is Stagehand?

Stagehand is listed under Browser & Computer-Use Agents, in the AI Agents & Automation category on Flocci AI Tools. Open-source SDK adding act, extract and observe AI primitives on top of Playwright. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at stagehand.dev.

### Is Stagehand free?

Stagehand is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use Stagehand in a browser, or is there an app?

Stagehand needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on the command line, an API and self-hosting.

### What can Stagehand do?

Stagehand does 3 things the catalog singles out: 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).

### What is the best free alternative to Stagehand?

Alibaba Page Agent is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Browser & Computer-Use Agents sub-category and is free. Amazon Nova Act SDK, BrowserOS and MagenticLite also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [Stagehand alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/stagehand)
- [Browser & Computer-Use Agents](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/ai-agents-automation/browser-computer-use-agents)
- [Best free browser and computer-use AI agents](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-browser-computer-use-agents)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/stagehand

Facts last verified: October 2026