The Browser Arena
Compare download speed, reliability, and cost through residential proxies across five countries.
Benchmark
Proxy Performance · Latest runs (dates and targets vary) · 69/80 successful
| # | Provider | Runs | Reliability (%) | Latency (ms) | Cost/success ($) | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notte | 10 | 90.0% | 1,637 | $0.01110 | 0.945 |
| 2 |  Steel | 10 | 100.0% | 2,869 | $0.01216 | 0.904 |
| 3 |  KERNEL | 10 | 100.0% | 3,230 | $0.00015 | 0.892 |
| 4 |  Hyperbrowser | 10 | 100.0% | 3,239 | $0.01071 | 0.892 |
| 5 |  Browser Use | 10 | 100.0% | 3,476 | $0.00522 | 0.884 |
| 6 |  Anchor Browser | 10 | 100.0% | 3,677 | $0.01923 | 0.877 |
| 7 |  Browserbase | 10 | 100.0% | 6,395 | $0.02600 | 0.787 |
| — |  Lightpanda | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| — |  Tilion | 10 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
History
Showing 3 run dates from the last month.
7-day rolling average
Daily medians ·
Results
Dots = samples · line = median · shape = estimated density.
Daily distribution
Latest provider runs · Successful downloads
Latest runs through Oct 12, 2026; run dates are shown per providerTable and distributions: latest provider runs up to Oct 12, 2026; run dates and target hosts may differ. History: recorded days with matching workloads within each provider. Click a history point to inspect runs available by that day. GET excludes creation and release. Estimated costs include failed attempts. Value scores are exploratory comparisons using the selected weights; dates and target hosts may differ.
Raw attempts & methodology
Ten attempts are exploratory; no tail percentile is inferred. Cost per success includes failed attempts. Prices are marginal usage estimates before subscriptions and credits. Browser-observed traffic excludes some billable overhead; provider meters are used when finalized. Unknown costs stay unknown.
Explore the data
Notte· Samples, failures & pricing
Listed usage · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: tba-eternal-holdem-answer.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 1575 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1233 ms · Connect 521 ms · Release 264 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 2567 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1380 ms · Connect 509 ms · Release 192 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | failed | FR | — | 548,864 | $0.00549 | get: GET timed outCreate 1564 ms · Connect 494 ms · Release 191 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 1667 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1236 ms · Connect 527 ms · Release 131 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 1637 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1287 ms · Connect 559 ms · Release 132 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 2350 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1337 ms · Connect 594 ms · Release 104 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 1517 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1318 ms · Connect 574 ms · Release 197 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 1559 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1283 ms · Connect 496 ms · Release 205 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 1345 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1319 ms · Connect 496 ms · Release 117 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 1660 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1280 ms · Connect 500 ms · Release 173 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
Steel· Samples, failures & pricing
Launch · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 2499 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 809 ms · Connect 1824 ms · Release 197 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 9320 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1055 ms · Connect 2454 ms · Release 307 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | FR | 2853 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1019 ms · Connect 2580 ms · Release 208 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 3535 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 974 ms · Connect 3187 ms · Release 243 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 2520 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 989 ms · Connect 3482 ms · Release 733 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 7711 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1591 ms · Connect 1622 ms · Release 644 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 6638 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1682 ms · Connect 1564 ms · Release 241 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 2335 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1701 ms · Connect 2189 ms · Release 244 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 2847 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1309 ms · Connect 2016 ms · Release 382 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 2886 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1039 ms · Connect 1546 ms · Release 292 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
KERNEL· Samples, failures & pricing
Hobbyist; headless; unmetered managed proxies · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1Source 2
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 5720 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00018 | Payload verifiedCreate 2608 ms · Connect 75 ms · Release 113 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 2992 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00013 | Payload verifiedCreate 2398 ms · Connect 102 ms · Release 105 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | FR | 10453 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00027 | Payload verifiedCreate 2589 ms · Connect 81 ms · Release 106 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 2281 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00012 | Payload verifiedCreate 2337 ms · Connect 79 ms · Release 70 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 1844 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00012 | Payload verifiedCreate 2334 ms · Connect 79 ms · Release 81 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 3259 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00013 | Payload verifiedCreate 2548 ms · Connect 73 ms · Release 124 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 3651 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00015 | Payload verifiedCreate 2462 ms · Connect 36 ms · Release 112 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 3785 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00013 | Payload verifiedCreate 2113 ms · Connect 121 ms · Release 111 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 3123 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00017 | Payload verifiedCreate 3859 ms · Connect 145 ms · Release 105 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 3202 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00013 | Payload verifiedCreate 2463 ms · Connect 70 ms · Release 111 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
Hyperbrowser· Samples, failures & pricing
Listed credits · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 2435 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01069 | Payload verifiedCreate 298 ms · Connect 619 ms · Release 342 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 12438 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01091 | Payload verifiedCreate 289 ms · Connect 145 ms · Release 327 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | FR | 2669 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01066 | Payload verifiedCreate 297 ms · Connect 294 ms · Release 302 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 2662 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01063 | Payload verifiedCreate 267 ms · Connect 146 ms · Release 338 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 5093 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01077 | Payload verifiedCreate 1841 ms · Connect 260 ms · Release 314 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 3864 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01071 | Payload verifiedCreate 279 ms · Connect 172 ms · Release 319 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 3808 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01072 | Payload verifiedCreate 387 ms · Connect 185 ms · Release 320 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 2259 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01063 | Payload verifiedCreate 240 ms · Connect 157 ms · Release 311 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 1870 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01060 | Payload verifiedCreate 281 ms · Connect 159 ms · Release 313 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 5835 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01074 | Payload verifiedCreate 310 ms · Connect 154 ms · Release 330 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
Browser Use· Samples, failures & pricing
Listed usage · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1Source 2
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 4064 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 218 ms · Connect 224 ms · Release 204 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 2193 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 224 ms · Connect 117 ms · Release 35 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | FR | 5901 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 239 ms · Connect 204 ms · Release 90 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 1846 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 228 ms · Connect 205 ms · Release 60 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 2692 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 264 ms · Connect 186 ms · Release 88 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 4756 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00523 | Payload verifiedCreate 241 ms · Connect 196 ms · Release 78 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 3639 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 238 ms · Connect 114 ms · Release 77 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 3205 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 196 ms · Connect 124 ms · Release 88 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 3917 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 219 ms · Connect 118 ms · Release 83 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 3313 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 262 ms · Connect 209 ms · Release 88 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
Anchor Browser· Samples, failures & pricing
Infrastructure · Rates checked 2026-10-08Source 1
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 2495 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1134 ms · Connect 150 ms · Release 860 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | FR | 3540 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1767 ms · Connect 143 ms · Release 1435 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | FR | 10099 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1404 ms · Connect 114 ms · Release 754 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | FR | 3815 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 976 ms · Connect 178 ms · Release 724 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | FR | 5247 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1319 ms · Connect 137 ms · Release 996 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | FR | 9688 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1114 ms · Connect 124 ms · Release 772 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | FR | 2537 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1204 ms · Connect 117 ms · Release 698 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | FR | 2475 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1744 ms · Connect 135 ms · Release 1032 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | FR | 23459 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1523 ms · Connect 128 ms · Release 870 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | FR | 3154 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1398 ms · Connect 136 ms · Release 1053 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
Browserbase· Samples, failures & pricing
Developer list rates; account plan unconfirmed · Rates checked 2026-10-11Source 1Source 2Source 3
Re-estimated on 2026-10-11 using finalized Browserbase session proxyBytes and Developer list rates ($0.12/hour, $12/GB). Browser time uses recorded creation-to-release wall time with a one-minute minimum; traffic is conservatively rounded up in MB with a 1 MB minimum. The account plan is unconfirmed; subscriptions and included allowances are excluded. Original measurements and pricing are preserved; this is not an invoice.
Run date: · Target: refers-pottery-plasma-board.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | FR | 5752 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 132 ms · Connect 1010 ms · Release 299 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 2 | success | FR | 7518 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 254 ms · Connect 947 ms · Release 255 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 3 | success | FR | 18267 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 141 ms · Connect 991 ms · Release 281 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 4 | success | FR | 15958 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 268 ms · Connect 979 ms · Release 259 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 5 | success | FR | 2897 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 268 ms · Connect 900 ms · Release 264 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 6 | success | FR | 3750 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 253 ms · Connect 1401 ms · Release 257 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 7 | success | FR | 7038 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 143 ms · Connect 1492 ms · Release 260 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 8 | success | FR | 3025 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 123 ms · Connect 903 ms · Release 311 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 9 | success | FR | 4739 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 252 ms · Connect 1090 ms · Release 318 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 10 | success | FR | 8400 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 270 ms · Connect 1047 ms · Release 240 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
Lightpanda· Samples, failures & pricing
Pricing not configured · Rates checked —
Estimated list-price usage before subscriptions and included credits.
Run date: · Target: burning-hop-purchased-trying.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unsupported | — | — | 0 | Unknown | proxy_support: Lightpanda's built-in proxies are datacenter proxies; country-targeted residential proxies require a separately configured account proxyCreate — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observed |
Tilion· Samples, failures & pricing
Published browser rate; inferred credit-based usage estimate · Rates checked 2026-10-11Source 1Source 2
Re-estimated on 2026-10-11. Estimated from Tilion's published $0.03/browser-hour and the configured account's 150 credits/hour: $0.0002/credit, $0.20/GB at 1 credit/MB, and $0.0004/session at 2 credits/session. Traffic uses decimal MB rounded up. Failed launches are budgeted as one session fee with no additional unobserved runtime or traffic. Subscriptions and included credits are excluded; this is an inferred usage estimate, not an invoice. Browser-observed traffic is a lower bound; original measurements and pricing are preserved.
Run date: · Target: burning-hop-purchased-trying.trycloudflare.com
| Attempt | Outcome | Exit | GET | Bytes | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | failed | — | — | 0 | $0.00040 | session_create: tilion create 502: {"detail":{"error":"session_launch_failed","message":"could not start a browser session; please retry"}}Create — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 2 | failed | — | — | 0 | $0.00040 | session_create: tilion create 502: {"detail":{"error":"session_launch_failed","message":"could not start a browser session; please retry"}}Create — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 3 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00062 | country_verification: Expected exit country FR, observed USCreate 546 ms · Connect 136 ms · Release 16 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 4 | failed | — | — | 0 | $0.00040 | session_create: tilion create 502: {"detail":{"error":"session_launch_failed","message":"could not start a browser session; please retry"}}Create — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 5 | failed | — | — | 0 | $0.00040 | session_create: tilion create 502: {"detail":{"error":"session_launch_failed","message":"could not start a browser session; please retry"}}Create — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 6 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00062 | country_verification: Expected exit country FR, observed USCreate 456 ms · Connect 108 ms · Release 20 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 7 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00062 | country_verification: Expected exit country FR, observed USCreate 813 ms · Connect 107 ms · Release 73 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 8 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00062 | country_verification: Expected exit country FR, observed USCreate 965 ms · Connect 136 ms · Release 55 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 9 | failed | — | — | 0 | $0.00040 | session_create: tilion create 502: {"detail":{"error":"session_launch_failed","message":"could not start a browser session; please retry"}}Create — · Connect — · Release — · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 10 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00062 | country_verification: Expected exit country FR, observed USCreate 472 ms · Connect 144 ms · Release 17 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
What this measures
Recorded: · UTC
The browser → residential proxy → target path. Each sample uses a fresh session and verifies country before the GET. Country verification uses a separate destination; residential routing can change between destinations. Browser region and origin routing affect the result. The table shows each provider's latest suite up to the selected UTC day. Dates and target hosts may differ; each row retains its own samples and pricing. The charts show recorded daily results and compare matching workloads within each provider.