The Browser Arena
Compare download speed, reliability, and cost through residential proxies across five countries.
Benchmark
Proxy Performance · Latest runs (dates and targets vary) · 67/80 successful
| # | Provider | Runs | Reliability (%) | Latency (ms) | Cost/success ($) | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KERNEL | 10 | 100.0% | 3,408 | $0.00024 | 0.886 |
| 2 |  Notte | 10 | 90.0% | 3,675 | $0.01129 | 0.877 |
| 3 |  Hyperbrowser | 10 | 100.0% | 4,555 | $0.01086 | 0.848 |
| 4 |  Anchor Browser | 10 | 90.0% | 4,872 | $0.02090 | 0.838 |
| 5 |  Browser Use | 10 | 90.0% | 5,209 | $0.00526 | 0.826 |
| 6 |  Browserbase | 10 | 100.0% | 5,367 | $0.02600 | 0.821 |
| 7 |  Steel | 10 | 100.0% | 6,011 | $0.01216 | 0.800 |
| — |  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
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 | IN | 2522 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00018 | Payload verifiedCreate 3905 ms · Connect 66 ms · Release 107 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 2742 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00022 | Payload verifiedCreate 4062 ms · Connect 113 ms · Release 117 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | IN | 3771 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00020 | Payload verifiedCreate 3401 ms · Connect 45 ms · Release 113 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | IN | 3044 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00027 | Payload verifiedCreate 8323 ms · Connect 103 ms · Release 113 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 2503 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00020 | Payload verifiedCreate 4801 ms · Connect 75 ms · Release 115 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 2557 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00027 | Payload verifiedCreate 8824 ms · Connect 70 ms · Release 180 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 5013 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00025 | Payload verifiedCreate 5034 ms · Connect 152 ms · Release 167 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 9407 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00032 | Payload verifiedCreate 4230 ms · Connect 107 ms · Release 136 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 5611 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00027 | Payload verifiedCreate 4996 ms · Connect 260 ms · Release 140 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | IN | 4132 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00023 | Payload verifiedCreate 3558 ms · Connect 68 ms · Release 103 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
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 | IN | 2439 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1956 ms · Connect 555 ms · Release 208 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 19335 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1734 ms · Connect 1699 ms · Release 191 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | failed | IN | — | 712,704 | $0.00713 | get: GET timed outCreate 2156 ms · Connect 514 ms · Release 107 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | IN | 7822 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 2590 ms · Connect 538 ms · Release 235 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 4768 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 2227 ms · Connect 508 ms · Release 181 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 2589 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1571 ms · Connect 517 ms · Release 217 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 2636 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 2055 ms · Connect 560 ms · Release 207 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 2252 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1947 ms · Connect 501 ms · Release 142 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 6945 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 1830 ms · Connect 574 ms · Release 107 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | IN | 3675 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01049 | Payload verifiedCreate 2352 ms · Connect 522 ms · Release 192 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 | IN | 7707 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01085 | Payload verifiedCreate 394 ms · Connect 178 ms · Release 316 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 20639 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01144 | Payload verifiedCreate 4059 ms · Connect 264 ms · Release 311 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | IN | 5073 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01083 | Payload verifiedCreate 241 ms · Connect 553 ms · Release 320 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | IN | 6648 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01091 | Payload verifiedCreate 272 ms · Connect 163 ms · Release 316 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 3387 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01072 | Payload verifiedCreate 287 ms · Connect 141 ms · Release 320 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 2820 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01069 | Payload verifiedCreate 290 ms · Connect 162 ms · Release 317 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 3768 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01077 | Payload verifiedCreate 1728 ms · Connect 238 ms · Release 191 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 4038 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01074 | Payload verifiedCreate 334 ms · Connect 145 ms · Release 313 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 8711 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01085 | Payload verifiedCreate 322 ms · Connect 171 ms · Release 334 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | IN | 3185 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01077 | Payload verifiedCreate 306 ms · Connect 181 ms · Release 231 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 | IN | 4536 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1402 ms · Connect 143 ms · Release 759 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 4835 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1444 ms · Connect 167 ms · Release 925 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | IN | 8922 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1301 ms · Connect 124 ms · Release 879 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | IN | 3502 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1089 ms · Connect 128 ms · Release 866 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 4872 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1131 ms · Connect 120 ms · Release 808 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 7316 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1342 ms · Connect 137 ms · Release 1028 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 23788 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 2752 ms · Connect 216 ms · Release 1377 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 9928 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1172 ms · Connect 108 ms · Release 898 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 4380 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01923 | Payload verifiedCreate 1861 ms · Connect 155 ms · Release 1034 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | failed | IN | — | 524,288 | $0.01503 | get: TypeError: network errorTarget infrastructure: The temporary Cloudflare tunnel lost its connection at 17:31:35 UTC, failed to reconnect at 17:32:00 UTC, and reconnected at 17:32:26 UTC. This attempt overlapped that target outage; its failure may reflect target availability rather than the provider. Annotation added from tunnel logs; timings and outcome are unchanged.Create 1633 ms · Connect 162 ms · Release 905 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 | IN | 4643 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 282 ms · Connect 241 ms · Release 93 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 6203 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 169 ms · Connect 233 ms · Release 78 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | IN | 3618 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 241 ms · Connect 220 ms · Release 89 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | failed | IN | — | 1,360 | $0.00034 | get: GET timed outCreate 247 ms · Connect 198 ms · Release 102 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 5589 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 196 ms · Connect 207 ms · Release 98 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 5209 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 230 ms · Connect 186 ms · Release 84 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 7205 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 177 ms · Connect 129 ms · Release 94 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 3803 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 395 ms · Connect 188 ms · Release 80 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 4039 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 173 ms · Connect 203 ms · Release 77 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | IN | 13221 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.00522 | Payload verifiedCreate 262 ms · Connect 136 ms · Release 83 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 | IN | 11548 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 269 ms · Connect 1576 ms · Release 235 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 2 | success | IN | 5968 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 145 ms · Connect 1994 ms · Release 247 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 3 | success | IN | 4567 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 279 ms · Connect 1552 ms · Release 251 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 4 | success | IN | 4814 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 291 ms · Connect 1470 ms · Release 249 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 5 | success | IN | 5423 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 296 ms · Connect 1593 ms · Release 242 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 6 | success | IN | 5095 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 142 ms · Connect 1921 ms · Release 255 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 7 | success | IN | 5312 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 271 ms · Connect 1535 ms · Release 240 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 8 | success | IN | 3437 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 259 ms · Connect 1256 ms · Release 237 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 9 | success | IN | 24469 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 279 ms · Connect 2011 ms · Release 254 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 10 | success | IN | 5799 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.02600 | Payload verifiedOriginal usage read: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 280 ms · Connect 1377 ms · Release 259 ms · Traffic providerReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
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 | IN | 4838 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 784 ms · Connect 2863 ms · Release 214 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 2 | success | IN | 6744 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1237 ms · Connect 4027 ms · Release 714 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 3 | success | IN | 7057 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1013 ms · Connect 2602 ms · Release 943 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 4 | success | IN | 5969 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1523 ms · Connect 3610 ms · Release 626 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 5 | success | IN | 4534 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 758 ms · Connect 2773 ms · Release 586 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 6 | success | IN | 6829 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1399 ms · Connect 2219 ms · Release 271 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 7 | success | IN | 5082 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1365 ms · Connect 3144 ms · Release 977 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 8 | success | IN | 5092 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1015 ms · Connect 3217 ms · Release 267 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 9 | success | IN | 6054 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01218 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 1466 ms · Connect 2480 ms · Release 319 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
| 10 | success | IN | 10869 ms | 1,048,576 | $0.01216 | Payload verifiedUsage: Provider usage unavailable or not finalized; browser bytes are a lower boundCreate 716 ms · Connect 2247 ms · Release 222 ms · Traffic browser-observed |
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 | US | — | 0 | $0.00065 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 3869 ms · Connect 194 ms · Release 7 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 2 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00064 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2778 ms · Connect 232 ms · Release 13 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00063 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2936 ms · Connect 176 ms · Release 23 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 5 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00063 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2669 ms · Connect 124 ms · Release 63 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 6 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00063 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2745 ms · Connect 166 ms · Release 18 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 7 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00063 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2578 ms · Connect 117 ms · Release 13 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | failed | US | — | 0 | $0.00063 | country_verification: Expected exit country IN, observed USCreate 2579 ms · Connect 152 ms · Release 7 ms · Traffic browser-observedReconciled 2026-10-11 · Original estimate: Unknown |
| 10 | 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 |
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.
A recorded failure coincided with an outage of the benchmark target's temporary tunnel. It remains in the attempt count; see the annotated sample for details before attributing it to a provider.