# agent-browser vs Puppeteer (slim)

> Puppeteer scores 70.6 (BB) to agent-browser's 66.6 (B) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Puppeteer scores 70.6 (BB) on agent readiness against agent-browser's 66.6 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. agent-browser leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do browser automation.

- agent-browser: B 66.6, rank #301 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agent-browser.min.md
- Puppeteer: BB 70.6, rank #154 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer.min.md
- agent-browser, good for Coding agents with a shell that want short commands and compact snapshots. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 78 against 67; Security & auth, 67 against 52. Also Runs on your own machine.
- Puppeteer, good for Agents that write and run Node.js scripts against Chrome or Firefox. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 48; Maintenance & community, 89 against 70; Transparency & trust, 70 against 61. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | agent-browser | Puppeteer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 48 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 89 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | agent-browser | Puppeteer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | SDK + MCP |
| Vendor | Vercel Labs | Google |
| Transports | stdio |  |
| Tools exposed | 158 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-08 |
| Popularity | 44k stars, 2.1M npm/wk | 96k stars, 11.5M npm/wk |