# Browser Use vs Pomerado

> Browser Use scores 80.2 (A) to Pomerado's 62.6 (B) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Browser Use scores 80.2 (A) on agent readiness against Pomerado's 62.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Pomerado leads on agent ergonomics. Both do browser automation. Browser Use accepts x402. Pomerado doesn't.

- Browser Use: grade A, 80.2/100, rank #7 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browser-use.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/browser-use.json
- Pomerado: grade B, 62.6/100, rank #468 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pomerado.json
- Best browser automation tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/browser/index.md
- All 136 browser comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browser/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Browser Use (A)

Good for: An agent that wants to hand a whole browser task to a hosted agent and get a result back, or that needs a low-cost cloud browser over CDP, and for unattended agents that can pay by x402.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 87 against 40
- Payments & pricing, 90 against 42
- Transparency & trust, 65 against 54

Also in its favour:
- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better
- An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account
- Runs on your own machine

Watch for: The privacy policy says inputs are used to train Browser Use's AI models, with no opt-out described outside Enterprise zero data retention

### Pomerado (B)

Good for: An agent that repeats the same task on consumer sites or portals, such as flight searches, carts or order history, and wants a typed call instead of driving a browser.

Ahead on:
- Agent ergonomics, 83 against 78

Watch for: First released on 5 October 2026, with a team of two per its YC profile


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Browser Use | Pomerado | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 87 | 40 | Browser Use +47 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 86 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 83 | Pomerado +5 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 69 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 90 | 42 | Browser Use +48 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 81 | Browser Use +1 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 54 | Browser Use +11 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |
| **Total** | | **80.2 · A** | **62.6 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Browser Use | Pomerado |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Browser Use | Pomerado AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browser-use.com/api/v4` | `https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT for the open-source library and the SDK. Browser Use Cloud is a proprietary service under Browser Use's terms of service | Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only |
| Tools exposed | 7 | 14 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | `com.browser-use/browser-use` | `ai.pomerado/pomerado` |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-15 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 117k stars, 107k npm/wk, 2.1M PyPI/wk | 37k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**Browser Use.** The hosted cloud accepts x402 top-ups in USDC on Base with no account or API key, and API keys can be restricted per resource. x402 doesn't cover API V4, the API the docs recommend, the privacy policy says inputs are used to train Browser Use's models, and no prompt-injection guidance was found in the docs.

**Pomerado.** An agent can find and run 46 public read-only website tools with no account, and signed-in calls get scoped, expiring keys, idempotency keys and a documented code for every failure. Pomerado is 12 days old, with no status page or security.txt, and its homepage lists bank and government portals that its builds refuse.

## Before you call either

### Browser Use

1. Send the key as `X-Browser-Use-API-Key` with no Bearer prefix on the REST API, where a Bearer header returns 401. The MCP server takes `Authorization: Bearer`
2. Stop browsers with `PATCH /api/v4/browsers/{id}` and `{"action":"stop"}`. Closing CDP or the SDK client leaves the browser billing
3. Poll `GET /runs/{id}/status`, not the full run, and wait for the returned Retry-After on 429, which can be 300 seconds at the edge
4. Before resubmitting after a timeout, read the existing run's status. The server keeps running and may already have submitted a form
5. With a wallet and no key, call x402.api.browser-use.com on `/api/v2` or `/api/v3` routes, since x402 doesn't take V4 yet. A task stops with INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS if credit runs out

### Pomerado

1. Try public read-only tools at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp/keyless, then use `sign_in` and reconnect at /mcp with the key for writes, logins and builds
2. Call `find_website_tool` with a query and `site_url`, and check `possible_matches` before starting a build
3. Send an `idempotency_key` with every run that writes, and on `outcome_unknown` read the website back before calling again
4. Give the person the job's `answer_url` for website logins and codes. Don't take passwords in chat
5. Save a run's result when it arrives. It is returned once and erased after 60 minutes if unread

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Browser Use or Pomerado?

Browser Use scores 80.2 (A) on agent readiness against Pomerado's 62.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Pomerado leads on agent ergonomics.

### Do Browser Use and Pomerado need an API key?

Browser Use needs an API key. Pomerado takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. An agent can also pay Browser Use per call over x402, with no account.

### Can an agent call Browser Use and Pomerado without installing anything?

Yes. Browser Use has a hosted endpoint at https://api.browser-use.com/api/v4 and Pomerado at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp.

### Are Browser Use and Pomerado open source?

Yes. Browser Use is open source (MIT for the open-source library and the SDK. Browser Use Cloud is a proprietary service under Browser Use's terms of service). Pomerado is open source (Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browser-use-vs-pomerado.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browser-use-vs-pomerado.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "browser-use", "b": "pomerado"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare browser-use pomerado`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/browser-use.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pomerado.json

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