# Browserbase vs Lightpanda (slim)

> Browserbase scores 72.3 (BB) to Lightpanda's 61.6 (C) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Browserbase scores 72.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Lightpanda's 61.6 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do browser automation. Browserbase accepts x402. Lightpanda doesn't.

- Browserbase: BB 72.3, rank #114 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/browserbase.min.md
- Lightpanda: C 61.6, rank #542 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lightpanda.min.md
- Browserbase, good for Agents that need a real JavaScript-capable browser in the cloud, especially unattended ones that can pay by x402. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 65; Payments & pricing, 90 against 40; Maintenance & community, 92 against 73; Transparency & trust, 72 against 65. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Lightpanda, good for Agents and crawlers that read and fill many JavaScript pages in parallel on small machines, without needing pixel rendering. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Open source.

| Category | Browserbase | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 90 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Browserbase | Lightpanda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Browserbase | Selecy SAS (Lightpanda) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.browserbase.com/v1` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | API key | None |
| x402 | yes | no |
| Licence | MIT (Stagehand) | AGPL-3.0 for the browser. The npm wrapper @lightpanda/browser and the agent skill are Apache-2.0. Lightpanda Cloud is a closed service with no terms of service found |
| Tools exposed | none | 32 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-23 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-08-01 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-06-01 | 2026-08-03 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 25k stars | 9.3k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |