Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
Browser Use vs Claude Cowork vs Microsoft Edge
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Developers, technical marketers and agencies who want to automate website jobs at scale or give their own agents a browser.
Pick it if: Business owners and office teams who want repetitive file, report and admin work done for them without building automations.
Pick it if: Windows and Microsoft 365 users who want AI help with reading, comparing and researching in the browser they already have.
Claude Cowork scores highest overall, but Browser Use gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Microsoft Edge |
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| In one line | Open-source AI agent that uses websites for you, with a pay-as-you-go cloud version. | Claude's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your files, apps and browser. | Microsoft's free browser with Copilot built in to read pages, compare tabs and do tasks. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | From $0.02/hour per browser | $20/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Microsoft Edge |
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| Overall rating | 3.8 | 4.1Winner | 3.9 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Microsoft Edge |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | Yes |
| API access | Yes | No | No |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | Yes | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 11/ 17 | 12/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Microsoft Edge |
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| Plans | Open source Free Developers who want to run it on their own computer. | Pro $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Trying it on a few tasks a week. | FreeOur pick Free Most people: summaries, tab comparisons and Journeys. |
Pay as you goOur pick From $0.02/hour per browser, plus model costs Anyone who wants agents and browsers run for them. | MaxOur pick From $100/mo Anyone handing off tasks every day. | Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/mo, or $199.99/yr US households and sole traders who want the agent and Office apps in one bill. | |
Enterprise Custom Companies with security and volume needs. | Team $25/seat/mo, or $20/seat/mo billed yearly Small teams sharing connectors and admin controls. | Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) See website Companies on Microsoft 365 business plans. | |
Enterprise From $20/seat/mo yearly plus usage, 20-seat minimum Companies that need admin, spend and security controls. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Start with the $1 free cloud credit to see if it handles your sites, then top up as you go. There's no subscription, and credits don't expire. Run the free open-source version only if you're comfortable in a terminal and want to pay your AI provider directly. | Start on Pro to see which jobs it handles well for you. If you hand it real work most days you will hit the limits, and Max is the plan that makes it a daily tool. | Stay on free. The side panel, tab comparisons and Journeys cover what most business owners need, and they cost nothing. Microsoft 365 Premium is only worth it if you're in the US and already want Office for the household; don't buy it just for the browser agent, which Microsoft still calls experimental. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Microsoft Edge?
Claude Cowork scores highest overall in our ratings (Browser Use 3.8/5, Claude Cowork 4.1/5 and Microsoft Edge 3.9/5). Browser Use is best for collecting data from websites with no export and filling in the same online form many times. Claude Cowork is best for weekly reports built from several sources and organising and cleaning up folders of files. Microsoft Edge is best for summarising long pages and PDFs and comparing products or quotes across open tabs.
Which is cheaper, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Microsoft Edge?
Browser Use: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $0.02/hour per browser. Claude Cowork: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo. Microsoft Edge: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
Which is easier to use, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Microsoft Edge?
Microsoft Edge rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Windows and Microsoft 365 users who want AI help with reading, comparing and researching in the browser they already have.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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