Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
Browser Use vs Claude Cowork vs Comet
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: Anyone who researches, compares or reads a lot online and wants an AI helper in the browser without paying for it.
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 | Comet |
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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. | Perplexity's free web browser with an assistant that reads your tabs and does tasks. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | From $0.02/hour per browser | $20/mo | $5/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 | Comet |
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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 | 4.0 |
| 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 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Comet |
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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 | No |
| 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 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Browser Use | Claude Cowork | Comet |
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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 Everyday browsing with an assistant for summaries and questions. |
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. | Comet Plus $5/mo Readers who want partner publishers' paywalled articles. | |
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. | Perplexity Pro $20/mo, or $200/yr Anyone who wants the agent to do tasks for them. | |
Enterprise From $20/seat/mo yearly plus usage, 20-seat minimum Companies that need admin, spend and security controls. | Perplexity Max $200/mo, or $2,000/yr Heavy users running many tasks in the background. | ||
| 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. | Use it free: the sidebar assistant alone is worth having, and most people never need more. Pro makes sense if you want Perplexity's research tools anyway, but don't buy it just for the browser agent, since Pro's credits are a one-off bundle. Nobody needs Max just for the browser. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Comet?
Claude Cowork scores highest overall in our ratings (Browser Use 3.8/5, Claude Cowork 4.1/5 and Comet 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. Comet is best for summarising long pages, PDFs and videos and comparing products or suppliers across tabs.
Which is cheaper, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Comet?
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. Comet: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $5/mo.
Which is easier to use, Browser Use, Claude Cowork or Comet?
Comet rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone who researches, compares or reads a lot online and wants an AI helper in the browser without paying for it.
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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