Browserbase Drops GB-Second Usage Billing From Developer and Startup Plans
What happened
Between the Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Browserbase's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Developer plan: removed GB-second usage metric ($0.0000167 per GB-second pricing tier); Startup plan: removed GB-second usage metric ($0.00001389 per GB-second pricing tier). Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Developer at $20 and Startup at $99.
Browserbase's previous recorded change was "Browserbase adds free Search, Fetch, and Functions APIs across all plans" (Apr 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Added Fetch API with 1,000 calls included to Developer plan, with usage-based pricing: $1/1k call" (Mar 16, 2026), "Browserbase launches free Code Execution for all plans" (Feb 16, 2026) and "Browserbase Introduces Storage Pricing Metric to Startup Plan at $0.00001389 per GB-Second" (Jan 11, 2026). Browserbase has been tracked since 2024-12-07.
In the same window Cypress.io and Apify also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Developer · Pricing modelRemoved
BeforeGB-second usage metric
AfterNo GB-second usage metric
- Startup · Pricing modelRemoved
BeforeGB-second usage metric
AfterNo GB-second usage metric
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Pricing model | GB-second usage metric | No GB-second usage metric | Removed |
| Startup | Pricing model | GB-second usage metric | No GB-second usage metric | Removed |
Values as written on Browserbase's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Browserbase's pricing page (browserbase.com) from Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the GB-second usage metric no longer appears.
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Browserbase, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingBrowserbase swaps flat $7 search rate for per-provider pricing from $1/1k
- Jul 2, 2026improvedBrowserbase: new Model Gateway added across all plans
- Apr 13, 2026packagingBrowserbase Adds Free AI Model Access With $5 Token Credit
- Apr 1, 2026packagingBrowserbase Drops GB-Second Usage Billing From Developer and Startup Plans · this change
- Apr 11, 2026packagingBrowserbase adds free Search, Fetch, and Functions APIs across all plans
- Mar 16, 2026improvedAdded Fetch API with 1,000 calls included to Developer plan, with usage-based pricing: $1/1k call...
- Feb 16, 2026improvedBrowserbase launches free Code Execution for all plans
- Jan 11, 2026packagingBrowserbase Introduces Storage Pricing Metric to Startup Plan at $0.00001389 per GB-Second
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- Cypress.ioApr 1Cypress.io Opens Cloud MCP to Starter Plan for AI-Powered Testing
- ApifyJan 11Apify Reduces Free Plan Compute Unit Rate by 25% to $0.3/CU, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
- Cypress.ioApr 1Cypress.io clarifies prompt quotas are now measured per user per hour
- Cypress.ioMar 10Cypress.io Launches Free Smart Recommendations for Test Generation
- ApifyJan 11Apify Introduces $5 Prepaid Usage Credit on Free Plan, Enhancing Access to Apify Store Discounts
Questions about this change
Did Browserbase raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change.
What changed on Browserbase's pricing page between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026?
Developer pricing model: GB-second usage metric → No GB-second usage metric, removed; Startup pricing model: GB-second usage metric → No GB-second usage metric, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Browserbase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Browserbase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Browserbase adds free Search, Fetch, and Functions APIs across all plans" on Apr 11, 2026; Browserbase has been tracked since 2024-12-07.