Browserbase swaps flat $7 search rate for per-provider pricing from $1/1k
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Browserbase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Search API flat $7/1k requests replaced by per-provider rates: $1/1k Parallel Fast, $5/1k Parallel Advanced, $7/1k Exa on Developer and Startup plans. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Developer at $20 and Startup at $99.
It lands 108 days after Browserbase's previous change, "Browserbase: new Model Gateway added across all plans" (Jul 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Browserbase Adds Free AI Model Access With $5 Token Credit" (Apr 13, 2026), "Browserbase Drops GB-Second Usage Billing From Developer and Startup Plans" (Apr 1, 2026) and "Browserbase adds free Search, Fetch, and Functions APIs across all plans" (Apr 11, 2026). Browserbase has been tracked since 2024-12-07.
In the same window Cypress.io, Puppet 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, Startup · PackagingPackage change
Search API flat $7/1k requests replaced by per-provider rates: $1/1k Parallel Fast, $5/1k Parallel Advanced, $7/1k Exa on Developer and Startup plans; plan cards now quote $5/1k searches by default (was $7/1k)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer, Startup | Packaging | Search API flat $7/1k requests replaced by per-provider rates: $1/1k Parallel Fast, $5/1k Parallel Advanced, $7/1k Exa on Developer and Startup plans; plan cards now quote $5/1k searches by default (was $7/1k) | Package change | |
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 Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Browserbase, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingBrowserbase swaps flat $7 search rate for per-provider pricing from $1/1k · this change
- 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
- 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
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did Browserbase raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Browserbase's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Search API flat $7/1k requests replaced by per-provider rates: $1/1k Parallel Fast, $5/1k Parallel Advanced, $7/1k Exa on Developer and Startup plans; plan cards now quote $5/1k searches by default (was $7/1k). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Browserbase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Browserbase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Browserbase: new Model Gateway added across all plans" on Jul 2, 2026; Browserbase has been tracked since 2024-12-07.