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BrowserGateway vs RunAPI

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BrowserGateway compared with RunAPI
DetailBrowserGateway logo BrowserGatewayRunAPI logo RunAPI
What it doesThe open router for cloud browsers One API key for every AI model with unified billing and schema-first integration
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree: up to 10,000 BYOK sessions per month, unlimited bandwidth, all routing strategies, multi-provider failover, up to 100 saved profiles, 60-day session log retention. Paid: from $5 top-up, everything in Free plus BYOK sessions above 10k/mo at $0.0005 each, session recording (video) at $0.007 per Pay-as-you-go token-based billing. Video models from $0.0096/second to $2.52/video. LLM models from $0.05/1M input tokens. Audio and image models vary by capability. No subscriptions, no minimums, credits never expire. Failed generations not charged.
Key features
  • Automatic failover across browser providers with zero downtime
  • Persistent encrypted profiles with cookies, localStorage, and IndexedDB
  • MCP server with 8 browser tools for AI agents
  • Five routing strategies including priority chain and load balancing
  • Request queue for connections when all providers are busy
  • Session reconnect to preserve state after connection drops
  • Web dashboard to manage providers, view sessions, and monitor health
  • Webhooks for provider health notifications
  • Self-hosted open source option with MIT license
  • Single API key for 250+ models across all providers
  • Pay-as-you-go billing with no subscriptions or minimums
  • Schema-first SDKs for six languages
  • Real-time pricing transparency
  • Per-project API keys for team access control
  • Automatic task polling and webhook support
  • Agent integration with OpenClaw and Hermes
  • Usage analytics and spending controls
  • Credits that never expire
What makes it different
  • Drop-in compatible with Puppeteer and Playwright requiring only a one-line URL change
  • Routes across any browser provider with automatic failover and no code changes
  • Free tier with 10,000 sessions per month and full routing features
  • Works with AI agents through MCP server with zero configuration
  • Full session persistence across provider failures with encrypted profile storage
  • One authentication method unlocks the entire catalog across all AI model providers with no separate credentials to manage
  • Transparent per-call pricing billed monthly with no hidden markups and failed requests not charged
  • Pre-built typed schemas and constraints delivered through model skills for agent code generation
  • Unified billing across all modalities and providers in a single monthly invoice
  • Integrates natively into Claude Code, Cursor, and other developer agent environments
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last check35 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)37
Citation Flow (Majestic)3137
Referring domains (Majestic)22125

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