Which Browser Use do I need? - Browser Use
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Choose who runs the agent. Then choose a local or cloud browser. Run by Browser Use: the V4 agent uses a cloud browser and nothing on your machine. Run by you: the Browser Use CLI and the Python library each use a cloud browser or your local browser. Profile sync copies cookies (your logged-in sessions) from the local browser to a cloud profile. Run by Browser Use: the V4 agent uses a cloud browser and nothing on your machine. Run by you: the Browser Use CLI and the Python library each use a cloud browser or your local browser. Profile sync copies cookies (your logged-in sessions) from the local browser to a cloud profile. This is the product map from the Browser Use README.

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1. Fully hosted cloud

Send a prompt to the V4 agent API. Browser Use runs the agent and browser, then returns the result and any files it produced. Nothing runs on your computer. Use it for scheduled work, tasks your users trigger, and work that should keep running after you close your laptop.

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2. CLI for your existing agent

Give Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, or another agent the Browser Use CLI. The agent can control your real Chrome with its tabs and logins, or connect to a cloud browser. Start locally. Use a cloud browser for stealth or many browsers at once. Run browser-use auth login before the first cloud connection.

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3. Open-source Python agent

Use the Python library when you want to run and customize the Browser Use agent in your own code. Run the browser locally or connect the agent to a cloud browser.

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Need only a browser?

Use the Browser API for a hosted browser without a hosted agent. Connect through CDP from your own agent, Playwright, or another compatible client. Profile Sync copies selected cookies from your local Chrome into a cloud profile. Run it explicitly for the accounts you want to use in the cloud. It does not synchronize automatically.