Steel
by Steel
At a glance
Browser infrastructure with a self-hostable server and managed sessions for AI agents.
browser developer-tools
- Licence
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- Category
- Platforms & Infrastructure
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
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- Launched
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Overview
Typical uses include Browser workflows for AI agents; Structured extraction from interactive websites. Documented capabilities: Isolated cloud browser sessions through an API; Persistent profiles and live session viewing; CDP connections for Playwright and Puppeteer.
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Key features
- Isolated cloud browser sessions through an API
- Persistent profiles and live session viewing
- CDP connections for Playwright and Puppeteer
Use cases
- Browser workflows for AI agents
- Structured extraction from interactive websites
Pricing
Steel Browser can be self-hosted. Steel Cloud Launch has no monthly base fee and gives USD 30 in one-time credits, then usage charges; Scale is USD 250 per month plus usage, with separate browser, proxy and CAPTCHA rates.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-11-03
- Pricing
- steel.dev ↗
- Documentation
- docs.steel.dev ↗
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/steel/
Selection profile
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- Tasks it fits
- Automation agents
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- API
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- Vendor cloud Self-hosted
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Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
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- Open source Subscription Usage-based Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Unknown
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Unknown
- Official service region
- Unknown
- Public API
- Our inference
- Licence
- Unknown
- Commercial use
- Unknown
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Capability: Isolated cloud browser sessions through an API Verified 2026-11-03 docs.steel.dev ↗
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Steel fit in a workflow?
Browser infrastructure with a self-hostable server and managed sessions for AI agents. Isolated cloud browser sessions through an API.
What costs and limits should I compare before choosing Steel?
Steel Browser can be self-hosted. Steel Cloud Launch has no monthly base fee and gives USD 30 in one-time credits, then usage charges; Scale is USD 250 per month plus usage, with separate browser, proxy and CAPTCHA rates.
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Sources
- Steel — official product ↗
- Steel — official documentation and terms ↗
- Steel — official documentation and terms ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-03.
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