Steel API
steel.dev
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Open-source cloud browser API for AI agents (sessions, CAPTCHA solving, proxies). Buying direct: Launch $0 + usage; Scale $250/mo + usage. Listed .
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Overview
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Browser sessions API for agents and automation with CAPTCHA solving, proxies and session persistence; SDKs for Node and Python. Usage priced per browser hour ($0.10 Launch, $0.08 Scale), proxy bandwidth and CAPTCHA solves. Requests-per-minute limit 60 on Launch and 600 on Scale.
Company
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- Founded
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- Employees
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- Ownership
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- Kind
- Infrastructure
- Website
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API
Verified- Access
- Self-serve API
- Style
- REST
- Auth
- Not confirmed
- Base URL
- Not confirmed
- Features
- Bulk —Async —Webhooks —MCP —Sandbox —
- SDKs
- Node.jsPython
- Rate limit
- 60 requests/min (Launch), 600 requests/min (Scale)
Pricing
- Model
- pay as you go
- List prices
- Launch $0 + usage, $30 free usage credits one time; $0.10/browser hour
- Scale $250 + usage, $100 usage credits/month; $0.08/browser hour
- Currency
- USD
- Units
- browser hourGB1k CAPTCHA solves
- Free tier
- $30 in usage credits (one time)
- Checked
- Sep 29, 2026
Compliance
- SOC 2
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- GDPR
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- CCPA
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- DPA
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- Resale / storage
- Unknown until a written agreement says otherwise
Relationships
- Integrations
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- Alternatives
- None named by the vendor
Sources (3)
- Steel pricingchecked Sep 29, 2026
- Steel pricing & limitschecked Sep 29, 2026
- Steel docschecked Sep 29, 2026
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API
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Rate limits
| Limit | Scope | Plan | Endpoint | Burst / concurrency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 / minute | plan | Launch | All | — / — |
| 600 / minute | plan | Scale | All | — / — |
GridRouter never paces above these and backs off on 429, honoring Retry-After. Source, checked Sep 29, 2026