KERNEL cloud browser
Per second of active runtime only. A browser enters Standby 5 s after its last CDP / Live View activity and stops accruing cost.
Cost / browser-agent task
$0.003
One 3-minute cloud browser session, headless where the provider prices it separately, with no proxy, CAPTCHA or LLM costs.
Free tier
Free: $0/mo with $5/month usage credits, 5 concurrent browsers, no credit card.
source ↗ · 2026-10-17
Isolation
Managed cloud Chromium
Unverified: Isolation mechanism not documented on the pricing page.
Rates
| Item | Rate | Source | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headless browser | $0.0000167 /second | kernel.sh ↗ | 2026-10-17 |
| Headful browser | $0.000133 /second | kernel.sh ↗ | 2026-10-17 |
| Headful + GPU | $0.0008 /second | kernel.sh ↗ | 2026-10-17 |
Plans
| Plan | Monthly fee | Included | Concurrency | Max session | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $5/mo credits | 5 | not listed | source ↗ |
| Hobbyist | $30 | $10/mo credits | 10 | not listed | source ↗ |
| Start-up | $200 | $50/mo credits | 150 | not listed | source ↗ |
Limits & details
- Idle billing
- Not billed after 5 s idle (Standby Mode) ↗
- SDKs
- TypeScript, Python, Go ↗
- Pricing page
- https://www.kernel.sh/pricing
- Terms
- https://www.kernel.sh/docs/tos
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
Not yet verified
- Isolation mechanism not documented on the pricing page.
Cold start
No Coldtally benchmark runs published yet. For broad speed coverage see ComputeSDK's open benchmarks (MIT-licensed data). Our methodology explains how we use them.
Changes
What changed in agent infra, weekly
Every pricing, plan and limit change we detect for sandboxes and cloud browsers, with sources. One email a week. No vendor-paid content.