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Reader Browser
Plans and prices
Free
Free
1,000 credits per month · Browser sessions use 1 credit per minute · No card required
Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
On the record
- Intended users
- Reader Browser is intended for AI agent and application workflows that need interaction, rendered state, screenshots, PDFs, or browser automation.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Monthly credits
- Each account receives 1,000 credits per month, which reset each billing period and do not roll over.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Reader's underlying project is open source under the Apache 2.0 license, and the maker says it can be self-hosted.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Other credit costs
- Standard scrapes cost 1 credit per page, premium scrapes cost 3 credits per page, and cache hits and failed scrapes cost 0 credits.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Outputs
- Workflows can capture page text, HTML from elements, screenshots, PDFs, visited URLs, or extracted values.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Page interactions
- Browser automation can navigate, click, type, fill forms, scroll, and capture rendered page state.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Playwright
- Reader Browser supports Playwright connections through CDP using chromium.connectOverCDP.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Puppeteer and CDP
- Reader Browser supports Puppeteer connections and direct WebSocket connections using CDP.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Session state
- Cookies, local storage, and authentication persist for the duration of a browser session.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support channels
- Reader's documentation links to its GitHub repository and Discord community.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- Usage limit
- Browser sessions cost 1 credit per minute and automatically close after the configured timeout, which defaults to a maximum of 60 minutes.docs.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Reader Browser provides cloud browser sessions that automation code can control for interactive web tasks.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
- When to use it
- Reader recommends using Scrape, Crawl, or Extract for simpler page reading and using Browser when interaction is required.reader.dev · read 4 Oct 2026
