Zero cloud bandwidth markup. Ephemeral IPv6 /64 spray subnet rotation, live CDP screencasting over SSE, and guaranteed 60% lower unit economics than Steel, Browserbase, and Bright Data.
Includes 1,000 free requests, 5 concurrent sessions, and complete Steel.dev API parity.
Use with Steel SDK: client = Steel(steel_api_key="...", base_url="https://api.saffronbrowser.com/v1")
Compare raw architecture and unit economics against legacy hosted browsers.
| Feature / Metric | Saffron Browser | Steel.dev | Browserbase | Bright Data | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Browser Rate | $0.05 / hr | $0.08 – $0.10 / hr | $0.10 – $0.12 / hr | N/A (GB billing) | Credit Multiplier |
| Proxy Bandwidth (GB) | $0.00 / GB (IPv6/Tor) | $6.00 – $10.00 / GB | Add-on Surcharge | $8.40 / GB | Hidden in Credits |
| Failed Request Charge | $0.00 (200 OK Guarantee) | Billed | Billed | Billed | Billed |
| Credit Expiration | NEVER EXPIRES | Monthly Expiry | Monthly Expiry | Monthly Reset | Forfeited Monthly |
| Live CDP Screencast | Built-in (Zero-Latency SSE) | Basic Inspector | Session Viewer | Raw CDP Debugger | None |
| Multi-Region Egress | Frankfurt + Nuremberg + NYC | Single Region | US-West Only | Global Pool | US Cloud |
See how much you save on bare-metal infrastructure vs. AWS-resold browser platforms.
No bandwidth traps. No credit forfeiture. Pay for what you scrape.
Evaluate risk-free forever.
For independent agent builders.
Production multi-agent scale.
Heavy ingestion & enterprise scrapers.