specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Steel
providerId: steel-dev
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Browser
- Web Automation
- Scraping
- AI Agents
- Open Source
- Plans
description: >-
  Steel Cloud uses recurring subscription tiers metered primarily in browser
  hours, with bundled proxy bandwidth and CAPTCHA solves. The Hobby tier is
  free and includes a monthly credit allotment plus 100 browser hours; paid
  tiers raise included browser hours, proxy bandwidth, and CAPTCHA solves;
  Enterprise adds dedicated clusters, higher limits, and discounted rates.
  Steel is also fully open source (Apache-2.0) via the steel-browser server,
  which can be self-hosted with no Steel Cloud usage charges.
notes: >-
  Plan inclusions captured from the Steel pricing page (browser hours, proxy
  bandwidth, CAPTCHA solves). Annual billing is discounted ~20% vs monthly.
  Verify current allotments and overage/per-browser-hour rates on the pricing
  page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://steel.dev/pricing
- https://docs.steel.dev
- https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser
plans:
- id: steel-hobby
  name: Hobby
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free entry tier with a monthly credit allotment and 100 included browser
    hours for getting started.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Credits
    name: credits
    type: free
    metric: credits
    limit: 10
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $10 in credits per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Browser Hours
    name: browser_hours
    type: free
    metric: browser_hours
    limit: 100
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Scrape / Screenshot / PDF
  - name: CDP Browser Connect
  - name: Live Session Viewer
- id: steel-starter
  name: Starter
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry paid tier with 290 browser hours, proxy bandwidth, and CAPTCHA
    solves.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $29/month ($23.20/month billed annually)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Browser Hours
    name: browser_hours
    type: included
    metric: browser_hours
    limit: 290
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Proxy Bandwidth
    name: proxy_bandwidth
    type: included
    metric: gigabytes
    limit: 2.9
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: CAPTCHA Solves
    name: captcha_solves
    type: included
    metric: solves
    limit: 7200
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Quick Actions
  - name: CDP Browser Connect
- id: steel-developers
  name: Developers
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Mid paid tier with 1,238 browser hours, 12 GB proxy bandwidth, and 28k
    CAPTCHA solves.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $99/month ($79.20/month billed annually)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Browser Hours
    name: browser_hours
    type: included
    metric: browser_hours
    limit: 1238
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Proxy Bandwidth
    name: proxy_bandwidth
    type: included
    metric: gigabytes
    limit: 12
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: CAPTCHA Solves
    name: captcha_solves
    type: included
    metric: solves
    limit: 28000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Quick Actions
  - name: CDP Browser Connect
- id: steel-startups
  name: Startups
  type: paid
  description: >-
    High-volume paid tier with 9,980 browser hours, 100 GB proxy bandwidth,
    and 166k CAPTCHA solves.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $499/month ($399.20/month billed annually)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Browser Hours
    name: browser_hours
    type: included
    metric: browser_hours
    limit: 9980
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Proxy Bandwidth
    name: proxy_bandwidth
    type: included
    metric: gigabytes
    limit: 100
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: CAPTCHA Solves
    name: captcha_solves
    type: included
    metric: solves
    limit: 166000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Quick Actions
  - name: CDP Browser Connect
- id: steel-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom pricing with higher limits, discounted rates, dedicated clusters,
    and dedicated APIs. Contact Steel sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Dedicated Clusters
  - name: Custom Limits and Rates
  - name: Dedicated APIs
- id: steel-self-host
  name: Self-Hosted (Open Source)
  type: free
  description: >-
    The steel-browser server is open source under Apache-2.0 and can be
    self-hosted (Docker / local) with no Steel Cloud usage charges. Sessions,
    quick actions, CDP connect, and the session viewer run from your own
    instance at http://localhost:3000/v1.
  entries:
  - label: Apache-2.0 License
    name: self_host
    type: free
    metric: license
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: perpetual
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (self-hosted infrastructure costs only)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Quick Actions
  - name: CDP Browser Connect
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com