Steel
Steel provides open-source and managed browser infrastructure for AI agents and applications. Its API lets developers start and control real Chrome browser sessions at scale, with the browser, mouse and keyboard capabilities agents need to navigate the modern web.
At a Glance
- AI application developers
- Startups and developer-tool teams
- Enterprise automation and operations teams
- Research and model-evaluation teams
- +2 more
AI Tools by Steel
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Steel Browser
Open Source Browser API for Agents
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Latest News
Steel Browser went live in Stripe Projects developer preview as a co-design and launch partner.
Launch Week v3 recap: Stealth Browser, Dedicated IPs, Rust and Go SDKs, Atlas and new pricing.
Launched Stealth Browser, a custom Chromium fork hardened for agent workloads.
Launched Dedicated IPs for stable network origins tied to production profiles.
Products & Services
Managed cloud browser infrastructure: API-controlled Chrome sessions with scale, session observability, persistent profiles, proxies, CAPTCHA solving and enterprise controls.
Open-source, self-hostable browser API/server for AI agents and apps; supports Docker or local deployment, REST/CDP and Selenium-compatible workflows.
Persistent browser identities that preserve authentication and state across agent sessions, with read-only and human-in-the-loop flows.
Device configuration for running agent browser sessions with mobile-style interfaces.
Market Position
Steel positions itself as the open-source-first alternative in cloud browser infrastructure for AI agents: developers can self-host Steel Browser or use Steel Cloud. Its differentiation is a batteries-included API with persistent identities, observability, proxy/CAPTCHA and stealth capabilities, while comparable providers include Browserbase, Kernel and Hyperbrowser.
Leadership
Founders
Hussien Hussien
Co-founder and CEO. His public profile identifies him as a University of Toronto computer-science graduate and founder focused on tools for AI agents.
Nasr Mohamed
Co-founder and CTO. University of Waterloo computer-science background; previously co-founded Anzen and held roles at Nen Labs, Lazer Technologies and Meta.
Executive Team
Hussien Hussien
Co-founder and CEO
University of Toronto computer-science background; founder focused on AI-agent tools and Steel product direction.
Nasr Mohamed
Co-founder and CTO
University of Waterloo computer-science background; previously co-founder/CTO of Anzen and worked at Nen Labs, Lazer Technologies and Meta.
Founding Story
Hussien Hussien and Nasr Mohamed started Steel to give AI agents a browser they could genuinely control, rather than forcing developers to assemble and operate difficult Kubernetes, VM and browser-automation infrastructure. The initial vision was open-source browser APIs that let agents use a full virtual browser with mouse, keyboard and web access.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Usage-based metered cloud browser infrastructure, with monthly platform plans for production capacity and custom enterprise contracts. Steel Browser is free and open source; Steel Cloud adds managed scale, stealth, proxies and CAPTCHA solving.
Pricing Tiers
One-time $30 usage credit; 10 concurrent sessions, 15-minute sessions, up to 3 seats. Metered rates include browser hours $0.10, proxy bandwidth $10/GB, CAPTCHA solves $3/1k and browser tools $5/1k.
$100 monthly usage credit; 100 concurrent sessions, sessions up to 1 hour, dedicated IPs $5 each, dedicated Slack channel and HIPAA-ready BAA. Browser hours $0.08, proxy bandwidth $6/GB and CAPTCHA solves $1/1k.
1,000+ concurrent sessions, Stealth Browser, reserved browser pools, sessions up to 24 hours, SSO and support/uptime SLAs.
Target Markets
- AI application developers
- Startups and developer-tool teams
- Enterprise automation and operations teams
- Research and model-evaluation teams
- Web-data and scraping providers
- Companies building browser agents, RPA, QA or customer-support automation
- AI agents and computer-use workflows
- Web scraping and structured data extraction
- Foundational-model training and evaluation
- Deep research and cited reports
- AI shopping assistants and price monitoring
- RPA, sales automation and customer-service agents
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