diff --git a/info/pricing.mdx b/info/pricing.mdx index 33db41e..705bd88 100644 --- a/info/pricing.mdx +++ b/info/pricing.mdx @@ -4,17 +4,24 @@ title: "Pricing & Limits" With Kernel, you only pay for what you use and nothing more. You don't pay for idle time thanks to [Standby Mode](/browsers/standby), idle browsers in a browser pool incur no usage charges, and you're never charged for proxies. -Use [Spending Caps](/info/spending-caps) to warn at 80% of a monthly usage limit and pause new browser sessions and app invocations at 100%. You can set one cap across your organization or isolate individual workloads with project caps. +## Plan Pricing +| Plan | Monthly cost | Included Credits / mo +| --- | --- | --- | +| Developer | Free + usage | $5 | +| Hobbyist | $30 + usage | $10 | +| Start-Up | $200 + usage | $50 | +| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | -## Pricing +## Usage Rates | Browser type | Price ($/sec) | | --- | --- | -| Headless | 0.0000166667 | | Headful | 0.0001333336 | +| Headless | 0.0000166667 | | Headful + GPU acceleration | 0.0008000016 | -> Note: GPU acceleration is only available on headful, on-demand browsers. Standby mode is not supported for GPU-accelerated browsers. +> Included monthly credits apply to usage costs only. + ### Pricing calculator @@ -24,37 +31,33 @@ import { PricingCalculator } from '/snippets/calculator.jsx'; ## Managed infrastructure -| Feature | Developer (free + usage) | Hobbyist ($30 / mo + usage) | Start-Up ($200 / mo + usage) | Enterprise | +| Feature | Developer | Hobbyist | Start-Up | Enterprise | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -| Included credits / mo | $5 | $10 | $50 | Custom | | Browser live view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Extended browser timeouts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | -| Browser telemetry | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| Browser live view | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Configurable browser viewports | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | -| Stealth mode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | -| Browser profiles | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | -| File i/o | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| Managed stealth mode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Computer controls API | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| Browser pools | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| SOC2 compliance | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Browser replays | 1 day | 7 days | 30 days | Custom | | Managed auth connections | 3 | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | | Custom browser extensions | 1 | 1 | unlimited | unlimited | +| Projects | 1 | 1 | unlimited | unlimited | +| Support | Discord | Email | Email | Shared Slack | | Configurable & BYO proxies | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | -| Browser pools | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | GPU acceleration | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | -| Projects | 1 | 1 | unlimited | unlimited | -| Support | Discord | Discord | Email | Shared Slack | -| SOC2 compliance | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Audit log search & export | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | | Continuous audit log export to S3 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | | HIPAA compliance (BAA) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | -> Note: Included monthly credits apply to usage costs only. ## Concurrency limits Kernel enforces a single concurrency limit covering all browsers you run at once—whether created on demand with `browsers.create()` or reserved in a [browser pool](/browsers/pools/overview). Your full limit is available to either API in any mix. -| Feature | Developer (free + usage) | Hobbyist ($30 / mo + usage) | Start-Up ($200 / mo + usage) | Enterprise | +| Feature | Developer | Hobbyist | Start-Up | Enterprise | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Concurrent browsers | 5 | 10 | 150 | Custom | | App invocations | 5 | 10 | 50 | Custom | @@ -64,20 +67,7 @@ Kernel enforces a single concurrency limit covering all browsers you run at once #### Notes - Reserved capacity in a [browser pool](/browsers/pools/overview) counts toward your concurrency limit whether or not the browsers are currently acquired—a pool sized to 40 browsers uses 40 of your limit. - Browsers in [Standby Mode](/browsers/standby) count against your concurrency limit. -- Limits are org-wide by default unless stated otherwise. `Managed auth connections` refer to profiles with active auth connections that Kernel maintains using your stored [Credentials](/auth/credentials) or [1Password connection](/integrations/1password). A single profile can have multiple auth connections (one per domain)—see [Profiles](/auth/profiles#multiple-auth-connections-per-profile) for details. - -## Browser pools - -With Browser Pools, you pay the standard usage-based price per GB-second while browsers are running. Idle browsers in a pool incur no disk charges—you only pay when a browser is actively in use. - -GPU acceleration is not available for browser pools. -> Note: A [browser pool](/browsers/pools) counts toward your concurrency limit whether or not its browsers are currently acquired — a browser pool sized to 40 browsers uses 40 of your limit. Browser pools are available on Start-Up and Enterprise plans. - -## Managed Auth - -Managed Auth is included on all plans with no per-connection fees. Under the hood, it uses browser sessions to log in and keep your sessions fresh—these count toward your browser usage and concurrency like any other browser session. - -Auth sessions are fast (typically 5-30 seconds each). Kernel monitors session health and re-authenticates automatically when sessions expire—most stay valid for days. For example, keeping 100 auth connections logged in typically costs less than $5/month in browser usage. +- Limits are org-wide by default unless stated otherwise. ## Rate limiting @@ -95,3 +85,22 @@ Rate-limited endpoints include these headers on every response: All Kernel SDKs automatically retry `429` responses up to 2 times, respecting the `Retry-After` header for delay timing. If retries are exhausted, the SDK throws a typed `RateLimitError` with the response headers accessible for custom backoff logic. If you need higher rate limits, [contact us](https://calendly.com/d/d3tn-5kp-5yt). + +## FAQ + + + see this guide on [spending controls](/info/spending-caps). + + + Only for active runtime. `timeout_seconds` sets an idle auto-delete ceiling, not a billing window. Once a browser goes idle — 5 seconds after the last CDP or Live View activity — it enters Standby Mode and stops accruing usage cost, even if it stays alive until the timeout is reached. Deleting a browser early doesn't lower cost any further (idle time is already free), but it does free up your concurrency slot sooner. + + + you pay the standard usage-based price per GB-second while browsers are running. Idle browsers in a pool incur no disk charges—you only pay when a browser is actively in use. + + Note: A browser pool counts toward your concurrency limit whether or not its browsers are currently acquired — a browser pool sized to 40 browsers uses 40 of your limit. Browser pools are available on Start-Up and Enterprise plans. + + +Managed Auth is included on all plans with no per-connection fees. Under the hood, it uses browser sessions to log in and keep your sessions fresh—these count toward your browser usage and concurrency like any other browser session. + +Auth sessions are fast (typically 5-30 seconds each). Kernel monitors session health and re-authenticates automatically when sessions expire—most stay valid for days. For example, keeping 100 auth connections logged in typically costs less than $5/month in browser usage. + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/snippets/calculator.jsx b/snippets/calculator.jsx index 1ee4ab9..bbeed29 100644 --- a/snippets/calculator.jsx +++ b/snippets/calculator.jsx @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { useState, useEffect, useRef } = React; const { Card, Columns } = MintlifyComponents; export const PricingCalculator = () => { - const defaults = { plan: 'free', browserType: 'headless', avgSessionLength: 30, numSessions: 100 }; + const defaults = { plan: 'free', browserType: 'headful', avgSessionLength: 30, numSessions: 100 }; const planPrices = { free: 0, hobbyist: 30, startup: 200 }; const usagePrices = 0.0000166667; const browserMultipliers = { headless: 1, headful: 8, gpu: 48 }; @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ export const PricingCalculator = () => { { hasInteracted.current = true; setNumSessions(parseInt(e.target.value)); }} />
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