Hyperbrowser vs Steel
Browser Benchmark Comparison · Updated October 30, 2026
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Hyperbrowser and Steel were each ahead in 1 of 2 shared browser benchmarks.
Head to head
- Browser lifecycleTotal lifecycle time · lower is betterHyperbrowser faster1.77x
Hyperbrowser
0.69sSteel
1.23s98% - Browser throughputActions per second · higher is betterSteel higher throughput1.30x2.79 actions/s66%3.64 actions/s92%
Browser lifecycle
Median total lifecycle time over time
HyperbrowserSteel
Browser throughput
Hyperbrowser
66% success · October 16, 2026Median
2.79 actions/s
p95
3.63 actions/s
p99
3.77 actions/s
Steel
92% success · October 30, 2026Median
3.64 actions/s
p95
4.49 actions/s
p99
4.76 actions/s
Median actions per second over time
HyperbrowserSteel
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Methodology
- One workload, every provider. The same script, payload, and model hit every provider, addressed the way its own API expects. Nobody gets a tuned or special path.
- Repeated on a schedule. Every suite runs many iterations per provider, automated on a recurring schedule, so results reflect steady state rather than one lucky request.
- Raw results published. Every run is committed as JSON to the public benchmarks repo, next to the code that produced it. Nothing is cherry-picked or held back.
- How this comparison is built. Each benchmark compares the two providers' medians; results within 5% count as roughly even. A comparison is published only when both providers completed at least 50% of runs in 2 or more shared benchmarks run in the last 30 days. If a provider’s latest run of a benchmark failed, its most recent successful run from that window is used instead.
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Hyperbrowser and Steel were each ahead in 1 of 2 shared browser benchmarks. In Browser lifecycle (October 30, 2026), Hyperbrowser had a median total lifecycle time of 0.69s versus 1.23s for Steel, 1.77x faster. In Browser throughput (October 16, 2026), Steel had a median actions per second of 3.64 actions/s versus 2.79 actions/s for Hyperbrowser, 1.30x higher throughput.
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