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These AI tools tend to be expensive because of the computing power required to run them on the cloud.

But now theres a new and free alternative, coming once again from the open source ecosystem.

Don’t pay $200/mo for OpenAI Operator - Browser Use is a free, open source and BRILLIANT alternative - YouTube

This combination of super flexibility and zero cost has already started to create waves in the AI agent marketplace.

This combination of super flexibility and zero cost has already started to create waves in the AI agent marketplace.

“It’s completely different to the competition between commercial companies.

A screenshot of the open source Browser Use AI tool being used for testing purposes on a Tom’s Guide background

My early verdict

I found surfing app Use to be surprisingly capable.

The agent duly returned three recommendations, but only gave me one live link to a product.

Possibly if I had spent more time crafting my prompt, I might have got all three links.

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All of which takes some nerd skills of course.

And the market has taken notice.

Its enough to give venture capitalists the screaming fits as they turn in for the night.

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The trend is still relatively slow as yet, a few breakout products do not a revolution make.

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