Category
Browser and scraping infrastructure
One question, 15 recorded answers across 2 tools. Each run used a separate session. The table counts vendor mentions. 2 of 6 vendors we measure in this category were never named once.
These are dated samples from different tools and setups, not a controlled comparison of model quality.
Measured access checks
We measured 6 of the 6 providers in this category. None cleared every barrier we test. These HTTP checks do not establish integration success. Feature fit, price and support are outside their scope.
Clear (0)
Nobody cleared every measured barrier.
Blocked (4)
- browserbase.com - a CAPTCHA sits in the signup HTMLmeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
- apify.com - the signup form is not in the served HTMLmeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
- firecrawl.dev - a CAPTCHA sits in the signup HTMLmeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
- browserless.io - the signup form is not in the served HTMLmeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
Unknown (2)
- scrapingbee.com - no measured barriermeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
- zenrows.com - no measured barriermeasured 2026-08-24 · evidence
The question we asked
We need to log into a supplier portal nobody gives us an API for, click through it and pull a table, on a schedule and from a server. Running headless Chrome ourselves keeps breaking. Which service would you use for that, and what else did you look at before picking it?
codex codex-cli 0.147.0 (default), 5 runs, 2026-08-17. The question asks for a recommendation without naming a vendor.
The Claude Code runs could read the operator instructions (CLAUDE.md). Those instructions request Polish, so some answers are in Polish. Results describe this setup, not an agent at your customer.
Named, and measured
| Vendor | Named (Codex)default · 2026-08-17 | Named (Codex)default · 2026-09-02 | Named (Claude Code)sonnet · 2026-08-16 | Named first (Codex) | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| browserbase.com | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3 | 15/17 |
| browserless.io | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 0 | 12/17 |
| apify.com | 4/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 2 | 13/16 |
| scrapingbee.com | 1/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0 | 8/13 |
| firecrawl.dev | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0 | 15/17 |
| zenrows.com | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0 | 13/13 |
Named counts runs that mentioned a vendor. Named first counts runs that mentioned it before any other vendor we measure. Mention order does not establish a purchasing decision.
A batch of 5 runs is a small sample. A one- or two-run difference does not establish a ranking. Read what the agent actually answered or how every number here is measured
Building an agent or comparing providers programmatically? Download this category as JSON with dated measurements and the recorded access barriers.