# KERNEL

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/kernel
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/kernel.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/kernel/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://kernel.sh
- **Slug:** kernel
- **Categories:** developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Crazy fast, open-source browser infrastructure with superior throughput (6.43 actions/sec), cold start performance, GPU acceleration, managed authentication, and advanced stealth capabilities like automated captcha solving and proxy management.
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** KERNEL provides crazy fast, open-source cloud browser infrastructure, enabling AI agents to access and act on any website at scale, complete with features like sandboxed Chromium, GPU acceleration, stealth capabilities, and managed authentication.
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Cloud browser infrastructure for agents including sandboxed Chromium
  - GPU acceleration
  - stealth (captcha/proxy management)
  - managed authentication
  - browser telemetry (btel api)
  - and observability (live sessions
  - MP4 recordings).
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Not explicitly mentioned, likely usage-based or subscription for cloud infrastructure.
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Teams building AI agents, QA, healthcare, e-commerce, and Go-to-Market (GTM) teams requiring automated web interaction at scale.
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - browserbase
Source: Brand's website (https://kernel.sh) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.