What features require a paid plan?

Schedules, triggers and webhooks, cookie sync, and Chrome control through API or MCP require a paid subscription. API and WhatsApp runs also consume credits.

Can it work on sites I'm signed into?

Yes. Retriever AI works across both the open web and the sites you're signed into, and paid plans support cookie sync so the cloud can use sessions you sync from Chrome.

Retriever AI — Free AI browser agent that finishes web tasks for you

Retriever AI is a free AI browser agent that works across the open web and sites you're signed into, then brings back the finished result. It runs in five places: a Chrome extension, a cloud service (with scheduled, hands-off runs), an API for embedding into your own product, an MCP server for Claude/Codex/Slack, and a CLI & SDK for terminal scripting. It's aimed at GTM work (lead generation, outreach, enrichment), data extraction, form filling, and social media publishing, with 35,000+ users and 7M+ tasks automated.

Key Features

Browser extension

Point rtrvr at the page you're on while signed in and it finishes the task in the background — e.g., pull every listing on a page into a sheet with sources kept.

Cloud browsers

Run scheduled automation at scale on their cloud — e.g., post every morning, monitor discussions, or touch every lead daily — without keeping a tab open.

API

Your app calls the web like a function: job boards read, forms filled, socials gathered, returned as clean JSON.

MCP integration

Connect Claude, Codex, or a Slack bot via one URL so every chat can run real web work.

CLI & SDK

Script, schedule, and ship the same agent from your shell, pipelines, or backend.

Schedules, triggers & webhooks

Paid plans can run daily reports and weekly sweeps on schedule and respond to notifications, page changes, or webhooks.

Cookie sync & remote browser control

Let the cloud use sessions you sync from Chrome, and control your signed-in Chrome from an API, MCP client, or terminal (paid plans).

AI Subroutines

Record a successful run once and replay it later without spending tokens.

How It Works

Describe the outcome

Type an outcome like "pull every listing on this page into a sheet" into the extension, cloud dashboard, API, MCP client, or CLI.

The agent completes the task

rtrvr works across the open web and sites you're signed into — extraction, form filling, outreach, publishing — averaging 0.9 minutes per task.

Get the finished result

Results come back as sheets, datasets, or clean JSON, while you keep working in other tabs.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Generous free tier with 100 welcome credits, no card required, and a renewable daily fair-use allowance
Same agent available through five surfaces: Chrome extension, cloud, API, MCP, and CLI/SDK
Bring-your-own API key option avoids model-credit charges and the free allowance entirely
Works on signed-in, authenticated sites, not just the open web
Strong claimed benchmark performance: 81.4% on Web Bench, ahead of OpenAI and Anthropic
Very low average cost per task (~$0.005) with prefix caching cutting token bills by 90%

Who It's For

Best for

GTM teams and founders automating lead generation, enrichment, and follow-up
Sales and operations teams running recurring research, monitoring, and data pulls
Developers embedding browser automation into products via API, MCP, CLI, or SDK
Anyone wanting to scrape or extract data from sites without writing selectors or scripts

Not ideal for

Users who need scheduled, unattended automation on a permanently free plan (schedules require a paid plan)
Anyone unwilling to see sponsored content — the free tier runs on ads

Use Cases

Leads & outreach: turn an event attendee list into enriched leads, send invites, and DM free trials

Vibe-scraping datasets: extract data from any site with no selectors or scripts, sources kept

Fetching opportunities: monitor job boards, listings, or notifications for new openings

Forms & back office: update forms and internal systems automatically

Running socials: write once and publish to every channel, follow/like/comment by topic

Monitoring: e.g., Reddit buying-intent alerts pinged to WhatsApp

Pricing

Free Mode with 100 welcome credits and a renewable daily fair-use allowance; paid plans run from $9.99/month (Starter) to $499.99/month (Scale), all credit-based and ad-free. Chrome control via API/MCP requires a subscription.

Free

No subscription. Free Mode includes supported AI models and cloud browser time for tasks started in the extension or dashboard; 100 one-time welcome credits; sponsored cards and a daily fair-use allowance apply.

Starter

$9.99/month

1,000 credits each month for research, data pulls, updates, and follow-ups.

Pro

$29.99/month

3,000 credits each month; 1 workspace seat included, additional seats $9.99/seat. For daily prospecting, monitoring, enrichment, and follow-up.

Team

$99.99/month

10,000 credits each month; 3 seats included, extra seats $9.99/seat; Private Mode (zero data retention for workflows).

Scale

$499.99/month

50,000 credits each month; 10 seats included, extra seats $9.99/seat; Private Mode (zero data retention) and hands-on support for cloud/API workloads.

FAQ

Is Retriever AI free?

Yes. Free Mode is $0 with no card required, includes supported AI models and cloud browser time, and comes with 100 one-time welcome credits plus a daily fair-use allowance that renews. It is ad-supported, with sponsored cards shown in the extension and cloud.

Do I need my own AI API key or subscription?

No. Free Mode includes supported AI models without an AI API key or paid AI subscription. You can optionally use your own AI provider to avoid model-credit charges and the free allowance, though cloud resources and managed services may still use credits.

Where does Retriever AI run?

In five places: the Chrome extension (while you work), the cloud (scheduled runs at scale), the API (inside your product), MCP (in Claude, Codex, or Slack), and the CLI & SDK (in your terminal or pipelines).

What are the paid plans?

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