The rise of browser-use agents: Why Convergence’s Proxy is beating OpenAI’s Operator

A new wave of AI-powered browser-use agents is emerging, promising to transform how enterprises interact with the web. These agents, including OpenAI's Operator and Convergence's Proxy, can autonomously navigate websites, retrieve information, and even complete transactions - but early testing reveals significant gaps between promise and performance between these leaders. While consumer examples like ordering pizza or buying game tickets have grabbed headlines, the question is about where main developer and enterprise use cases are for this. More likely it is going to be used in combination with other tools like Deep Research, where companies can then do even more sophisticated research plus execution of tasks around the web.Read More

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