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Gaffa: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases

REST API for browser automation: scraping, screenshots, PDFs and LLM-ready markdown from real browsers.

Who Gaffa fits

Choose Gaffa if you need a REST API for real-browser scraping, screenshots, PDFs and LLM-ready markdown, starting with 500 free credits and plans from $29 per month. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.

Best for: Developers

Also a good fit for

  • AI app builders
  • Data teams

Consider another tool if credits do not roll over month to month

Or if

  • Starter allows 1 concurrent request and 1 min runtime
  • Proxy bandwidth billed at 750 credits per GB

Gaffa pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Oct 2, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

Gaffa pricing page with plans and prices — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 2, 2026
The official Gaffa pricing page as we saw it. gaffa.dev, captured Oct 2, 2026

Free access and trial conditions

500 free credits for new accounts, no card.

500 free credits.

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Free credits web

Free source (opens in a new tab)

One-time

For: Testing automations

Limits

  • 500 credits
  • No card required

Includes

  • Real-browser API

API included

Starter web

$29/mo source (opens in a new tab)

Month

For: Small and personal projects

Limits

  • 9,000 credits
  • 1 concurrent request, 1 min runtime
1 more
  • 7 day retention

Includes

  • Browser request API
  • Residential proxies

API included

Startup web

$99/mo source (opens in a new tab)

Month

For: Startups

Limits

  • 35,000 credits
  • 3 concurrent, 2 min runtime
1 more
  • 30 day retention

Includes

  • Browser request API
  • Residential proxies

API included

Growth web

$249/mo source (opens in a new tab)

Month

For: Scaling data access

Limits

  • 100,000 credits
  • 10 concurrent, 5 min runtime
1 more
  • 3 month retention

Includes

  • Browser request API
  • Residential proxies

API included

Pay-as-you-go credits web

$20 one-time source (opens in a new tab)

One-time

For: Occasional bursts

Limits

  • Starter-level allowances

Includes

  • Add to plan or standalone

API included

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Credits: 1 per 30 seconds of run time (2 with screen recording), 750 per GB proxy bandwidth, AI features per tokens.

Not stated.

What is Gaffa, and how does it work?

Gaffa is a REST API that controls real browsers for scraping, screenshots, printing pages and converting pages to LLM-ready markdown, with proxies and scaling handled by the service. It records automations for observability and offers site mapping requests and schemas through its API.

Gaffa homepage — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 2, 2026
Gaffa's official site: how the product presents itself. gaffa.dev, captured Oct 2, 2026

What you provide and what you get back

How Gaffa works: what you provide, where it runs and what you get backYOU PROVIDEYour inputURL and actionsProxy locationOutput format choiceCODINGGaffaAPIfrom $20 (Pay-as-you-go credits)free tier availableaccount requiredchecked Oct 2, 2026YOU GET BACKThe resultRendered HTMLLLM-ready markdownScreenshots and PDFsScreen recordingsinput → Gaffa → output · from the vendor's own pages, no hands-on test unless stated
What you give Gaffa and what comes back, from its documentation

You provide

  • URL and actions
  • Proxy location
  • Output format choice

You get back

  • Rendered HTML
  • LLM-ready markdown
  • Screenshots and PDFs
  • Screen recordings

Where you can use it

Platforms
API
Account
Required

Where Gaffa is most useful

Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.

Scrape JavaScript-rendered sites

Who
Developers
You provide
Target URL
Expected result
Scraped data from JavaScript sites
Plan needed
Any plan
Limitation
Credit cost per second source (opens in a new tab)

Capture screenshots

Who
QA and content teams
You provide
Page URL
Expected result
Full-height screenshot
Plan needed
Any plan
Limitation
1 min runtime on Starter source (opens in a new tab)

Convert pages to markdown for LLMs

Who
AI builders
You provide
Web page
Expected result
Markdown for LLM input
Plan needed
Any plan
Limitation
AI features cost tokens source (opens in a new tab)

Key features and their practical limits

Gaffa homepage — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 2, 2026
Feature overview on the official site. gaffa.dev, captured Oct 2, 2026

Browser request API

Runs real browsers via one call No Playwright setup

Access: All plansLimit: Concurrency capped by plan source (opens in a new tab)

Residential proxies

Residential proxies by location Access from many regions

Access: All plansLimit: 750 credits per GB source (opens in a new tab)

Markdown and simplified DOM output

Outputs markdown or simplified DOM Ready for LLMs

Access: All plansLimit: Processing time bills credits source (opens in a new tab)

Gaffa: strengths and limits

Reasons to choose Gaffa

Check before paying for Gaffa

How to use Gaffa for converting web pages to LLM-ready markdown

Set up Gaffa

  1. Open gaffa.dev and sign up
  2. Claim the 500 free credits
  3. Copy your API key
  4. Send a POST to v1/browser/requests

Example: converting web pages to LLM-ready markdown

  1. Post a request with the target URL
  2. Request markdown output
  3. Poll GET v1/browser/requests/{id}
  4. Feed the markdown to your LLM

Review and export the result

  1. Compare markdown with the live page
  2. Check credits used per request

Gaffa integrations and API

Native integrations and export formats

Export: Markdown, HTML, Screenshots, PDF

API access and separate billing

An API is available, billing not documented. REST API with schemas and site map endpoints. API documentation ↗

Privacy, data use and commercial rights

Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.

How your inputs and outputs are handled

Request data and results retained for 7 days, 30 days or 3 months by plan.

7 day (Starter), 30 day (Startup), 3 month (Growth) data retention.

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    Gaffa FAQ

    How much does Gaffa cost?

    Starter $29/mo, Startup $99/mo, Growth $249/mo; extra credits $20 per 5,000. source (opens in a new tab)

    Is there a free trial?

    Yes, 500 free credits with no card. source (opens in a new tab)

    Do credits roll over?

    No, unused credits are lost at the next billing cycle. source (opens in a new tab)

    How are credits charged?

    1 per 30 seconds of run time, 2 with recording, 750 per GB of proxy bandwidth. source (opens in a new tab)

    Is there a refund?

    Refund on request before using any credits in the current month. source (opens in a new tab)

    Sources and review methodology

    Official sources and verification dates

    Not verified: Privacy policy contents; Training use; Rate limits beyond concurrency; Supported countries.

    How we documented and maintain this page

    Every fact about Gaffa above comes from the 3 official pages listed here, last compared on Oct 2, 2026; we have not run Gaffa ourselves, so it has no editorial score. How we check and re-check pages.

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