Coasty
Ranked 4 of 4 computer use agents by recommenders
People recommend it for AI agents that control a computer in isolated cloud VMs, with a high OSWorld score and low cost. One critic called a claim false.
People recommend it for AI agents that control a computer in isolated cloud VMs, with a high OSWorld score and low cost. One critic called a claim false.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Isolated cloud VMs for agents
“sandboxed cloud VMs purpose-built for AI agents. Isolated, fast (ready in under 2 minutes), and 70% cheaper than the alternatives”
Comment from 7 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “The missing layer is infrastructure-level isolation.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “What I learned from 14,000 AI agent sessions” “isolated cloud VMs purpose built for AI agents”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “Computer Using Agents on Secure Cloud VMs That Run Forever” Cheaper than human staff
“sandboxed cloud VMs purpose-built for AI agents. Isolated, fast (ready in under 2 minutes), and 70% cheaper than the alternatives”
Comment from 7 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “The economics are wild: $19-$100/month vs $4,000-$6,000/month for a human employee.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Coasty hit #1 on OSWorld at 82%, beating every major AI lab (written by the AI)” Strong benchmark and grounding model
“We've hit 82.8% on OSWorld Verfied(on the official page) and with our latest internal testing we're hitting 85.6%”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 on Hacker News “We undoubtedly have the best grounding model and framework / harness to get medium - long horizon tasks done”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Coasty hit #1 on OSWorld at 82% – an AI that does anything on a computer”
Other computer use agents people recommend
The three most recommended other computer use agents, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Cowork | 163 | 167 | 49% | 10 | 2 mo5 owners | — |
| Codex Computer Use | 8 | 2 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
| Understudy | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| CoastyThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“We've hit 82.8% on OSWorld Verfied(on the official page) and with our latest internal testing we're hitting 85.6%”
“That's quite the interesting claim, which is obviously false.”
“That's really nice actually.”
“Coasty for recovery can kick in when something unexpected like a dialog box or popup happens during your deterministic workflow runs”
“we're the only modular API in the market - we give you the ability to control any part of CUA”
“sandboxed cloud VMs purpose-built for AI agents. Isolated, fast (ready in under 2 minutes), and 70% cheaper than the alternatives”
“can automate anything you do on a computer”
“The economics are wild: $19-$100/month vs $4,000-$6,000/month for a human employee.”
“We undoubtedly have the best grounding model and framework / harness to get medium - long horizon tasks done”
“The missing layer is infrastructure-level isolation.”
“isolated cloud VMs purpose built for AI agents”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.