Retriever AI

Launched as a free product on October 14, 2026, Retriever AI is a browser agent that does the outreach grind for you: it drives a real browser — your own Chrome or a hosted cloud browser — to find leads, draft and send outreach, shortlist creators, and even apply to jobs, all from a plain-English instruction.

Key facts: the free launch hit #3 on Product Hunt's daily leaderboard on October 14, 2026. Beyond the Chrome extension, Retriever runs a cloud, API and MCP platform for scaling web agents across thousands of cloud browsers, plus a WhatsApp bot for triggering workflows on the go. Its earlier product, Rover (February 2026), turns any website into an AI agent with a single script tag.

Plans: Free Mode costs $0 — no subscription and no API key required — with a daily fair-use allowance, 100 welcome credits and sponsored cards. Starter is $9.99/month for 1,000 credits, Pro is $29.99/month, Team is $99.99/month and Scale is $499.99/month, unlocking schedules, triggers, cookie sync and API/MCP control.

Best for: freelancers, recruiters, marketers and job seekers who want prospecting done while they sleep. Watch out: Free Mode shows sponsored content and has fair-use limits, and anything you send should be reviewed first — an agent drafting outreach in your name deserves a human glance before it hits send.

Pros

• Drives a real browser, your own Chrome or a hosted cloud browser, to do outreach work from a plain-English instruction.
• Finds leads, drafts and sends outreach, shortlists creators, and even applies to jobs.
• A cloud, API and MCP platform scales web agents across thousands of cloud browsers.
• A WhatsApp bot triggers workflows on the go, and no API key or subscription is needed for Free Mode.

Watch out for

• Free Mode shows sponsored content and has fair-use limits.
• Anything you send should be reviewed first: an agent drafting outreach in your name deserves a human glance before it hits send.
• Schedules, triggers, cookie sync and API and MCP control sit on paid tiers.

Best for

Freelancers, recruiters, marketers and job seekers who want prospecting done while they sleep. Who should skip it: anyone who wants fully hands-off sending with no review step.

Pricing

Free Mode costs $0, with no subscription and no API key required, a daily fair-use allowance, 100 welcome credits and sponsored cards. Starter is $9.99/month for 1,000 credits, Pro is $29.99/month, Team is $99.99/month and Scale is $499.99/month, unlocking schedules, triggers, cookie sync and API/MCP control. Check the official pricing page for current pricing.

FAQs

What does Retriever AI do? It drives a real browser to find leads, draft and send outreach, shortlist creators, and even apply to jobs, all from a plain-English instruction.

Do I need an API key? No, Free Mode needs no subscription and no API key.

What is Rover? Retriever's earlier product, from February 2026, which turns any website into an AI agent with a single script tag.

Should I review what it sends? Yes, anything it sends should be reviewed first before it goes out in your name.