diff --git a/lib/StagehandContext.ts b/lib/StagehandContext.ts
index 5d8bf4e66..063f194cf 100644
--- a/lib/StagehandContext.ts
+++ b/lib/StagehandContext.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type {
   BrowserContext as PlaywrightContext,
   Page as PlaywrightPage,
-} from "@playwright/test";
+} from "patchright";
 import { Stagehand } from "./index";
 import { StagehandPage } from "./StagehandPage";
 import { Page } from "../types/page";
diff --git a/lib/StagehandPage.ts b/lib/StagehandPage.ts
index 7aeef41e1..b561d8619 100644
--- a/lib/StagehandPage.ts
+++ b/lib/StagehandPage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Browserbase } from "@browserbasehq/sdk";
-import type { CDPSession, Page as PlaywrightPage } from "@playwright/test";
-import { chromium } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { CDPSession, Page as PlaywrightPage } from "patchright";
+import { chromium } from "patchright";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { Page, defaultExtractSchema } from "../types/page";
 import {
diff --git a/lib/a11y/utils.ts b/lib/a11y/utils.ts
index e82b975d8..489015648 100644
--- a/lib/a11y/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/a11y/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AccessibilityNode, TreeResult, AXNode } from "../../types/context";
 import { StagehandPage } from "../StagehandPage";
 import { LogLine } from "../../types/log";
-import { CDPSession, Page, Locator } from "playwright";
+import { CDPSession, Page, Locator } from "patchright";
 import {
   PlaywrightCommandMethodNotSupportedException,
   PlaywrightCommandException,
diff --git a/lib/handlers/actHandler.ts b/lib/handlers/actHandler.ts
index ae475d0d3..0ade6129c 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/actHandler.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/actHandler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Locator } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Locator } from "patchright";
 import { LogLine } from "../../types/log";
 import {
   PlaywrightCommandException,
diff --git a/lib/handlers/agentHandler.ts b/lib/handlers/agentHandler.ts
index 5e6a3325f..378a9b8f0 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/agentHandler.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/agentHandler.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { AgentProvider } from "../agent/AgentProvider";
 import { StagehandAgent } from "../agent/StagehandAgent";
 import { AgentClient } from "../agent/AgentClient";
 import { LogLine } from "../../types/log";
-import { Page } from "playwright";
+import { Page } from "patchright";
 import {
   AgentExecuteOptions,
   AgentAction,
diff --git a/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts b/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
index 339a97df3..1e16c0da6 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Page, Locator } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Page, Locator } from "patchright";
 import { PlaywrightCommandException } from "../../../types/playwright";
 import { StagehandPage } from "../../StagehandPage";
 import { getNodeFromXpath } from "@/lib/dom/utils";
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 2976674ce..a97dddbec 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Browserbase } from "@browserbasehq/sdk";
-import { Browser, chromium } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Browser, chromium } from "patchright";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import fs from "fs";
 import os from "os";
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b294906a1..803778409 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "module": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-	"example": "pnpm --filter @browserbasehq/stagehand-examples run start",
+    "example": "pnpm --filter @browserbasehq/stagehand-examples run start",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "prettier": "prettier --check .",
     "prettier:fix": "prettier --write .",
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "@google/genai": "^0.8.0",
     "ai": "^4.3.9",
     "openai": "^4.87.1",
+    "patchright": "^1.52.1",
     "pino": "^9.6.0",
     "pino-pretty": "^13.0.0",
     "playwright": "^1.52.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2a16435b2..cc1da412e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ importers:
       openai:
         specifier: ^4.87.1
         version: 4.96.2(ws@8.18.1)(zod@3.24.3)
+      patchright:
+        specifier: ^1.52.1
+        version: 1.52.1
       pino:
         specifier: ^9.6.0
         version: 9.6.0
@@ -2503,6 +2506,16 @@ packages:
   partial-json@0.1.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Njv/59hHaokb/hRUjce3Hdv12wd60MtM9Z5Olmn+nehe0QDAsRtRbJPvJ0Z91TusF0SuZRIvnM+S4l6EIP8leA==}
 
+  patchright-core@1.52.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8a3vSEZ8gbmEfwmidRQbn+sCpBswQ//ZGXuD5cHgJEc+/ImGebqOgqNPOzL1qX923ku/A50PGloLwrAWwkxK1g==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+    hasBin: true
+
+  patchright@1.52.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-75wiV0s6tOmMtvhCQ/Lgp3dS/8xCKfx81r62D37HRmxwaPMhKxRv9orOOQQx1SgK6xZYW4zG10/ob4ak62cT8Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+    hasBin: true
+
   path-exists@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -5526,6 +5539,14 @@ snapshots:
   partial-json@0.1.7:
     optional: true
 
+  patchright-core@1.52.0: {}
+
+  patchright@1.52.1:
+    dependencies:
+      patchright-core: 1.52.0
+    optionalDependencies:
+      fsevents: 2.3.2
+
   path-exists@4.0.0: {}
 
   path-key@3.1.1: {}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index d97b9cb50..8996e459a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "declaration": true
   },
-  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", ".eslintrc.cjs"]
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", ".eslintrc.cjs", "evals/deterministic/"]
 }
diff --git a/types/act.ts b/types/act.ts
index bdccf4299..f9f9c4aff 100644
--- a/types/act.ts
+++ b/types/act.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { LLMClient } from "../lib/llm/LLMClient";
-import { Locator } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Locator } from "patchright";
 import { Logger } from "@/types/log";
 import { StagehandPage } from "@/lib/StagehandPage";
 
diff --git a/types/context.ts b/types/context.ts
index 2c8976554..3479846a8 100644
--- a/types/context.ts
+++ b/types/context.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { BrowserContext as PlaywrightContext } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { BrowserContext as PlaywrightContext } from "patchright";
 import { Page } from "../types/page";
 
 export interface AXNode {
diff --git a/types/page.ts b/types/page.ts
index 3d5706012..261a1e67a 100644
--- a/types/page.ts
+++ b/types/page.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type {
   Browser as PlaywrightBrowser,
   BrowserContext as PlaywrightContext,
   Page as PlaywrightPage,
-} from "@playwright/test";
+} from "patchright";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import type {
   ActOptions,
diff --git a/types/stagehand.ts b/types/stagehand.ts
index 498beb195..94f4ea3c7 100644
--- a/types/stagehand.ts
+++ b/types/stagehand.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { LLMProvider } from "../lib/llm/LLMProvider";
 import { LogLine } from "./log";
 import { AvailableModel, ClientOptions } from "./model";
 import { LLMClient } from "../lib/llm/LLMClient";
-import { Cookie } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Cookie } from "patchright";
 import { AgentProviderType } from "./agent";
 
 export interface ConstructorParams {