AutoGPT
Open-source platform for building and running autonomous AI agents.
Reviewed by Faisal Saleem · Filed under Agents & Automation
AutoGPT is open-source platform for building and running autonomous AI agents. Free to use.
About this tool
AutoGPT is an open-source autonomous agent platform that became famous in 2023 for chaining LLM calls into self-directed tasks. The current product is a low-code agent builder where users compose 'blocks' for actions like web search, code execution, file handling and API calls into reusable Agents that can run on a schedule or in response to triggers. AutoGPT supports many model providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq and local models, and ships a hosted platform and a self-hosted server, with a marketplace of pre-built agents for marketing, research and automation. The project is targeted at developers and power users who want to build their own agentic workflows and is free and MIT-licensed, with paid hosted plans through its commercial arm Agpt.co.
- Agent prototyping
- Research bots
- Content workflows
- Automation
- Visual builder
- Open source
- Self-host
- Marketplace
- Scheduled runs
AutoGPT pros and cons
Hand-derived from the catalog data — strengths and trade-offs to weigh before signing up.
Pros of AutoGPT
- Completely free to use — no paid tier required
- Includes an autonomous AI agent for multi-step tasks
- Visual builder
- Open source
- Self-host
Cons of AutoGPT
- Competition is strong in this space — see Genspark and Manus for comparison
2 plans from AutoGPT
Pulled from AutoGPT’s public pricing page. Prices may change — verify on the vendor’s site before purchasing.
Free (Open Source)
Free open-source agent
- Self-hosted AutoGPT
- GitHub repository
- BYOK for LLM providers
- Community support
AutoGPT Platform
Hosted platform (beta)
- Hosted agent builder
- Block-based workflows
- Marketplace for agents
- Cloud execution
AutoGPT vs Agents & Automation
Side-by-side with the top 3 other agents & automation in this category.
| TOOL | ||||
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| PRICING MODEL | Free | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| STARTING PRICE | Free | Free tier; paid plans | $19/mo | $20/mo |
| CATEGORY | Agents & Automation | Agents & Automation | Agents & Automation | Agents & Automation |
| AI AGENT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EDITOR'S PICK | No | No | No | No |
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| TAGS | #agent#open-source#workflow | #agent#research#automation#autonomous | #agent#autonomous#general-purpose | #automation#open-source#self-hosted |
| WEBSITE | agpt.co | www.genspark.ai | manus.im | n8n.io/ai |
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