AutoGPT alternatives in 2026: hosted agents, frameworks and self-hosted options
The right alternative depends on what you were trying to do with AutoGPT. Here are the options grouped by need, with prices and licenses taken from each vendor.
The best AutoGPT alternative depends on the job. For hosted agents you brief in plain language, look at AutoAGI, Lindy, Relevance AI, Gumloop, Zapier Agents or Manus. For building agents in code, look at CrewAI, LangGraph, OpenHands or Microsoft Agent Framework. For a self-hosted assistant, look at OpenClaw or Hermes Agent. For coding work, look at Claude Code, Codex or ChatGPT.
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Hosted agents you brief in plain language
These run in the vendor's cloud, so there is nothing to install. They differ mainly in how they meter usage.
| Product | What it is | Entry price we could confirm | How usage is metered |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoAGI | Autonomous workspace that plans, researches and executes, with Cloud Harnesses for code. | $29 a month (Founder). Pro $100, Max $200. | Weekly allowance in dollars, reset every 7 days. |
| Lindy | AI teammate platform for sales, support and operations work. | Plus $29.99, Pro $99.99, Max $199.99 per user a month. | Credits per month, pooled across the team, no rollover. |
| Relevance AI | Platform for building a workforce of agents and tools. | Pro $29 a month ($19 billed annually), Team $349. Its docs say the Free plan is retired. | Actions plus vendor credits that cover model and tool cost. |
| Gumloop | No-code builder for agents and automation flows. | Pro $37 a month, per its pricing. | Credits at $0.005 each, with 20,000 included in Pro. |
| Zapier Agents | Agents that work across Zapier's catalog of 9,000+ apps. | Sold on Zapier plans. Pro from $19.99 a month billed annually. | Agent activities, counted separately from tasks. |
| Manus | General-purpose autonomous agent. | $20 a month, then $40. | Credits scaled to task complexity. |
Where a vendor page did not state a figure, we left it out. Lindy's pricing page and homepage disagree on trial terms, so check both.
Frameworks and platforms for developers
These are for people who want to write the agent logic themselves. You supply the model keys and usually the hosting.
| Product | License and hosting | Price we could confirm | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrewAI | MIT framework. AMP cloud for deploying crews. | Framework free. AMP Basic free with 50 executions a month. | Multi-agent Python framework. Paid AMP tiers are custom. |
| LangGraph | MIT framework. LangSmith is the hosted platform. | LangSmith Developer $0. Plus $39 per seat a month. | Stateful agent orchestration with tracing and deployment. |
| OpenHands | MIT. Hosted Cloud or self-hosted Enterprise. | Individual plan $0 with 10 daily conversations. | Coding agent. Model usage billed at cost, or bring your own key. |
| Microsoft Agent Framework | MIT. .NET, Python and Go. | Free. You pay the model provider. | The successor to AutoGen and Semantic Kernel. AutoGen is in maintenance mode. |
| n8n | Fair-code Sustainable Use License, self-host or n8n Cloud. | Cloud Starter from 20 euros a month billed annually. | Workflow automation with AI agent nodes. |
n8n lists prices in euros. "Fair-code" is not an OSI open-source license.
Self-hosted personal agents
| Product | License and hosting | Price we could confirm | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | MIT, self-host only. | $0. You pay your model provider. | Runs on your machine and is reached through chat apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram. |
| Hermes Agent | MIT, with an optional Nous Portal subscription. | Portal Plus $20 a month, Super $100, Ultra $200. | Persistent-memory agent from Nous Research. AutoAGI also runs Hermes as a Cloud Harness. |
Vendor agents for coding and everyday work
- Claude Code and Codex are coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI that run locally or in the cloud. See Claude Code and Codex in the cloud.
- ChatGPT now includes agent features for multi-step work. See AutoAGI vs ChatGPT.
How to choose
- Decide whether you want to build an agent or delegate work. Building points to frameworks and AutoGPT. Delegating points to hosted agents.
- Decide who owns the infrastructure. If it must be you, look at the self-hosted and MIT options.
- Compare how usage is metered, not just the plan price. Credits, activities, actions and weekly dollars are not interchangeable.
- Run one real task on a trial and record time, output and cost before you commit.
Questions
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What is the difference between AutoGPT and AutoAGI?
Is the old AutoGPT still worth using?
Sources
- AutoGPT pricing (agpt.co) (no page date shown)
- AutoGPT home (agpt.co)
- AutoGPT GitHub repository and license split (platform under Polyform Shield 1.0.0, classic under MIT)
- AutoGPT releases (platform-beta-v0.8.1 published 2026-09-24)
- Lindy pricing
- Relevance AI pricing docs
- Gumloop credits docs
- Zapier pricing (dated 2026-09-29)
- CrewAI pricing
- LangChain pricing
- OpenHands pricing
- Microsoft Agent Framework overview (updated 2026-08-25)
- n8n pricing
- OpenClaw
- Hermes Agent
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