Agno vs CAMEL AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CAMEL AI grades higher than Agno: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
CAMEL AI grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Agno
Open-source agent runtime with a hosted control plane
CAMEL AI
Open-source framework and research community for multi-agent systems
Which one is for you
Pick Agno if
- Fits if you want agents running in your own cloud with a console to watch them
- Works for teams that already have infrastructure and want a control plane on top
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want a live control plane, at $150 a month for 1 connection and 3 seats
- Skip it if you do not want to host a runtime and pay for infrastructure
- Tight if you grow: extra seats are $30 and extra connections $95 a month
- Watch out: SAML SSO is a $300 a month add-on on Pro
- Watch out: end-user audit logs and custom RBAC need Enterprise
Pick CAMEL AI if
- Fits if you research or build multi-agent systems in Python
- Works for developers happy to rely on docs and a community
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a hosted app or dashboard, as none is described
- Not for you if you need paid support, because no tier is published
- Tight if you code little: it is a developer library, not a builder
- Watch out: model API costs are yours, paid to whichever provider you connect
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAgnoFair | 3.0GPACAMEL AIVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $150 a month, the start of the category's dearest tenth, for one live connection and three seats. The runtime is free but you host it. | AFree and open source, with no paid plan listed, so it is well under the category's $19.99 start. Model usage is billed by your provider. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan has no usage cap and a control plane for a local AgentOS. Going live is the paid step. | AThere is nothing to pay for and no cap on the library itself. Only model API costs apply. |
| Features | BRuntime, agents, teams, workflows, traces, evals and approvals. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | BSingle agents, role-playing societies, a Workforce model, toolkits, memory and retrieval. The listing shows no gap in the core framework job, though it is only a library. |
| Ease of use | DNo rating on record. You run the runtime on your own infrastructure and write code. | DNo rating on record. A pip-installed developer library with community and docs for help. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb control plane and API or MCP serving, with Slack, Discord, ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor links. No desktop or phone app. | BRuns wherever Python runs, with Slack, GitHub, Notion, Gmail, Stripe, Chroma and Zapier toolkits. No app on desktop or phone. |
| Best for | self-run agent runtime with paid control plane | open-source multi-agent Python library |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Agno and CAMEL AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Agno starts at $150 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. CAMEL AI has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and CAMEL AI starts $150 a month lower. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 36 score higher than Agno for less, and none scores higher than CAMEL AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Agno is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- CAMEL AI also covers research.
At a glance
| Agno | CAMEL AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $150 per month for the Pro control plane | Free |
| Free plan | $0 a month, unlimited usage and retention, and a control plane for a local AgentOS. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Agno | CAMEL-AI |
| Price read from | agno.com | camel-ai.org |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Agno
- The paid Pro plan covers one live AgentOS connection and three seats; more cost $95 and $30 a month each.
- SAML SSO is a $300 a month add-on on Pro.
- You run the runtime on your own infrastructure, so hosting and model costs are yours.
- Governance features such as end-user audit logs and custom RBAC need Enterprise.
CAMEL AI
- It is a developer library installed with pip, with no hosted app or dashboard described on the site.
- No paid plans or support tiers are published; help comes from the community and documentation.
- You supply your own model API keys, so model usage costs are separate.
Key features
Agno
- AgentOS runtime
- A runtime that serves agents as an API for your product and as an MCP server that ChatGPT and Claude can connect to.
- Control plane
- A web console for chat, sessions, traces, memory, knowledge, metrics, evaluations, approvals and a scheduler.
- Agents, teams and workflows
- The demo environment shows single agents, teams of agents and step-based workflows, such as an invoice flow with an approval gate.
- Runs in your own cloud
- The vendor says you own your data and compute, so it does not meter usage, storage or egress.
- Works with other frameworks
- The Free plan's control plane accepts agents built with the Agno SDK, LangGraph or Claude Code.
CAMEL AI
- Single and multi-agent building blocks
- The tech stack lists chat, critic, search and task-planning agents, plus role-playing and Workforce setups for several agents at once.
- Workforce model
- Models agent workforces with roles, hierarchies and long-horizon tasks, described as one of the framework's distinguishing capabilities.
- Large toolkit library
- Toolkits cover search, browsers, code execution, files, Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Stripe and many others, including several MCP-based ones.
- Memory and retrieval
- Agent memory blocks, vector storage such as Chroma, and retrievers including BM25, hybrid and rerank options.
- Research and data generation
- Includes data-generation pipelines, verifiers and environments, and the group publishes projects such as OWL, OASIS and CRAB.
Plans
Agno
Free$0
Control plane for a local AgentOS with chat, traces, memory, evaluations and templates, plus community support.
Pro$150
per month for 1 live AgentOS connection and 3 seats
Control plane for a live AgentOS, basic role-based access and email support. Extra seats $30, extra connections $95 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
End-user management and audit logs, custom RBAC, Slack Connect, an SLA and security reviews.
CAMEL AI
Open source$0
Install the framework with pip and run it yourself; the site describes CAMEL-AI as an open-source community and lists no paid plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Agno or CAMEL AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CAMEL AI is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $150 a month for Agno. Agno starts at $150 per month for the Pro control plane, and CAMEL AI is free.
Which has a free plan, Agno or CAMEL AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Agno and CAMEL AI have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.