Jenova AI vs LobeHub (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LobeHub grades higher than Jenova AI: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
LobeHub grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Jenova AI
Multi-model AI platform for roleplay, creative studios and custom AIs
LobeHub
Workspace for building and running teams of AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Jenova AI if
- Fits if you want roleplay or creative writing with a bot that remembers the story
- Works for people who like swapping between models in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: the monthly allowance is not stated
- Skip it if you want a work agent, as the homepage now sells a roleplay world
- Watch out: limits are given only as multiples of the free tier, up to 1,100x on Ultra
- Watch out: the Agent API is billed separately in credits from $10, not through plans
Pick LobeHub if
- Fits if you want several agents working together on scheduled tasks in the cloud
- Works for developers who want to self-deploy the workspace and use their own API keys
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as it's 500,000 credits a month and every agent task still costs $0.01
- Pricey if you outgrow Plus's weekly allowance and 5-hour limit, as Pro jumps to $90 a month billed yearly, and extra use is bought as top-ups
- Skip it if you plan to ship your own version of it, because distributing a derivative work needs a commercial license
- Watch out: the desktop app isn't fully offline, as cloud models, sync and online tools still need a connection
- Watch out: agent memory starts at Plus, some models need a subscription, and Free stops at 15 MB of storage and 100 vector entries
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAJenova AIFair | 2.8GPALobeHubGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus is $20 a month, at the category's cheaper-quarter start, though the billing period is not stated. Higher tiers climb to $500. | BPlus is $18 a month only if you pay $216 for the year; month to month it's $20. That's just inside the cheapest quarter of agent tools here. But use is capped by a weekly allowance and a 5-hour limit, each agent task is $0.01, and the next plan up is $90. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free tier with core features and limited monthly usage, but the allowance is not stated. | CEvery account gets 500,000 credits a month, with 15 MB of storage, 100 vector entries and 3 Artifact sites, but some models need a subscription and each agent task costs $0.01. The self-deployed community edition is the uncapped way. |
| Features | CMemory, hundreds of AIs, creative studios and model switching, which needs a paid plan. It fits the agents category less closely than before. | BIt covers the job: an agent built from a sentence, Agent Groups working one task in parallel, schedules, Pages written by several agents, personal memory, and marketplaces the homepage counts at 334,000 skills and 106,000 MCP servers. Agent memory waits for Plus. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You choose among many AIs and models, and building your own takes effort. | CDescribing an agent in a sentence gets one set up, but then it's choosing models, picking through enormous skill and MCP marketplaces and watching a credit meter, and the community edition means Docker and your own keys. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android with an Agent API, and OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and DeepSeek models. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, and agents also answer in Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, WeChat and iMessage. One note from the docs: the desktop app isn't fully offline. |
| Best for | chat AIs for roleplay and writing | teams of agents you can reach from anywhere |
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: Jenova AI and LobeHub. How we grade
Price against what you get
Jenova AI starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LobeHub starts at $18 a month and scores 3.0.
LobeHub scores higher and starts $2 a month lower. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 13 score higher than Jenova AI for less, and none scores higher than LobeHub 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
- LobeHub is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Jenova AI also covers long-form writing.
At a glance
| Jenova AI | LobeHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month (Plus) | $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $20 billed monthly |
| Free plan | A free tier with core features and limited monthly usage. | LobeHub Cloud gives every registered user 500,000 credits a month with 15 MB of file storage; some models need a subscription. The community edition can be self-deployed at no cost. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Azeroth Inc. | LobeHub LLC |
| Price read from | jenova.ai | lobehub.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Jenova AI
- The homepage now presents Jenova as a roleplay and creative platform, so it fits the AI agents category less closely than before.
- Usage limits are given only as multiples of the free tier, and the free allowance itself is not stated.
- The Agent API is billed separately as pay-as-you-go credits from $10, not through the monthly plans.
- Model switching, custom AIs and watermark-free exports need a paid plan.
LobeHub
- Paid plans meter use by a weekly allowance and a 5-hour limit rather than a monthly credit total; the Free plan gets 500,000 credits a month.
- Every plan, Free included, charges $0.01 per agent task, and usage beyond the allowance is bought as top-ups.
- The docs note that the desktop app is not fully offline: cloud models, sync and online tools still need a connection.
- The code uses the LobeHub Community License, based on Apache 2.0: distributing a derivative work needs a commercial license.
Key features
Jenova AI
- World Engine memory
- Tracks characters, relationships, decisions and storylines after every turn and retrieves context from weeks or months earlier.
- Hundreds of AIs
- Ready-made AIs for roleplay games, companions, relationship and financial advice, language practice and work tasks.
- Creative studios
- Dedicated studios for novels, fan fiction, comics, manga, webtoons, screenplays, children's books, concept art and pixel art.
- Model switching
- Paid subscribers can switch between models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek and others within one conversation.
- Custom AIs
- Paid subscribers can create AIs with their own instructions, personalities, documents and connected tools.
- Agent API
- A pay-as-you-go API runs configured agents with memory, retrieval, 30+ tools and MCP servers; credits start at $10 with no subscription.
LobeHub
- Agent Builder
- Describe the agent you need in a sentence and its name, role, skills and behavior are set up automatically, ready to use or to adjust.
- Agent Groups
- Several agents work on one task as a team: the system picks the agents for the job, runs them in parallel and iterates on the result.
- Skills and MCP marketplaces
- Agents are connected to skills and MCP servers from community marketplaces. The homepage counts more than 334,000 skills and 106,000 MCP servers.
- Messaging channels
- The docs cover channels for Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, WeChat, iMessage, LINE, Lark, Feishu and QQ, so agents answer in the chat apps you already use.
- Pages, schedules and projects
- Pages are documents that several people and agents can edit at the same time, scheduled tasks run agents at set times, and projects hold related chats and tasks together.
- Personal memory
- Agents build a structured memory of how you work that you can read and edit. Agent memory is listed on the Plus plan and above.
Plans
Jenova AI
Free$0
Core platform features with limited monthly usage.
Plus$20
per month, billing period not stated
All AIs on Jenova, 30x the free tier's monthly usage, custom AI creation and model selection, and watermark-free exports.
Premium$50
per month, billing period not stated
Everything in Plus with 90x the free tier's monthly usage.
Pro$100
per month, billing period not stated
Everything in Premium with 200x the free tier's monthly usage.
Max$200
per month, billing period not stated
Everything in Pro with 420x the free tier's monthly usage.
Ultra$500
per month, billing period not stated
Everything in Max with 1,100x the free tier's monthly usage. An Enterprise tier at $1,000 a month adds 2,300x and an account manager.
LobeHub
Free$0
500,000 credits a month, 15 MB of file storage, 100 vector entries, 3 Artifact sites, $0.01 per agent task and community forum support.
Community EditionFree
The open-source edition, self-deployed with Docker or a cloud host under the LobeHub Community License and run on your own model API keys.
Plus$18
per month, billed yearly ($216); $20 billed monthly
Advanced models on a weekly allowance with a 5-hour limit, 2 GB file storage, 10,000 vector entries, 2 GB sandbox, 20 Artifact sites and agent memory.
Pro$90
per month, billed yearly ($1,080); $100 billed monthly
Five times Plus's usage, Ultra models on a separate weekly limit, 20 GB file storage, 50,000 vector entries, 100 Artifact sites and priority email support.
Max$180
per month, billed yearly ($2,160); $200 billed monthly
Ten times Plus's usage and twice Pro's Ultra model use, 50 GB file storage, 100,000 vector entries, 200 Artifact sites and priority chat and email support.
Enterprise EditionCustom
Private deployment with a commercial license, brand theming, user management, self-hosted providers, private models and custom integration.
Ways to pay less
Jenova AI
No public discounts listed.
LobeHub
- Annual discount
10% off with yearly billing
The pricing page labels yearly billing as up to 10% off: Plus is $216 a year instead of $20 a month, Pro $1,080 instead of $100 and Max $2,160 instead of $200.
- Education
50% off for students and educators
The pricing FAQ offers eligible students and education institutions a 50% discount code, requested by email from a school address with proof of status.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jenova AI or LobeHub?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LobeHub is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $20 a month for Jenova AI. Jenova AI starts at $20 per month (Plus), and LobeHub starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $20 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Jenova AI or LobeHub?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Jenova AI and LobeHub have a free plan.
Which platforms do Jenova AI and LobeHub run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only LobeHub lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.