Agno review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source agent runtime with a hosted control plane
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for self-run agent runtime with paid control plane
Agno gives you an open-source SDK and a runtime that runs in your own cloud, plus a control plane for chat, traces and approvals. The control plane for a live deployment is $150 a month for one connection and three seats.
Who Agno is for
- 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
Who Agno is not for
- 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
Why Agno gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyPro 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.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plan has no usage cap and a control plane for a local AgentOS. Going live is the paid step.
- BFeaturesRuntime, agents, teams, workflows, traces, evals and approvals. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
- DEase of useNo rating on record. You run the runtime on your own infrastructure and write code.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb control plane and API or MCP serving, with Slack, Discord, ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor links. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Agno's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/agno#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/agno.svg" alt="Agno: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Agno stands among AI agents
Agno's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 81 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 41.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 144 of 178) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $150 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 87 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 36 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 179 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Agno’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 178, level with 27
- BFree plan and trialAbove 144 of 178, level with 22
- BFeaturesAbove 133 of 178, level with 40
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 178, level with 35
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 178, level with 121
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Agno, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Agno you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $1,800 a year. Agno is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Discord and ChatGPT among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Agno’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Agno?
Agno is a platform for building and running agents in your own cloud. It pairs an open-source SDK and a runtime called AgentOS, which serves agents as an API or an MCP server, with a control plane for chat, sessions, traces, memory, evaluations and approvals. The runtime is free; the live control plane is the paid part.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Agno pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Agno has a free plan, and paid plans start at $150 per month for the Pro control plane.
- Starts at
- $150 per month for the Pro control plane
- Free plan
- $0 a month, unlimited usage and retention, and a control plane for a local AgentOS.
- Free trial
- Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Control plane for a local AgentOS with chat, traces, memory, evaluations and templates, plus community support. |
| Pro | $150per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | End-user management and audit logs, custom RBAC, Slack Connect, an SLA and security reviews. |
Read from agno.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Agno before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Agno have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Agno is listed for Web.
Does Agno have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Agno is listed for Web.
Is Agno open source?
Yes. Agno is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Agno have an API?
Yes. Agno offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.