The Agno Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Agno in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Agno
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source agent runtime with a hosted control plane
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Agno’s own pages.
Made by Agno · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Agno’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Agno’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 81 of the 178 other AI agents we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Agno, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You run the runtime on your own infrastructure and write code.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $150 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $150 per month for the Pro control plane.
- 3
There is a free plan
$0 a month, unlimited usage and retention, and a control plane for a local AgentOS.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
Control plane
A web console for chat, sessions, traces, memory, knowledge, metrics, evaluations, approvals and a scheduler.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 81 of 178
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Agno at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $150 per month for the Pro control plane
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Agno
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free plan has no usage cap and a control plane for a local AgentOS. Going live is the paid step. |
| Features | B | Runtime, agents, teams, workflows, traces, evals and approvals. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | D | No rating on record. You run the runtime on your own infrastructure and write code. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web control plane and API or MCP serving, with Slack, Discord, ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor links. No desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Engineering teams that want agents running inside their own cloud
- Developers who want an open-source runtime and pay only for the control plane
- Teams that need approvals, traces and evaluations around production agents
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$150
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Agno has a free plan. Paid plans start at $150 per month for the Pro control plane.
The free plan has no usage cap and a control plane for a local AgentOS.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
End-user management and audit logs, custom RBAC, Slack Connect, an SLA and security reviews.
The free plan
$0 a month, unlimited usage and retention, and a control plane for a local AgentOS.
Trying it first
Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
Read from agno.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Open-source agent runtime with a hosted control plane. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, public API, AI agents.
Runtime, agents, teams, workflows, traces, evals and approvals.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Discord
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Claude Code
- LangGraph
- Cursor
- Codex
Agno is made by Agno.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
81/178
Other AI agents it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 144 of 178
- BFeaturesAbove 133 of 178
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 178
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 178
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Agno is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
CrewAI, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Pydantic AI and Mastra
The 5 tools Agno is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
CrewAI
Free plan
Multi-agent platform to build, run and govern AI agents.
- Agno is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- CrewAI also covers workflow automation and no-code.
- 2.6GPA
LangGraph
Free plan · from $39/mo
Open-source framework for building controllable AI agents.
- LangGraph also covers workflow automation.
- 2.2GPA
LlamaIndex
Free plan · from $500/mo
Document parsing and extraction platform for AI agents.
- Agno is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- LlamaIndex also covers workflow automation.
- 3.0GPA
Pydantic AI
Free
- 2.8GPA
Mastra
Free plan · from $25/mo
TypeScript framework for building and running AI agents.
- Mastra also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Agno free?
Agno has a free plan. $0 a month, unlimited usage and retention, and a control plane for a local AgentOS.
How much does Agno cost?
Agno lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Agno work on?
Agno is available on Web.
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.
Does Agno have an API?
Yes. Agno offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Agno integrate with?
Agno's listing names Slack, Discord, ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, LangGraph, Cursor and Codex.
Does Agno have a free trial?
Yes. Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page.
Who makes Agno?
Agno is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Agno?
The closest alternatives to Agno in our directory are CrewAI, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Pydantic AI and Mastra.
How does Agno compare with other AI agents?
Agno's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 81 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 41.
Is Agno good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Agno D for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Agno?
To replace Agno you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Agno’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Agno. Prices change, so check agno.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Agno, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/agno
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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