The AutoGPT Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about AutoGPT 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.
AutoGPT
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source agent platform with a hosted team of AI Experts
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from AutoGPT’s own pages.
Made by Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT) · checked Oct 5, 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 AutoGPT’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on AutoGPT’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 5 of the 51 other AI agents we grade
AutoGPT began in 2023 as an open-source autonomous agent project and is now a platform built around Experts: AI specialists that each have a role, instructions, skills and workflows, coordinated by a generalist agent called Otto. Work starts as a chat brief and can be turned into scheduled routines, with a visual workflow builder for defining the steps yourself. The hosted cloud is a paid subscription with a 7-day trial, and the platform can also be self-hosted with your own infrastructure and model keys.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about AutoGPT, taken from its own pages and our grades.
On the cloud you write a brief and Otto picks the Expert, so you don't have to.
- 1
Best for ready-made agent roles you can also host yourself
The team workspace is still listed as coming soon, and the free route means your own server and model keys.
- 2
Paid plans start at $42.50 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $42.50 per month, billed yearly at $510 (Pro); $50 billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Self-hosting the open-source platform is free; you supply the infrastructure and your own model API keys. The hosted cloud has no free plan, only a 7-day Pro trial.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Experts and Otto
32 ready-made Experts cover roles such as SEO content, sales, bookkeeping and market research. Otto, a generalist agent, hands a brief to the right Expert, or you can talk to one directly.
- 6
Routines and scheduled workflows
Recurring work can run on a cron schedule or start from a webhook trigger, with results left for you to review and schedules you can adjust or pause.
- 7
Visual workflow builder
A drag-and-drop graph builder composes workflows from blocks, and Otto can generate a workflow from a plain-English description.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 5 of 51
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 AutoGPT 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.
AutoGPT at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $42.50 per month, billed yearly at $510 (Pro); $50 billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Pro for eligible new accounts; a card is required, then $50 a month
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT), since 2023
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for ready-made agent roles you can also host yourself
AutoGPT began in 2023 as an open-source agent project and is now a platform with 32 ready-made Experts you brief in chat, plus a builder for your own workflows. The hosted cloud has no free plan: a 7-day trial that needs a card, then $50 a month, with workflow runs charged from a credit wallet on top. The team workspace is still listed as coming soon, and the free route means your own server and model keys.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $50 a month, or $42.50 if you pay $510 up front for the year. Agent tools here mostly start around $23, so that's roughly double, and workflow runs come out of a prepaid credit wallet on top of the subscription. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Hosting it yourself costs nothing, which is the free bit, but you supply the server and your own model keys. The hosted cloud most people would actually use has no free plan at all: a 7-day Pro trial, card required, then $50 a month. |
| Features | C | On the list: 32 ready-made Experts with a generalist called Otto handing out the work, routines on a cron or a webhook, a builder with 200-plus integration blocks and a spending threshold per Expert. The gap the listing shows is sharing it: the team workspace with admin roles is still marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | C | On the cloud you write a brief and Otto picks the Expert, so you don't have to. You're still connecting accounts, topping up a credit wallet and learning a graph builder. Self-hosting is Docker and your own keys. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A web app. More than 200 integration blocks cover Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and HubSpot, and there's a public REST API. No phone or desktop app on the listing. |
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 AutoGPT is for
- Fits if you want ready-made agent roles for research, content or outreach run on a schedule
- Works for developers who'd rather host an open-source agent platform themselves
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you want it hosted: $50 a month, workflow runs billed on top, and Max at $320 a month
- Not for you if you want a trial without handing over a card, as the 7-day Pro trial asks for one
- Skip it if you need a shared team workspace now, because the Team plan is listed as coming soon
- Watch out: the free route is self-hosting, which means your own server, Docker and model API keys
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as the listing shows only the web app
Good to know
Good for
- People who want ready-made agent roles before building any workflow
- Recurring research, content and outreach work run on a schedule
- Developers who want to self-host an open-source agent platform
Worth knowing
- The hosted cloud has no free plan; Pro starts with a 7-day trial that requires a card.
- Workflow runs are billed from a prepaid credit wallet on every cloud plan, on top of the subscription.
- The Team plan, with multi-user workspaces and admin roles, is listed as coming soon.
- Self-hosting means supplying your own infrastructure and API keys for models and third-party services.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$42.50
A month to start. There is a free plan too
AutoGPT has a free plan. Paid plans start at $42.50 per month, billed yearly at $510 (Pro); $50 billed monthly.
Hosting it yourself costs nothing, which is the free bit, but you supply the server and your own model keys.
Self-Host
$0
The open-source platform run on your own infrastructure with your own model API keys. Support is through the community and GitHub.
Pro
$42.50
per month, billed yearly ($510)
Otto and Expert chat at the standard allowance, the visual builder and scheduled workflows. $50 a month when billed monthly.
Max
$272
per month, billed yearly
8.5x Pro usage, 5x file storage, priority support and early access to features. $320 a month when billed monthly.
Team
Contact us
Listed as coming soon: multi-user workspaces, admin controls and roles, centralized billing and seat management.
The free plan
Self-hosting the open-source platform is free; you supply the infrastructure and your own model API keys. The hosted cloud has no free plan, only a 7-day Pro trial.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Pro for eligible new accounts; a card is required, then $50 a month
Read from agpt.co on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 15% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists a 15% saving for yearly billing: Pro is $510 a year, equal to $42.50 a month instead of $50, and Max is $272 a month instead of $320.
Stated on agpt.co
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 platform with a hosted team of AI Experts. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, public API, workflow automation, AI agents.
The gap the listing shows is sharing it: the team workspace with admin roles is still marked coming soon.
- Experts and Otto
- 32 ready-made Experts cover roles such as SEO content, sales, bookkeeping and market research. Otto, a generalist agent, hands a brief to the right Expert, or you can talk to one directly.
- Routines and scheduled workflows
- Recurring work can run on a cron schedule or start from a webhook trigger, with results left for you to review and schedules you can adjust or pause.
- Visual workflow builder
- A drag-and-drop graph builder composes workflows from blocks, and Otto can generate a workflow from a plain-English description.
- Integration blocks and models
- More than 200 integration blocks cover tools such as Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and HubSpot, alongside models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI and others.
- Access and spending controls
- You choose which connected accounts each Expert can use, set a spending approval threshold per Expert, and can place human approval gates inside a workflow.
- Self-hosting and API
- The platform can be self-hosted with Docker using your own model keys, and a public REST API gives programmatic access to workflows and tasks.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Gmail
- Google Drive
- Slack
- Notion
- GitHub
- WordPress
- Airtable
- HubSpot
AutoGPT is made by Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT), and has been around since 2023.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/51
Other AI agents it is graded above
AutoGPT's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 5 of 51) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $42.50 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 38 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 27 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. AutoGPT’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 51
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 49 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. AutoGPT 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 AutoGPT 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 51 other AI agents grade higher. It costs $510 a year. AutoGPT 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.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. AutoGPT’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
n8n, Sintra, Marblism, Lindy and Dify
The 5 tools AutoGPT is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
n8n
Free plan · from €20/mo
Workflow automation and AI agents you can self-host.
- AutoGPT is open source, according to its own site.
- AutoGPT also covers AI agents.
- 1.8GPA
Sintra
From $52/mo
Bundle of 12 role-based AI helpers for small businesses.
- AutoGPT has a free plan. Sintra does not.
- Only Sintra lists iOS and Android apps.
- AutoGPT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 1.8GPA
Marblism
From $24/mo
Seven prebuilt AI employees for small-business admin and marketing.
- AutoGPT has a free plan. Marblism does not.
- AutoGPT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- AutoGPT also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
Lindy
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools.
- AutoGPT has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- AutoGPT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
Dify
Free plan · from $590/yr
Open-source platform for building AI agents and agentic workflows.
- Dify also covers no-code.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 AutoGPT free?
AutoGPT has a free plan. Self-hosting the open-source platform is free; you supply the infrastructure and your own model API keys.
How much does AutoGPT cost?
AutoGPT lists 4 plans. Self-Host: $0.
What platforms does AutoGPT work on?
AutoGPT is available on Web.
Does AutoGPT offer any discounts?
AutoGPT publicly lists the following: Save 15% with yearly billing.
Does AutoGPT have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. AutoGPT is listed for Web.
Does AutoGPT have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. AutoGPT is listed for Web.
Is AutoGPT open source?
Yes. AutoGPT is open source, according to its own site.
Does AutoGPT have an API?
Yes. AutoGPT offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does AutoGPT integrate with?
AutoGPT's listing names Gmail, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, GitHub, WordPress, Airtable and HubSpot.
Does AutoGPT have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of Pro for eligible new accounts; a card is required, then $50 a month.
Who makes AutoGPT?
AutoGPT is made by Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT). It dates from 2023.
What are the alternatives to AutoGPT?
The closest alternatives to AutoGPT in our directory are n8n, Sintra, Marblism, Lindy and Dify.
How does AutoGPT compare with other AI agents?
AutoGPT's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 5 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 6.
Is AutoGPT good value for money?
ToolGPA grades AutoGPT D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $42.50 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 38 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of AutoGPT?
To replace AutoGPT 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 AutoGPT’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AutoGPT's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-26.
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 Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT). Prices change, so check agpt.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 94 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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categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- AutoGPT, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/autogpt
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what AutoGPT’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. AutoGPT is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Determinist Ltd (trading as AutoGPT). Prices and plans change: check agpt.co before you buy.