# Griptape review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Visual AI workflows plus a Python framework for agents Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Griptape covers three layers: Griptape Nodes, a drag-and-drop editor for building AI workflows without code; an open-source Python framework for agents, pipelines and RAG; and a hosted cloud. Paid subscriptions are sold through Foundry for Nodes, where workflows can call third-party image, video, audio and text models. - **Category:** AI Agents - **Made by:** Griptape, Inc. (sold through Foundry) - **Website:** https://www.griptape.ai - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a free plan for work, because it is non-commercial and single user. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Griptape has a free plan, and paid plans start at $40 per user / month, billed monthly ($400 per user / year, billed annually). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Non-commercial plan: single user, for testing or non-commercial use, with cloud-hosted models paid for as you go with credits. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Non-commercial | $0 | Single user for testing or non-commercial use. Model credits are bought pay-as-you-go; support is through Discord. | | Professional | $400 per user / year, billed annually ($40 per user billed monthly) | For small teams, priced per user for up to 3 users. Includes 1,000 credits a month ($40 worth), and you can bring your own API keys for third-party models. | | Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, cloud or on-premises deployment, advanced user and permission controls, and premium support and onboarding. | Read from https://www.foundry.com/products/griptape on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Griptape before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing** (Annual discount): Professional is $400 per user a year billed annually, against $40 per user a month billed monthly ($480 a year). Source: https://www.foundry.com/products/griptape ## Key features - **Griptape Nodes:** A node-based editor for building and editing AI workflows visually, with Python scripting available when you want it. It runs in a browser or as a desktop app. - **Python framework:** An open-source framework with primitives for agents, pipelines, workflows and RAG, plus drivers for different models, vector stores and tools. - **Griptape Cloud:** Hosted services for data sources, knowledge bases, retrievers, structures and conversation memory, reachable through a REST API. - **Many model providers:** The Foundry page lists standard integrations with vendors including Google, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, ByteDance, ElevenLabs and Luma, plus Hugging Face models. - **On-premises options:** Griptape Engine and Nodes can run in the cloud or on-premises, and Griptape Local is described as running on infrastructure you own. ## Good for - Creative teams building AI image and video pipelines visually - Python developers building agents and RAG apps on an open-source base - Studios that need on-premises deployment and permission controls ## Worth knowing - The pricing read here is for Griptape Nodes. Griptape Cloud and Griptape Local list no prices on griptape.ai. - The free plan is limited to non-commercial use by a single user. - Professional covers up to 3 users; larger teams go to Enterprise, which is priced on request. - Running models locally needs a professional-grade GPU, according to the Foundry FAQ. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Griptape is a node editor for AI workflows, a Python framework and hosted services. The free plan is for one person and non-commercial use only, Professional is $40 a user a month for up to 3 users, and Cloud and Local list no prices. - **Value for money: C.** Professional is $400 a user a year ($40 monthly), between the category's middle of $25 and dearer quarter at $50, for up to 3 users. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A non-commercial plan for a single user, with model credits paid as you go. It can't be used for paid work. - **Features: B.** Node editor, Python framework, Griptape Cloud and on-premises options across many model vendors. The listing names no gap in the core job. - **Ease of use: C.** A visual editor, but Python and a pro GPU for local models. We found no store rating. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Browser and desktop app on Mac, Windows and Linux, with a REST API and connections to OpenAI, Google, ElevenLabs, Hugging Face, Nuke, Maya and Blender. No phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Griptape's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI agents - Griptape's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on features (B, above 133 of 178) and worst on value for money (C, above 28). - Its paid plans start at $40 a month for each person, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 67 of the 98 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-agents ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Griptape 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade. It costs $480 a year. Griptape is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with OpenAI, Google, ElevenLabs, Black Forest Labs, Hugging Face, Nuke, Maya, Blender **Tags:** AI agents, Workflow automation, No-code, Open source ## Alternatives - [LangGraph](https://toolgpa.com/tools/langgraph): Open-source framework for building controllable AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/griptape-vs-langgraph) - [CrewAI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/crewai): Multi-agent platform to build, run and govern AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/crewai-vs-griptape) - [LlamaIndex](https://toolgpa.com/tools/llamaindex): Document parsing and extraction platform for AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/griptape-vs-llamaindex) - [Langflow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/langflow): Open-source visual builder for AI agents and MCP servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/griptape-vs-langflow) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.foundry.com/products/griptape - https://www.griptape.ai - https://www.griptape.ai/ai-framework - https://www.griptape.ai/cloud - https://www.griptape.ai/griptape-local Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/griptape Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).