The LobeHub Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about LobeHub 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.
LobeHub
The Insider’s Guide
Workspace for building and running teams of AI agents
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from LobeHub’s own pages.
Made by LobeHub LLC · checked Oct 9, 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 LobeHub’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on LobeHub’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 40 of the 51 other AI agents we grade
LobeHub is an agent workspace that grew out of the open-source LobeChat chat interface. You build agents from a one-line description, group them into teams that work on a task in parallel, schedule their runs, and reach them from the web, desktop and mobile apps or from messaging channels such as Slack, Discord and Telegram. LobeHub Cloud meters model usage in monthly credits, and the community edition can be self-deployed with your own model API keys.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about LobeHub, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for teams of agents you can reach from anywhere
Shipping your own version needs a commercial license.
- 2
Paid plans start at $9.90 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.9 per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
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.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 40 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 LobeHub 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.
LobeHub at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.9 per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Made by
- LobeHub LLC
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for teams of agents you can reach from anywhere
LobeHub is a workspace for building AI agents from a one-line description, grouping them into teams, scheduling them and reaching them from the web, desktop, phone or chat apps like Slack and Telegram. Everything is metered in credits: Free is about 70 messages a month on a budget model, GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 need a subscription, and Agent Memory waits for Starter at $12.9 a month. Shipping your own version needs a commercial license.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Starter is $9.9 a month only if you pay $118.8 for the year; month to month it's $12.9, still under what agent tools here start at. Credits are the real currency, though: Starter's 5,000,000 is ten times a Free plan that works out at about 70 messages. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Every account gets 500,000 credits a month, which the listing puts at roughly 70 messages on GLM-5.3-Flash, with 15 MB of storage and 100 vector entries. GPT-6 Astra, Claude Opus 5.5 and Kimi K3 need a subscription. The self-deployed community edition is the uncapped way. |
| Features | B | It 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 Starter. |
| Ease of use | C | Describing 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 | A | Web, 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. |
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 LobeHub is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, as 500,000 credits is about 70 messages on a budget model
- Not for you if you want GPT-6 Astra, Claude Opus 5.5 or Kimi K3 without paying, as they need a subscription
- 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 Starter, and Free stops at 15 MB of storage and 100 vector entries
Good to know
Good for
- People who want several agents working on scheduled tasks in the cloud
- Reaching agents from Slack, Discord, Telegram or WhatsApp
- Developers who want to self-deploy an agent workspace and use their own API keys
Worth knowing
- Cloud usage is metered in credits that reset monthly; the Free plan's 500,000 credits are about 70 messages on GLM-5.3-Flash.
- GPT-6 Astra, Claude Opus 5.5 and Kimi K3 are marked Subscription required on the Free plan.
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9.90
A month to start. There is a free plan too
LobeHub has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.9 per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly.
The self-deployed community edition is the uncapped way.
Free
$0
500,000 credits a month, 15 MB of file storage, 100 vector entries, and email and community forum support.
Community Edition
Free
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.
Starter
$9.9
per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly
5,000,000 credits a month, 1 GB of file storage, 5,000 vector entries, Agent Memory and early access to new models.
Premium
$19.9
per month, billed yearly ($238.8); $24.9 billed monthly
15,000,000 credits a month, 2 GB of file storage, 10,000 vector entries and priority email support.
Ultimate
$39.9
per month, billed yearly ($478.8); $49.9 billed monthly
35,000,000 credits a month, 4 GB of file storage, 20,000 vector entries and priority chat and email support.
Enterprise Edition
Custom
Private deployment with a commercial license, brand theming, user management, self-hosted providers, private models and custom integration.
The free plan
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.
Read from lobehub.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page labels yearly billing as 20% off: Starter is $118.8 a year instead of $12.9 a month, Premium $238.8 instead of $24.9 and Ultimate $478.8 instead of $49.9.
Stated on lobehub.comEducation
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.
Stated on lobehub.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
6
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Workspace for building and running teams of AI agents. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, chat assistant, AI agents.
Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, and agents also answer in Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, WeChat and iMessage.
- 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 written with several agents in a shared context, scheduled tasks run agents at set times, and projects keep related work together.
- Personal memory
- Agents build a structured memory of how you work that you can read and edit. Agent Memory is listed on the Starter plan and above.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Slack
- Discord
- Telegram
- iMessage
- LINE
- Lark
LobeHub is made by LobeHub LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
40/51
Other AI agents it is graded above
LobeHub's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 40 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 43 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $9.90 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 1 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. LobeHub’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 33 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 51
- BFeaturesAbove 27 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 51
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 43 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. LobeHub 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 LobeHub 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 2.8 is higher than 40 of the 51 other AI agents we grade. It costs $118.80 a year. LobeHub 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.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Discord and Telegram among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. LobeHub’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
OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Dust, MindStudio and Manus
The 5 tools LobeHub is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
OpenClaw
Free
Open-source personal AI agent you run yourself and message in chat.
- OpenClaw also covers workflow automation.
- 2.8GPA
Hermes Agent
Free plan · from $20/mo
Open-source AI agent with persistent memory and a messaging gateway.
- Only LobeHub lists iOS and Android apps.
- Hermes Agent also covers workflow automation.
- 2.2GPA
Dust
Free trial · from $24/mo
Platform for building AI agents on your company's knowledge.
- LobeHub has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only LobeHub lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
MindStudio
Free plan · from $16/mo
No-code builder for AI agents, with 200+ models billed at cost.
- Only LobeHub lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only MindStudio lists a browser extension.
- LobeHub is open source, according to its own site.
- 3.2GPA
Manus
Free plan · from $20/mo
General AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks.
- Only LobeHub lists a Linux app.
- Only Manus lists a browser extension.
- LobeHub is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
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 LobeHub free?
LobeHub has a free plan. LobeHub Cloud gives every registered user 500,000 credits a month with 15 MB of file storage; some models need a subscription.
How much does LobeHub cost?
LobeHub lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does LobeHub work on?
LobeHub is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
Does LobeHub offer any discounts?
LobeHub publicly lists the following: 20% off with yearly billing; 50% off for students and educators.
Is LobeHub open source?
Yes. LobeHub is open source, according to its own site.
What does LobeHub integrate with?
LobeHub's listing names Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, WeChat, iMessage, LINE and Lark.
Does LobeHub have a student discount?
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.
Who makes LobeHub?
LobeHub is made by LobeHub LLC.
What are the alternatives to LobeHub?
The closest alternatives to LobeHub in our directory are OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Dust, MindStudio and Manus.
How does LobeHub compare with other AI agents?
LobeHub's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 40 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 6.
Is LobeHub good value for money?
ToolGPA grades LobeHub B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9.90 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 1 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of LobeHub?
To replace LobeHub 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 LobeHub’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LobeHub's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-10.
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 LobeHub LLC. Prices change, so check lobehub.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- LobeHub, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/lobehub
- 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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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what LobeHub’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. LobeHub is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by LobeHub LLC. Prices and plans change: check lobehub.com before you buy.