Overview
- Tool name: AutoGPT
- Developer: Significant Gravitas
- Official website: https://agpt.co
- Category: AI Models
- Status: Actively developed (still shipping releases as of October 2026)
AutoGPT was one of the projects that started the 2023 autonomous-agent craze - originally an experiment in giving GPT-4 a goal and letting it decompose tasks and loop through them on its own, at one point the fastest-growing repo on GitHub. Three years on, it did not stand still: the same repository is now a full agent platform, rebuilt from the meme into a product with a genuine release cadence, roughly 187k GitHub stars, and updates still landing as of October 2026 (beta v0.8.3 shipped October 8, 2026).
The platform has four surfaces:
- AutoPilot: describe a job in plain English and get a working agent
- Agents: mission control for every run, cost, and approval
- Marketplace: ready-made community agents
- Build: a visual block canvas for assembling agents and workflows
It supports 200+ integration blocks and hundreds of models; agents can run on demand, on a schedule, or from triggers. Deploy on their cloud (platform.agpt.co) or self-host.
Pricing
- Free: self-hosting (open source) or starter credits on the cloud
- Pro: $50/month (1x usage, 7-day free trial)
- Max: $320/month (8.5x usage)
- Yearly billing saves 15%; subscriptions cover Otto and Expert chat, while workflow runs are pay-as-you-go through the credit wallet with per-Expert spending caps
- A Team plan is listed as coming soon (contact sales)
License note
The repo is dual-licensed: the platform directory (autogpt_platform) is Polyform Shield (source-available, not OSI open source - competitors cannot build on it), while everything outside is MIT. Self-hosting is unaffected, but read the terms before commercial integration.
Who it is for
- Automating repetitive workflows: data processing, content pipelines, scheduled jobs
- Non-technical users: AutoPilot builds agents through conversation, no code required
- Developers: the Build canvas plus 200+ integration blocks for production workflows, fully self-hostable
- Studying agent architecture: a reference implementation of task decomposition, iterative execution, and self-reflection
Limitations
- The 2023 "fully autonomous loop" reputation is outdated: today's form is a platform with approvals and cost controls, with Unsupervised mode as an option rather than the default
- Agent loops cost more in API usage than single-turn chat by nature; watch credit burn on long tasks
- The classic critique still holds: hype compounds faster than reliability - keep human checkpoints in critical workflows
Frequently asked questions
Is AutoGPT still active?
Yes. Around 187k GitHub stars with monthly releases (beta v0.8.x in 2026); the latest shipped October 8, 2026.
Is AutoGPT free?
Self-hosting is free (note the Polyform Shield license on the platform portion). The cloud has a free tier; paid plans are Pro at $50/month and Max at $320/month, with pay-as-you-go workflow runs.
What is the difference between AutoGPT and AgentGPT?
They are unrelated. AgentGPT was Reworkd's browser-based agent project, archived and unmaintained since January 2026; AutoGPT is Significant Gravitas's project and remains active.
Do I need to code?
No. AutoPilot creates agents from natural language and the Build canvas is visual. Developers can go deeper and extend the platform themselves.
*This page is not affiliated with AutoGPT. Version and pricing details summarized as of October 2026; confirm at agpt.co.*
