The Agent ExaminerIndependent Review Authority
ManagedOpen sourceNot yet hands-on tested

AutoGPT

Founded 2023

Build, deploy, and run autonomous agents from modular blocks — as a managed cloud or free self-host.

What it is

AutoGPT is a platform for building and running autonomous agents that automate multi-step workflows, assembled from modular "blocks" via a visual no-code builder or a plain-language description. It is offered as a paid managed cloud and as a free, open-source (dual-licensed) self-host.

At a glance

6/7 facts sourced
Pricing
Managed cloud: Pro $42.50/mo and Max $272.00/mo (billed annually), with pay-as-you-go credits; no free cloud tier. Self-hosting is free.source ↗
Hosting model
Dual — a paid managed cloud, or free self-hosting via Docker Compose.source ↗
Memory & state
Blocks include basic operations (memory management, data structures, file I/O) and agents are file-aware; a deeper persistence model is not documented in primary sources.Unverified
MCP support
Nativesource ↗
Integrations
Modular "blocks" the site describes as 45+ platforms — Google Workspace, GitHub, HubSpot, Discord, Reddit, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Firecrawl, Perplexity, and media-generation providers.source ↗
Model providers
OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), Mistral, Cohere, DeepSeek, xAI (Grok), Perplexity, Meta Llama, Qwen, Groq, Amazon Nova, and Nous Research.source ↗
Open source
Yessource ↗
3.2of 5

Editorial scorecard

Overall 3.2 / 5

Our opinion — the same 0–5 rubric is applied to every platform, including Alfe. See the rubric.

Developer experience3/5
Pricing transparency & value3/5
Scalability3/5
Memory & state2/5
Integrations4/5
MCP nativeness4/5

Strengths

  • Free, self-hostable open source via Docker Compose, or a managed cloud option.
  • Broad per-block model coverage across major providers.
  • Native MCP client capability to discover and execute tools from any compatible server.

Trade-offs

  • No free tier on the hosted cloud; it starts at $42.50/mo billed annually.
  • The core autogpt_platform is under the Polyform Shield License, which restricts competitive use — not fully permissive.
  • The memory and persistence architecture is not documented in primary sources.

Our take

Editorial opinion — not a hands-on test result

In our opinion, AutoGPT is most interesting for teams that want a visual, block-based way to assemble autonomous agents and are happy to self-host for free, or pay for the managed cloud. The dual license is worth reading closely if you plan to build a competing product on it, and the lack of documented memory internals means you should validate persistence behaviour before relying on it.

Sponsored

Alfe is a managed agent-hosting platform. If you want an agent hosted and running without wiring infrastructure yourself, see Alfe → (or read its dossier).

FAQ

Is AutoGPT free?
Self-hosting is free. The hosted cloud has no free tier and starts at $42.50/mo billed annually.
Does AutoGPT support MCP?
Yes — it can discover and execute tools from any compatible Model Context Protocol server.

Compare AutoGPT

Sources

The Agent Examiner editorial · last updated 2026-07-01. Facts are drawn from each vendor’s own public materials; scores are our editorial opinion (methodology).

Product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to identify the products under discussion.