AutoGPT
by Significant Gravitas · agpt.co ↗
Open-source framework for building and running autonomous AI agents that chain tasks toward a goal.
ai-agent autonomous open-source
- Category
- Agents & Automation
- Business model
- Open (open weights/source)
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023-03
- Record updated
- 2026-07-30
- License
- MIT
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/autogpt/
Overview
AutoGPT is an open-source framework for building and running autonomous AI agents that chain tasks toward a goal. One of the earliest viral agent projects, it has evolved into a platform with a low-code builder for creating and deploying agents. The core is free and open source.
Key features
- Autonomous goal-driven task chaining
- Low-code builder for agent workflows
- Tool and web integrations
- Self-hostable open-source core
Use cases
- Automating multi-step research and web tasks
- Experimenting with autonomous agent design
- Building custom agents without heavy coding
Pricing
The open-source core is free to self-host; hosted platform offerings may carry usage costs.
Frequently asked questions
Is AutoGPT open source?
Yes. AutoGPT is an open-source project for building and running autonomous AI agents.
What is AutoGPT known for?
AutoGPT was one of the first widely known experiments in autonomous, goal-driven AI agents.
Is AutoGPT free?
The open-source core is free to self-host; running it incurs the cost of the underlying model API.
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