What it does
AutoGPT is a platform for building AI agents, programs that do a job from start to finish instead of just answering a question. You can describe the outcome you want in plain English, or build each step yourself in a visual editor by dragging and connecting blocks.
Agents can run when you ask, on a schedule, or in response to a trigger. They can connect to everyday apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Slack, Notion and GitHub. Its makers give examples like preparing a daily briefing, researching sales accounts or drafting customer-support replies.
There is a paid hosted version that needs no setup, and a free self-hosted version where you supply your own computer resources and AI model accounts. The original standalone AutoGPT agent is still available as "AutoGPT Classic".
Who it's for
Teams and individuals who want to automate repeated work with AI, and developers who want to build and run their own agents.
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. Self-hosting needs Docker and your own AI model keys. The paid hosted platform needs no setup. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, with optional paid extrasThe open-source version is free; the makers also sell a hosted or pro version.
- Runs on
- Cloud, Linux, Mac, Windows
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Sign up for the hosted AutoGPT Platform, a paid service that needs no setup.
- Describe the job in plain English and AutoGPT builds and runs an agent for it.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- No standard license listed. Check the GitHub page before using it for business.
- More on staying safe
Where people are talking about it
- Auto-GPT: An experimental open-source attempt to make GPT-4 fully autonomousHacker News · Apr 2023