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Auto-GPT vs AutoGen | Microsoft
A side-by-side comparison of pricing, ratings, features, pros and cons.
| Overview | |||
| Description | Open-source autonomous AI agent platform with a low-code visual builder, agent marketplace, and multi-LLM support for browsing, coding, and multi-step task execution. | Open-source multi-agent AI framework from Microsoft, now split into a production-grade Microsoft Agent Framework successor, a maintenance line, and a community fork. | |
| Category | |||
| Developer | — | Github | |
| Verified Status | |||
| Last Updated | Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | |
| Pricing | |||
| Pricing Model | Open Source | Unknown | |
| Free Plan | Yes | No | |
| Open Source | Yes | — | |
| Capabilities | |||
| Features | • Low-code visual Agent Builder for non-developers • Marketplace of pre-packaged agent templates • 50+ official plugins and expanding plugin ecosystem • Multi-LLM support: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and local Ollama models • Open-source and self-hostable, plus a hosted AutoGPT Cloud option | • AgentChat layer: pre-built agents and group-chat coordination • Event-driven, asynchronous architecture for concurrent agent execution • Structured JSON-based agent-to-agent communication • Graph-based Workflows (typed nodes/edges) replacing implicit GroupChat management • Open-source; now split into Microsoft Agent Framework, AutoGen v0.7.x, and community fork AG2 | |
| Tags | autoexperimentalopensourceattemptmake | microsoftautogengithubmultiagentconversation | |
| Trust and Engagement | |||
| Review Count | 0 | 0 | |
| Saves | 0 | 0 | |
| Views | 9 | 9 | |
| Quality Score | 45/100 | 45/100 | |
| Website Status | Online | Online | |
| Availability | |||
| Website | github.com | microsoft.github.io | |
| Social Links | 2 linked | — | |
| Screenshots | No | No | |
| Reviews | |||
| Pros | • Free to use | — | |
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