# AutoGPT > Source: > Published: 2026-10-01 14:00:00+00:00 Open Source Alternative to: Last 30 days Last commit Repository age Version License Self-hosted Repository AutoGPT is an AI agent platform for people who want to hand off recurring work entirely, not just get help with a single task. You describe the outcome you want, and an agent plans and executes every step: pulling data, calling AI models, updating spreadsheets, sending messages, and looping back on a schedule. It's built for the kind of work that comes back every day or every week. There are four ways to interact with the platform: On the integration side, the platform ships with dozens of AI models already connected (no API keys needed) and supports services like Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot, GitHub, and Airtable. Agents can handle chat, image generation, video, transcription, OCR, and more across 45+ platforms. Common uses include morning briefings assembled from earnings and headlines, prospect research before sales calls, overnight campaign drafts, support ticket triage, and competitor monitoring that only pings you when something actually changes. AutoGPT is fully open source. Self-hosting is free: you bring your own model API keys and infrastructure and get the same builder and agent runtime as the cloud. The hosted cloud removes the ops burden and covers model usage through a subscription. Teams often prototype in the cloud and move sensitive workloads on-prem later. For teams that want a visual workflow automation approach rather than agent-based logic, tools like [ByteChef](https://openalternative.co/bytechef) or [Automa](https://openalternative.co/automa) take a different angle. If you're looking for an agent-first experience with a different focus, [Eigent](https://openalternative.co/eigent) is worth comparing. AutoGPT's sweet spot is repeatable, multi-step work you can describe clearly enough to hand to a capable assistant. Every Sunday we deconstruct one proprietary app and pick the best open source alternatives worth switching to. Stars