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AI agents that run locally

Run an agent on your own laptop or desktop — more private and under your control (your computer needs to be on).

Aider

Aider

Developers who live in the terminal and want local, open-source AI coding.

Local
CodingOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

AutoGPT

AutoGPT

Tinkerers and developers exploring autonomous agents.

LocalSelf-host
Open SourceOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

Browser Use

Browser Use

Developers building web-automation and scraping agents.

Local
Browser AutomationOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

Claude Code

Anthropic

Developers who want an agentic coding assistant with deep codebase access.

Local
CodingPaidDeveloper
Technical setup

CrewAI

CrewAI

Developers building custom multi-agent systems with full control.

LocalSelf-host
Developer FrameworksOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

Cursor

Anysphere

Developers who want an AI-first editor with an in-editor agent.

CloudLocal
CodingFreemiumDeveloper
Moderate setup

Flowise

FlowiseAI

Developers who want visual building without losing flexibility.

CloudLocalSelf-host
Developer FrameworksOpen sourceDeveloper
Moderate setup

GitHub Copilot

GitHub

Developers who want AI help inside their existing editor and GitHub workflow.

CloudLocal
CodingFreemiumDeveloper
Moderate setup

Hermes Agent

Nous Research

Developers and researchers who want a cutting-edge, self-improving open-source agent.

LocalSelf-host
Open SourceOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

n8n

n8n

Developers and technical teams who want automation with data control and self-hosting.

CloudLocalSelf-host
Workflow AutomationOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

OpenAI Codex

OpenAI

Developers in the OpenAI ecosystem delegating coding work.

CloudLocal
CodingPaidDeveloper
Technical setup

OpenClaw

OpenClaw

Tinkerers and developers who want a free, self-hosted, endlessly extensible agent across messaging apps.

LocalSelf-host
Open SourceOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup

OpenHands

All Hands AI

Developers wanting an open, self-hosted alternative to Devin.

LocalSelf-host
CodingOpen sourceDeveloper
Technical setup