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DeerFlow alternatives

6 agents tools in the same lane as DeerFlow, ranked by editorial score.

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CowAgent

Agents · Model-agnostic: Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, Doubao

Open-source, self-hosted AI agent framework that plans, uses tools, and executes multi-step tasks.

Free· Free and open source under MIT License; users bring their own model API keys (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek) and pay those providers directly.Autonomous research assistantSelf-hosted coding agent
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Mastra

Agents · Multi-model (90+ providers)
8.1

Open-source TypeScript framework for building, deploying, and observing AI agents and workflows.

Freemium· Starter: $0 · Teams: $250 · Enterprise: Custom pricingai-agentsworkflow-orchestration
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Coze Studio

Agents · Multi-model
7.2

Self-hostable visual AI agent development platform from ByteDance with workflows, RAG, and plugin tooling.

Free· Free, Apache 2.0; self-hostedai-agentsworkflow-automation
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OpenAI Agents SDK (Python)

Agents · GPT-4o / GPT-4.1 / gpt-realtime (provider-pluggable via LiteLLM)

A lightweight Python framework for building multi-agent LLM applications with handoffs, guardrails, and built-in tracing.

Free· SDK is free and open source (MIT-licensed). Cost is pass-through to whichever model provider you point it at — OpenAI API pricing applies when using GPT models; third-party providers billed separately.Multi-agent customer support with specialist handoffsVoice agents using gpt-realtime for phone or in-app calls
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Langflow

Agents · Multi-model
8.1

Open-source visual builder for LangChain-style AI agents and RAG pipelines.

Freemium· Open-source free; hosted free tier + paid enterprise via DataStaxagent-prototypingrag-pipelines
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AgenticSeek

Agents · Bring-your-own local LLM (Ollama / llama.cpp compatible)
7.0

Open-source local-first AI agent that browses the web, writes code, and runs tasks without sending anything to the cloud.

Free· Free and open source; optional SerpApi key for enhanced searchlocal-ai-agentautonomous-web-browsing