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ElizaOS alternatives

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

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AstrBot

Agents · Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, Dify, Coze)
7.3

Open-source agentic AI assistant that bridges chat platforms like Telegram, Discord, and QQ with any LLM and a 1000+ plugin ecosystem.

Free· Free, open-source (AGPL-3.0); self-hosted, you pay your own LLM API costs.chatbotgroup-chat-assistant
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Hermes One

Agents · Multi-model (BYO via OpenRouter/OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini/xAI/Ollama)
7.2

Open-source desktop AI agent with a self-improving learning loop and multi-platform messaging connectors.

Free· Free, MIT-licensed; you pay your own model inference costsautonomous-agentschat-ops
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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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Hermes Agent

Agents · Multi-model (300+ via Nous Portal)
8.2

Open-source multi-channel AI agent with persistent memory, scheduling, and subagent delegation from Nous Research.

Freemium· MIT-licensed self-host free; managed Portal tiers Free/Plus/Super/Ultra with creditspersonal-assistanttask-automation
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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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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