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AgentGPT vs Skyvern

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

Tagline
AgentGPT
Browser-based autonomous AI agent builder that chains GPT calls toward a goal you define.
Skyvern
AI browser agent that automates web workflows from natural-language instructions, with CAPTCHA and 2FA handling built in.
Pricing
AgentGPT
FreemiumΒ· Free tier with limited monthly runs; paid plans for higher usage
Skyvern
FreemiumΒ· Free: $0/month Β· Hobby: $29/month Β· Pro: $149/month Β· Enterprise: Custom/month
Lowest paid tier
AgentGPT
β€”
Skyvern
$29/month Β· Hobby
captured 2026-08-08
Free trial
AgentGPT
Yes
Skyvern
Yes
API
AgentGPT
Not listed
Skyvern
Yes
Platforms
AgentGPT
web
Skyvern
webapi
Open source
AgentGPT
Yes
Skyvern
Yes Β· AGPL-3.0
GitHub stars
AgentGPT
β€”
Skyvern
23,095
checked 2026-09-29
Last GitHub push
AgentGPT
β€”
Skyvern
2026-09-29
First commit
AgentGPT
β€”
Skyvern
2024-02
Model used
AgentGPT
GPT-3.5 (BYO key for others)
Skyvern
Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama)
Best for
AgentGPT
Pick AgentGPT if you want to experiment with autonomous AI agents in a browser without writing code or wiring up a framework.
Skyvern
Pick Skyvern if you need to automate complex multi-step workflows on sites that lack APIs and you want an LLM-driven agent rather than brittle selector-based RPA.
Not for
AgentGPT
Skip it if you need a production-grade agent framework with rich tool integrations, observability, or modern frontier models.
Skyvern
Skip it if the target service already exposes a clean API, or if your compliance posture forbids AGPL source and you can't use the hosted plan.
Editorial score
AgentGPT
6.9 / 10
Skyvern
8.3 / 10
Use cases
AgentGPT
autonomous-agentstask-automationweb-researchgoal-decompositionprototyping
Skyvern
browser-automationdata-extractionform-fillingaccounts-payablelead-generationbrowser-testing
Pros
AgentGPT
  • No-code browser UI for autonomous agent loops
  • Open-source codebase, self-hostable with your own keys
  • Ready-made templates (research, travel, study) lower the learning curve
  • Good demo of goal-decomposition and recursive task planning
Skyvern
  • Handles CAPTCHA and 2FA natively, unlike most RPA tools
  • Open source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable via Docker
  • LLM-agnostic: works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama
  • SOC2 Type II + HIPAA with enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Workday)
  • Free tier with 5,000 credits and no credit card required
Cons
AgentGPT
  • Default GPT-3.5 backend feels dated next to modern agent frameworks
  • Free tier is tightly capped on monthly runs
  • Agents can loop, hallucinate sub-tasks, or stall without finishing
  • Limited tool/integration surface compared to LangGraph or CrewAI
Skyvern
  • AGPL-3.0 license is restrictive for closed-source commercial embedding
  • Credit-based pricing can get expensive at high volume
  • Browser-agent runs are slower and less deterministic than real APIs
  • Effectiveness still varies on heavily JS-driven or anti-bot-hardened sites

Editorial score: rule-based, 0–10, from AI-assisted profile inputs (see /methodology) β€” not a user rating; β€œβ€”β€ means unscored. β€œNot listed” means we have no record of it, not that it is absent. GitHub figures and prices carry the date they were checked or captured; prices are shown as published, unconverted.

Pick AgentGPT if
  • βœ… No-code browser UI for autonomous agent loops
  • βœ… Open-source codebase, self-hostable with your own keys
  • βœ… Ready-made templates (research, travel, study) lower the learning curve
  • βœ… Good demo of goal-decomposition and recursive task planning
Pick Skyvern if
  • βœ… Handles CAPTCHA and 2FA natively, unlike most RPA tools
  • βœ… Open source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable via Docker
  • βœ… LLM-agnostic: works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama
  • βœ… SOC2 Type II + HIPAA with enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Workday)