Agno
Open-source Python framework and runtime for building AI agents, running them as a service and managing them in a web UI.
- Supervision needed
- High It is a developer framework. You write the agent code and own testing and monitoring.
- Where it tends to fail
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- Pricing
- Open source under Apache 2.0 and free to self-host. You pay for hosting and model usage. Pricing page (Checked Oct 18, 2026)
- Website
- https://www.agno.com/
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