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Best free AI agent and automation tools (2026)
10 of the 36 AI agent and automation tools we rank have a free plan, free tier or free open-source release. In our ranking order, the best free option is n8n (#1), followed by Zapier (#2) and Hermes Agent (#5).
The 10 free options, in ranking order
From each tool's own pricing page- #1 n8n
- Free plan: A free self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub. Hosted plans are paid.Source: n8n.io, checked Our verdict: Open-source workflow automation with strong AI agent nodes; self-hostable.
- #2 Zapier
- Free plan: Free at $0 with 100 tasks a month.Source: zapier.com, checked Our verdict: Connects thousands of apps; easiest automation for non-developers.
- #5 Hermes Agent
- Free plan: Free and open source under the MIT license. The Nous Portal Free plan is $0 with free models only and standard rate limits.Source: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com, checked Our verdict: Open-source self-improving agent from Nous Research with persistent memory, skills and messaging gateways.
- #6 Browser Use
- Free plan: The open-source library and Browser Harness are free (MIT). The cloud is pay as you go with $1 free to start.Source: browser-use.com, checked Our verdict: Open-source browser agent library (120k+ GitHub stars) plus stealth cloud browsers at $0.02 per browser-hour.
- #10 Anchor Browser
- Free plan: Free plan with $5 of credits a month and up to 5 concurrent browsers.Source: docs.anchorbrowser.io, checked Our verdict: Cloud browsers for computer-use agents, with managed sign-in and an Action Index that replays proven web workflows as code. Free tier available.
- #12 BAND
- Free plan: Free at $0 for one user (personal, non-commercial use): up to 20 remote agents, 250 active chat rooms, 20 participants per chat and 2 weeks of data retention.Source: band.ai, checked Our verdict: Coordination layer for teams of AI agents. Its new desktop app shows what each coding agent is working on and where it is stuck, and lets agents hand work to each other across tools and machines.
- #13 withHuman
- Free plan: Open source to self-host, plus a free hosted plan at $0 for up to 5 members.Source: withhuman.ai, checked Our verdict: Approval layer for AI agents. Intercepts tool calls from Claude Code, Codex, MCP and agent frameworks, approves routine ones by rule and sends risky ones to a person. Free hosted tier; self-hostable core under the Elastic License 2.0.
- #14 Larkgrass
- Free plan: Free try at $0 with one real job and a little free use each month. No card needed.Source: larkgrass.com, checked Our verdict: A team of AI agents for non-technical people. Each agent gets its own computer and the apps you choose, shows each step and asks before anything is sent, bought or deleted. Starter $25 a month.
- #16 MemHub
- Free plan: Free and open source: Tencent Hunyuan released the model, framework and app as open source.Source: memory.hunyuan.tencent.com, checked Our verdict: Tencent Hunyuan's local-first memory app for agents. Imports and syncs chat, work and coding memory across tools like Cursor, Claude Code and Codex so preferences and decisions carry over. Part of the open-source Hy-Memory stack.
- #17 Composio
- Free plan: Free at $0 for up to 3 members with $2 in one-time credits and up to 10,000 app tool calls a month. No credit card required.Source: composio.dev, checked Our verdict: Tool and auth layer for agents: gives Claude, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients access to 1,500+ apps through SDKs, a CLI and an MCP gateway. New Instant wallet pays for tools like search, voice and scraping per call with no markup.
Ranks are from our full ranking of AI agents and automation (36 tools). This page lists the top 10 free options by rank. Other ranked tools with a free plan are on the full ranking. Ranked tools not listed have no ongoing free plan on their pricing page or our fact sheet. Free plans change often, so check the official page before you rely on one. Nothing on this page is sponsored.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the best free AI agent automation tool?
n8n, ranked #1 of 36. Its free option: A free self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub. Hosted plans are paid. Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, checked 2026-11-10.
Which AI agents and automation tools are free?
n8n (#1), Zapier (#2), Hermes Agent (#5), Browser Use (#6), Anchor Browser (#10), BAND (#12), withHuman (#13), Larkgrass (#14), MemHub (#16), Composio (#17).
How did you check the free plans?
We opened each tool's own pricing page or repository on Nov 10, 2026 and wrote down what the free option includes. Tools whose only free option is a trial or a one-time signup credit, or whose pricing page did not load for us, are left out.
Is the order the same as the full ranking?
Yes. Tools appear in the same order as our full ranking of AI agents and automation, which is based on how well each tool does the job, not on price.
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