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Open-source personal assistant that lives in your chat apps. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.
Source on GitHub under MIT, with 392,118 stars. Last commit 2026-10-15, so it's actively maintained. Repo checked 2026-10-15.
Open-source personal assistant that lives in your chat apps.
OpenClaw: Open-source personal assistant that lives in your chat apps. Best for owning your agent: whatsapp, imessage, slack or telegram, on your own machine. Watch out for: wide access to your accounts and machine is a real security surface; you pay your model provider. Price: Free (bring your own model) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).
| Free tier | Free |
|---|---|
| Job in a stack | AI agent, personal agent |
| Cheapest paid plan | Free (bring your own model) |
| Price checked | 2026-10-15, verified |
| Plan | Price | Billing | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (open source) | Free | free, MIT | No paid tier or hosted service; bring your own model provider |
From github.com/openclaw/openclaw, checked 2026-10-15, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.
| Type | Source | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| adoption | GitHub stars | 392,119 stars | 2026-10-15 |
Our scores: quality 4.2/5, ease 3/5, value 5/5. Editorial start 4.2/3; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.
Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: Free (bring your own model) (checked Oct 2026).
Owning your agent: WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack or Telegram, on your own machine.
Wide access to your accounts and machine is a real security surface; you pay your model provider.