What OpenBot is
- A computer per Bot: each Bot has its own browser, files and tools, along with conversations, routines, memory, skills, apps, approvals and activity.
- Where it runs: a desktop app for Mac and Windows with a Docker backend on your laptop, or Kubernetes via Helm for a team. A version hosted by CopilotKit is in early access.
- Your models: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini or open models through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You pay the model providers directly.
- Your agents: use the built-in Bots, or connect agents you've built on other stacks through AG-UI.
- Routines: recurring work, run by a routine worker.
- Tools and frontends: MCP tools, and frontends for Mac, Windows, web, iOS, Android, Slack and Teams, some of them in early access.
OpenBot on GitHub and CopilotKit Intelligence
The code is at github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot. The repository was created on August 17, 2026 and had about 11,652 stars on November 13, 2026.
- The application template is MIT-licensed, so you can self-host and customize it.
- It uses CopilotKit Intelligence, which has its own license: a free local license on a laptop, and a trial or production license on Kubernetes.
- Running in production on Kubernetes needs a CopilotKit Intelligence license beyond evaluation.
OpenBot pricing and OpenBot for Business
From open.bot/pricing on November 13, 2026, in USD. On every plan you pay model providers directly.
| Plan or license | Price |
|---|---|
| Personal projects | Free |
| OpenBot for Business, pay as you go | Up to $29 per active user per month, plus 5% of monthly model spend above $5,000 |
| Annual | Custom |
| CopilotKit Intelligence | Free local license on a laptop; trial or production license on Kubernetes |
| Models | Paid to the model providers directly |
How to set up OpenBot
Choose where it runs
On your laptop, the desktop app for Mac or Windows, which runs with a Docker backend. For a team, Kubernetes via Helm. A version hosted by CopilotKit is in early access.
Connect your models
Use OpenAI, Claude, Gemini or open models through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You pay the providers directly.
Pick a Bot or bring an agent
Start with a built-in Bot, or connect an agent you've already built through AG-UI. Each Bot gets a computer of its own, with a browser, files and tools.
Add tools and routines
Give Bots MCP tools and set up Routines for recurring work; a routine worker runs them.
Reach it where you work
Frontends cover Mac, Windows, web, iOS, Android, Slack and Teams; some are in early access.
How OpenBot keeps you in control
- Approvals: Bots ask before actions.
- Activity: each Bot keeps an activity log.
- Team edition: company sign-in, roles, tool permissions and audit.
- Self-hosting: it runs on your laptop or your own Kubernetes cluster, with the model providers you choose.
OpenBot vs OpenWorker, Suparagent and Claude Cowork
Facts from each project's README or the vendor's own pages, checked November 13, 2026, with GitHub star counts from that day. More AI coworkers are compared in AI coworker tools; for Grok Bot, see OpenBot vs Grok Bot.
Guides: OpenWorker, Suparagent, Claude Cowork.
| OpenBot | OpenWorker | Suparagent | Claude Cowork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made by | CopilotKit | Andrew Ng (andrewyng on GitHub) | Anil-matcha on GitHub | Anthropic |
| Open source | MIT template, CopilotKit Intelligence licensed separately; about 11,652 stars | MIT; about 19,050 stars | Apache 2.0; about 7,050 stars | No |
| Runs where | Desktop app (Mac, Windows, Docker backend) or Kubernetes; hosted in early access | Your computer (macOS, Windows); a small cloud service brokers connector sign-in | Desktop app, self-hosted Linux server or hosted web app | Anthropic's cloud; local work through Claude Desktop |
| Models | OpenAI, Claude, Gemini or open models; your own agents through AG-UI | Your own key for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter and others, or a local model | Engines such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Cursor; no model included | Claude models |
| Price | Free for personal projects; Business up to $29 per active user a month | No price listed; bring your own model | No fee stated to self-host; hosted plans $0 to $99 a month | Paid Claude plans; Pro is $20 a month |
| Recurring work | Routines, run by a routine worker | Scheduled briefs, reports and other repeatable tasks | Routines on a schedule, by webhook or on demand | Hourly, daily, weekly or weekdays, in the cloud |
| Approvals | Before actions; audit in the team edition | On by default; optional reviewer model | Ask first, Accept edits, Approve for me or Plan only | Manual, Auto or Skip |
| Task board | Not stated | Not stated | Task board and calendar | No issue board; a task list and a Scheduled page |
Bots in your workspace. AI employees on your coding agents.
OpenBot gives each Bot a computer of its own in a workspace you host. Crewmark turns your own Claude Code or Codex sessions into AI employees with a role, goals in numbers, working hours and a heartbeat, each taking issues from a shared board.
Pick a role
Start from the AI employee roles and set the goals in numbers.
Put the work on a board
Assign issues on the shared board; during its working hours, the heartbeat wakes the employee to take the next one.
See what it can do
Jobs with setup are in Claude Code use cases.
OpenBot FAQ
What is OpenBot?
CopilotKit's open-source, self-hostable workspace for AI coworkers. Each Bot gets a computer of its own, with a browser, files and tools, plus approvals and an activity log. It runs as a desktop app on your laptop or on Kubernetes for a team, with the models you bring.
Is OpenBot made by CopilotKit?
Yes. It's at github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot. It uses CopilotKit Intelligence, which is licensed separately from OpenBot's MIT template, and it connects existing agents through AG-UI.
Is OpenBot free and open source?
The application template is MIT-licensed, and OpenBot is free for personal projects. CopilotKit Intelligence, which it uses, has a free local license on a laptop and a trial or production license on Kubernetes. You pay model providers directly.
How much does OpenBot for Business cost?
Pay as you go is up to $29 per active user per month, plus 5% of monthly model spend above $5,000; annual pricing is custom. Running in production on Kubernetes also needs a CopilotKit Intelligence license beyond evaluation.
OpenBot vs Grok Bot: what's the difference?
OpenBot is open source and self-hostable: you run it on your laptop or on Kubernetes and bring your own models or agents. For a side-by-side with Grok Bot, see OpenBot vs Grok Bot.
Where is OpenBot on GitHub?
At github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot. The repository was created on August 17, 2026 and had about 11,652 stars on November 13, 2026.
Checked against the OpenBot README on GitHub and open.bot/pricing on November 13, 2026; comparison facts from each product's own pages, the same day.