OpenUI pricing (2026)
Plans, free tier and how OpenUI's price stacks up against 10 other tools in Agent frameworks. Verified from official pricing pages.
Current pricing
Free open-source framework (MIT). Optional OpenUI Cloud/Gateway from Thesys; you pay your model provider.
- Free tier
- Yes: the full framework is free; OpenUI Gateway offers free models to build with
- Value score
- 14 / 15
- Value rank
- #6 of 11 in Agent frameworks
- Overall score
- 84 / 100
How OpenUI's price compares in Agent frameworks
Sorted by our pricing and free-tier score (out of 15), then overall score. Click a tool for its own pricing page.
| Tool | Value | Free tier | Score | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI SDK | 15 | Yes | 93 | Free (open source) |
| Pydantic AI | 15 | Yes | 86 | Free (open source); Logfire Team $49/mo optional |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | 15 | Yes | 84 | Free (open source); you pay model usage |
| LangChain / LangGraph | 14 | Yes | 85 | Frameworks free; LangSmith Plus $39/seat/mo |
| Mastra | 14 | Yes | 85 | Framework free; Mastra Platform Team $250/mo |
| OpenUI(this page) | 14 | Yes | 84 | Free open-source framework (MIT). Optional OpenUI Cloud/Gateway from Thesys; you pay your model provider. |
| Agent-Native | 14 | Yes | 83 | Free open-source framework (MIT); optional hosted building via Builder.io. You pay your model provider (BYOK) or use Builder.io's managed AI. |
| CrewAI | 14 | Yes | 82 | Framework free; AMP Enterprise custom |
| Pizza Bot | 14 | Yes | 76 | Free and open source (Apache-2.0). You pay your own model provider (or run a local model with Ollama) |
| CopilotKit | 13 | Yes | 85 | SDK free (MIT). CopilotKit Intelligence (hosted or self-hosted): Free hosted with 1,000 interactions per organization a month; free Developer Edition for local, non-production use (renewable 30-day license); Pay as you go $49/mo per organization including 10,000 interactions, then metered per interaction; Annual custom (hosted, self-hosted or offline) |
| LlamaIndex | 13 | Yes | 78 | Framework free; LlamaCloud Starter $50/mo |
Cheaper or free alternatives to OpenUI
- Vercel AI SDK
Value 15/15 · score 93
Yes: free library
Vercel AI SDK pricing → - Pydantic AI
Value 15/15 · score 86
Yes: MIT library; Logfire Personal free
Pydantic AI pricing → - OpenAI Agents SDK
Value 15/15 · score 84
Yes: free library
OpenAI Agents SDK pricing →
Pricing history on PromptToProd
- Pricing last verified: Free open-source framework (MIT). Optional OpenUI Cloud/Gateway from Thesys; you pay your model provider.
- Started tracking OpenUI.
We re-check pricing pages regularly and log every change on the changelog.
FAQ
- How much does OpenUI cost in 2026?
- OpenUI pricing as of 2026-10-24: Free open-source framework (MIT). Optional OpenUI Cloud/Gateway from Thesys; you pay your model provider.. Plans change, so confirm on the official site.
- Is OpenUI free?
- Yes. OpenUI free tier: the full framework is free; OpenUI Gateway offers free models to build with.
- Is OpenUI good value?
- OpenUI scores 14/15 on PromptToProd's pricing and free-tier criterion, #6 of 11 in Agent frameworks on value, and 84/100 overall.
- What are cheaper or free alternatives to OpenUI?
- In Agent frameworks, tools with a free tier and an equal or better pricing score include Vercel AI SDK (15/15, score 93), Pydantic AI (15/15, score 86), OpenAI Agents SDK (15/15, score 84).
- When was OpenUI pricing last checked?
- We last verified OpenUI's pricing on 2026-10-24 from its official pricing page and docs.
Read the full OpenUI review and score breakdown →
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