Free forever. No credit card required.

Your Free AI Agent - Unlimited, No Credit CardNot a trial. Not a countdown. A real autonomous agent you keep for as long as you want it.

No credit card No trial No sign-up wall Runs 24/7 in the cloud No VPS, no setup

Fully hosted - we run it for you. Nothing to install, no server to manage. You get a real autonomous agent that runs on managed infrastructure, executes tasks on a schedule, connects to your tools, and manages secrets securely - free for as long as you want it, no card at signup, ever.

Deploy Your Free Agent

Free forever · No expiry · 1 agent · 500 credits/mo · 3 connectors · Secrets auto-purge · No credit card

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What you get at $0

No credit card, no expiry, no fake-free catch. Concrete, not "free forever":

  • 1 autonomous AI agent
  • Every core feature
  • BYOK with zero markup
  • No credit card
  • No expiry, ever
  • Fully hosted - nothing to install
No Catch

What "Free" Actually Means Here vs. a Free Trial

Most "free" AI agents are a countdown with a card on file. Here is the difference, stated plainly - including the parts of BetterClaw the free plan does not give you.

A typical free trialBetterClaw free plan
Credit card at signupRequired, and charged automatically when the trial endsNever asked for - there is nothing to cancel
What happens after 14 daysAccess locks or the plan converts to paidNothing. No countdown, no expiry, no downgrade
What you actually getFull features briefly, then a stripped-down tier1 agent, 500 credits/month, 3 connectors - permanently
Model costsMarked-up inference billed through the platformBYOK with zero markup - pair a free key for $0 total

The honest limit: free is 1 agent, 500 credits a month, 3 connectors, 7-day memory, and basic skills, and it is BYOK only. Telegram, Slack, webhooks, team seats, and custom skills start on Pro. Nothing expires when you stay on free - you just stay inside those numbers.

5,000+

Agents deployed

50+

Companies

200+

Verified skills

99.9%

Uptime SLA

$0

To start

What's Different

What Makes BetterClaw Different From Every Other Free AI Agent

Most free AI agent tools fall into two camps: open-source frameworks you self-host, or no-code builders with stripped-down free tiers. Neither gives you a working autonomous agent without significant trade-offs.

Open-source frameworks

n8n, LangChain, CrewAI, Agent Zero, AutoGPT

Powerful but you need a server, Docker, and programming knowledge. The framework is free. Your time is not. Setup takes hours. Maintenance takes more.

No-code builders

Gumloop, Botpress, MindPal, Flowise

Easier to start, but free tiers are stripped down. Limited integrations, automations, storage. Most core features are locked behind paid plans. You're testing a demo.

BetterClaw free plan

A real agent, managed, free forever

Not a trial. No countdown, no credit card, no expiry. You get a genuinely autonomous agent - 1 agent, 500 credits a month, 3 connectors - running on managed infrastructure for as long as you want it. Pro is there when you outgrow it, not when a timer runs out.

BetterClaw Free

A real agent, managed

$0
Cost
$0 forever, no card
Setup
60 seconds
Docker required
No
Coding required
No
Expiry
None - free forever
Skills
Basic on free
Connectors
3 on free (single account)
Secrets management
AES-256 + 5-min auto-purge
Autonomous scheduling
Included (500 credits/mo)
Trust levels / guardrails
Intern → Specialist → Lead
Managed infrastructure
Fully managed
Maintenance
Zero

Open-source

n8n, LangChain, CrewAI

Cost
$0 (software) + VPS + time
Setup
Hours to days
Docker required
Yes
Coding required
Yes (Python/JS)
Expiry
None (you host it)
Skills
Build your own
Connectors
Manual setup
Secrets management
Plaintext .env files
Autonomous scheduling
Manual cron setup
Trust levels / guardrails
None
Managed infrastructure
Self-managed
Maintenance
3-6 hours/month

No-code

Gumloop, Botpress, MindPal

Cost
$0 (limited free tier)
Setup
Minutes
Docker required
No
Coding required
No
Expiry
Trial countdowns common
Skills
Templates only on free
Connectors
Paid plans only
Secrets management
Platform-dependent
Autonomous scheduling
Limited on free
Trust levels / guardrails
Basic
Managed infrastructure
Cloud (with limits)
Maintenance
Zero
What You Get

What the Free Plan Ships. Not a Demo. Not a Sandbox.

A real autonomous agent on managed infrastructure, free for as long as you want it. Free is a smaller plan than Pro, not a crippled one - here is exactly what is in the box, and what isn't.

Autonomous AI agent, running 24/7

Your agent runs on managed infrastructure. It wakes up on schedule, checks for tasks, executes them, and stands down when idle. Not a chatbot. An autonomous agent that acts on its own.

500 credits every month

Credits meter your agent's work - task runs and connector calls draw from the monthly allowance. 500 a month, reset every month, on the house. No card on file means no overage can ever be charged to you.

3 connectors

Connect your agent to three of your tools, one account each. Connector calls draw from your credits. Unlimited connectors, multi-account, and ad integrations start on Pro.

Secrets auto-purge (5 min)

API keys and OAuth tokens AES-256 encrypted at rest. They load into agent memory only when needed and purge after 5 minutes. Even if a container is breached, your secrets are already gone.

Trust levels

Every agent starts as an Intern (approval required for everything). Promote to Specialist when ready, then Lead. You control the pace of autonomy.

Visual agent builder

Build from the dashboard. Pick a template or start from scratch. Name it, set trust level, attach skills, connect channels. No YAML. No terminal.

Scheduled task execution

Morning briefings, competitor checks, application screening. Your agent wakes up, does the work, and stands down. Each run draws from your 500 monthly credits.

Basic skills

Your agent ships with the basic skill set on free. The curated skill library and custom skills you build yourself start on Pro.

BYOK with zero markup

Connect any LLM key: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter. Pay the LLM provider directly. BetterClaw never marks up inference. Free is BYOK only - managed keys start on Pro.

7-day memory retention

Your agent remembers conversations and context for 7 days. Context carries across sessions. It does not forget what you discussed yesterday.

Sandboxed execution

Every agent runs in an isolated Docker container, managed for you. No cross-agent access. No host system access.

Action approval + kill switch

Sensitive actions require your explicit approval. One click to pause any agent, from any device. You stay in control.

Basic cost tracking

See what your agent is spending and how many credits it has left. Advanced tracking and spend alerts start on Pro.

What the free plan does not include

These start on paid plans. No point finding out after you have built something.

  • Team seatsPro includes 2
  • Multi-accountPro and up
  • Ad integrations (Meta / Google / X)Pro and up
  • Proxy accessPro and up
  • Telegram + Slack webhooksPro and up
  • Custom webhooksBusiness and up
  • Managed API keysPro and up (free is BYOK only)
  • Curated + custom skillsPro and up (free has basic skills)
  • Unlimited connectorsPro and up (free has 3)
  • 90-day / unlimited memoryPro and up (free keeps 7 days)
  • Dedicated Railway instanceBusiness only
  • Email / priority supportPro and up (free is community)

Need them? Pro is $49/month and adds 5 agents, 12,000 credits/month, unlimited connectors, and 2 team seats.

Pair BYOK with a free LLM key for $0/month total

  • Google Gemini 2.5 Flash: free tier, 1,500 requests/day
  • OpenRouter: 11+ free models (Llama 3.3 70B, Gemma 3, Qwen 3)
  • Groq: Llama 3.3 70B, 300+ tokens/sec, free tier
  • Cerebras: free tier, ~1,000 tokens/sec

Total monthly cost: $0.00. Platform free. LLM free. Infrastructure free.

Use Cases

What People Build With a Free AI Agent on BetterClaw

All of these fit inside the free plan. Pair one with a free LLM key and your total monthly cost is $0 - your 500 credits are what meter the work.

Morning briefing agent

Wakes up at 7 AM. Compiles priorities, calendar, pending tasks. Has the digest waiting in your dashboard. You start every morning informed.

Support triage agent

Reads incoming requests. Classifies them (billing, technical, shipping). Drafts a response. Flags edge cases for you. Runs autonomously.

Competitor monitor

Uses the Tavily search skill to check competitor websites daily. Compiles changes into a brief. You know when a competitor changes pricing before your team does.

Application screener

Receives resumes. Screens against your criteria. Ranks candidates. Books callbacks. HR spends time interviewing, not sorting.

Research assistant

Ask it to research topics, summarize articles, compile notes. Remembers context for 7 days. Conversations build on each other.

Daily standup compiler

Pulls updates from a connected repo or tracker. Compiles them into a standup summary. Ready before your 9 AM.

Email drafter

Reads incoming messages. Drafts responses matching your tone. Queues for your review. You approve or edit.

Platform Comparison

BetterClaw vs Agent Zero vs n8n vs Gumloop vs CrewAI

Open-source tools require Docker, coding, and self-hosting. No-code builders hand you a limited free tier to evaluate. BetterClaw's free plan is a real autonomous agent on managed infrastructure that never expires and never asks for a card - smaller than Pro, but yours to keep.

Strong Partial / qualified Self-host or paid

BetterClaw

Recommended
Free?
Free forever, no card
Setup
60 sec
Docker
No
Coding
No
Autonomous
Yes (cron + heartbeat)
Skills
Basic on free
OAuth
3 connectors on free
Secrets
AES-256 + auto-purge
Managed
Yes

Agent Zero

Free?
Free (open-source)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Yes
Coding
Python
Autonomous
Yes
Skills
Build your own
OAuth
Manual
Secrets
Plaintext
Managed
Self-host

n8n

Free?
Free (self-hosted)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Yes
Coding
Low-code
Autonomous
Yes (workflows)
Skills
Workflow nodes
OAuth
Yes (self-hosted)
Secrets
Platform-dependent
Managed
Self-host

Gumloop

Free?
Free tier (limited)
Setup
Minutes
Docker
No
Coding
No
Autonomous
Yes (limited)
Skills
Templates
OAuth
Paid plans
Secrets
Platform
Managed
Yes (limited)

Botpress

Free?
Free tier (limited)
Setup
Minutes
Docker
No
Coding
No
Autonomous
Limited
Skills
Visual flows
OAuth
Paid plans
Secrets
Platform
Managed
Yes (limited)

CrewAI

Free?
Free (open-source)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Optional
Coding
Python
Autonomous
Yes
Skills
Python code
OAuth
Manual
Secrets
Code-level
Managed
Self-host

MindPal

Free?
Free tier (limited)
Setup
Minutes
Docker
No
Coding
No
Autonomous
Limited
Skills
No-code
OAuth
Paid plans
Secrets
Platform
Managed
Yes (limited)

LangChain

Free?
Free (open-source)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Optional
Coding
Python
Autonomous
Yes
Skills
Python code
OAuth
Manual
Secrets
Code-level
Managed
Self-host
Open-Source Roots

Built on Open-Source. Runs Without the Overhead.

BetterClaw is built on ZeroClaw's Rust runtime, an open-source agent engine. Your agent uses the same core architecture that powers the OpenClaw ecosystem (360K+ GitHub stars, 3.2M users) - the most popular autonomous AI agent framework in the world.

The difference: OpenClaw requires Docker, VPS hosting, YAML configuration, and ongoing maintenance. BetterClaw runs the same agent capabilities on managed infrastructure with zero setup.

Your agent is autonomous. It doesn't wait for your input. It wakes up on schedule, checks for work, executes tasks using your connected tools and skills, and stands down when there's nothing to do. This is what separates an AI agent from a chatbot. Chatbots respond. Agents act.

Scheduled task execution

Heartbeat cron triggers. Your agent runs work automatically, on time, without you asking.

Proactive monitoring

Competitor checks, inbox triage, report compilation - all running while you sleep.

Multi-step workflows

Receive message, classify, draft response, escalate if needed. End-to-end, no hand-holding.

Persistent memory

7 days of context across sessions. Your agent remembers what you discussed yesterday.

Action approval guardrails

Your agent asks before doing anything risky. You stay in the loop on what matters.

Tool + skill orchestration

Chain your connectors and skills together into multi-step workflows.

Security

Enterprise-Grade Security on the Free Plan

Security is not a paid feature. Free plan agents get the same security architecture as every other plan.

Sandboxed execution

Every agent runs in an isolated Docker container. No cross-agent access. No host system access.

AES-256 encrypted credentials

All API keys, OAuth tokens, and secrets encrypted at rest. No plaintext .env files.

5-minute secrets auto-purge

Credentials load for the task, then vanish from agent memory automatically.

4-layer skill verification

Every marketplace skill: code review, exfiltration analysis, prompt injection testing, permission scoping. 200+ passed. 824+ rejected.

Trust levels

Intern → Specialist → Lead. Your agent earns autonomy. You set the pace.

Action approval

Sensitive actions require your explicit approval before execution.

Kill switch

One click to pause any agent, from any device.

Self-hosted OpenClaw stores API keys in plaintext .env files on your VPS. BetterClaw encrypts them and forgets them in 5 minutes. Read more about our 4-layer skill verification process.

Limits

Free Plan Limits - Transparent. No Surprises.

The whole free plan on one screen. What it includes, and what it's capped at.

Agents

1

Credits

500 / month

Connectors

3 (single account)

Memory retention

7 days

Skills

Basic

LLM keys

BYOK only (zero markup)

Secrets management

AES-256 + 5-min auto-purge

Trust levels

Full access (Intern → Specialist → Lead)

Action approval + kill switch

Full access

Sandboxed execution

Full access

Cost tracking

Basic

Support

Community

What happens when you run out of credits?

Your agent's work pauses until your credits reset next month. Auto-billed credit packs are a paid-plan feature, and the free plan has no card on file, so nothing can be charged to you. No overage charges. No surprise bills. No "upgrade or lose your data."

Get Started

Deploy Your Free AI Agent in 60 Seconds

1

Sign up

Email or SSO. No credit card. No trial countdown. No "talk to sales."

2

Create your agent

Pick a template or start blank. Connect your free LLM key (Gemini, OpenRouter, Groq). Set trust level.

3

Add skills & connectors

Attach basic skills and connect up to 3 of your tools, one account each.

4

Create tasks

Schedule daily briefings, competitor checks, inbox triage. Your agent works while you don't.

Setup averages 60 seconds for basic chat. About 5 minutes for a fully configured agent with skills, connectors, and scheduled tasks.

Free AI Agent - Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any free AI agents?

Yes. BetterClaw offers a free AI agent that runs on managed infrastructure: 1 autonomous agent, 500 credits per month, 3 connectors, 7-day memory retention, basic skills, and BYOK model access with zero markup. No credit card. No Docker. No coding. Free forever, not a trial.

Is BetterClaw's free AI agent really free, or is it a trial?

Free forever. Not 14 days. Not 30 days. No credit card at signup. No automatic conversion to paid. No expiration. The free plan does not downgrade into a locked account when a countdown ends - it is a real, permanently free tier with 500 credits a month to run your agent on.

What is a credit?

Credits meter your agent’s work on the BetterClaw platform - task runs, connector calls, and proxy usage all draw from your monthly allowance. The free plan includes 500 credits per month, and credits reset every month. Pro includes 12,000 and Business includes 40,000.

What is not included on the free plan?

The free plan has no team seats, no multi-account support, no ad integrations (Meta, Google, X), no proxy access, and no Telegram, Slack, or custom webhooks - those start on Pro. Free is BYOK only (no managed keys), includes basic skills rather than the curated and custom skill library, is capped at 3 connectors on a single account each, and comes with community support and basic cost tracking.

Is there an AI agent that is totally free?

Yes. BetterClaw's free plan ($0/month) paired with a free LLM key (Google Gemini, OpenRouter, or Groq) gives you a totally free AI agent. $0 for the platform. $0 for inference. $0 for infrastructure. Your monthly allowance of 500 platform credits is what meters the work.

What is the difference between a chatbot and an AI agent?

A chatbot responds when you talk to it. An AI agent acts autonomously. It wakes up on schedule, checks for tasks, executes multi-step workflows, connects to your tools, and manages its own memory. BetterClaw's free agent is an autonomous agent, not a chatbot.

Do I need to know how to code to use BetterClaw?

No. BetterClaw has a visual agent builder. Pick a template, attach skills, connect channels, set a schedule. No Python, no JavaScript, no YAML, no terminal. Your marketing manager can build an agent.

Do I need Docker or a server?

No. BetterClaw runs on managed infrastructure. Your agent runs in an isolated, managed container. No Docker, no VPS, no SSH, no port forwarding.

How is BetterClaw different from n8n, LangChain, or CrewAI?

Those are open-source frameworks you self-host. You need Docker, a server, coding knowledge, and ongoing maintenance. BetterClaw is a managed platform where you sign up and your agent is running in 60 seconds. Same autonomous capabilities, zero infrastructure overhead.

How is BetterClaw different from Gumloop, Botpress, or MindPal?

Those platforms give you a free tier to evaluate a product. BetterClaw's free plan is a real autonomous agent you can keep running indefinitely - no credit card, no 14-day countdown, no expiry, on fully managed infrastructure. Free is a genuine tier here, not a demo of one. It is a smaller plan than Pro: 1 agent, 500 credits a month, 3 connectors, basic skills.

Does the free plan include connectors?

Yes - up to 3 connectors, with a single account per connector. Multi-account support, unlimited connectors, ad integrations (Meta, Google, X), and proxy access start on Pro. Connector calls draw from your monthly credit allowance.

Does the free plan include custom skills?

No. The free plan includes basic skills. The curated skill library and custom skills start on Pro.

Does the free plan include Telegram or Slack?

No. Telegram and Slack webhooks start on Pro, and Business adds custom webhooks. On the free plan you work with your agent from the BetterClaw dashboard.

What AI models work on the free plan?

Every model. 28+ providers: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, Llama, Cohere, OpenRouter, Ollama, and custom endpoints. The free plan is BYOK only - you bring your own provider key, with zero markup. Many providers have free tiers, so your total inference cost can be $0. Managed keys start on Pro.

Is the free plan secure?

Yes. Same security as paid plans: sandboxed execution, AES-256 encryption, 5-minute secrets auto-purge, 4-layer skill verification, trust levels, action approval, kill switch. Security is not a paid feature.

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Not a chatbot. Not a demo. Not a trial. A real autonomous AI agent on managed infrastructure, free for as long as you want it.

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Free forever · No expiry · No credit card · 1 agent · 500 credits/mo · 3 connectors · No Docker · No coding