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Free Autonomous AI AgentAutonomous Task Execution, Web Searching and Workflow Automation for Free.

An autonomous agent that runs on managed infrastructure, executes tasks on a schedule, connects to your tools via OAuth, uses custom skills, and manages secrets securely.

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Free forever · Full platform · Custom skills · OAuth · Secrets auto-purge · No credit card

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5,000+

Agents deployed

50+

Companies

200+

Verified skills

99.9%

Uptime SLA

$0

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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

Full platform, managed, free forever

Every feature included. Custom skills, OAuth, secrets management, trust levels, visual builder, autonomous scheduling, AES-256 encryption. The only limits are usage, not features.

BetterClaw Free

Full platform, managed

$0
Cost
$0 (full platform)
Setup
60 seconds
Docker required
No
Coding required
No
Custom skills
Full custom skills
OAuth integrations
Included
Secrets management
AES-256 + 5-min auto-purge
Autonomous scheduling
Daily cron included
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)
Custom skills
Build your own
OAuth integrations
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
Custom skills
Templates only on free
OAuth integrations
Paid plans only
Secrets management
Platform-dependent
Autonomous scheduling
Limited on free
Trust levels / guardrails
Basic
Managed infrastructure
Cloud (with limits)
Maintenance
Zero
Every Feature, Free

Every Feature on the Free Plan. Not a Demo. Not a Sandbox.

This is the full BetterClaw platform. Same features as paid plans. Limited usage, not limited features.

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.

Custom skills

Build your own skills or install from BetterClaw's verified marketplace. 200+ skills passed our 4-layer security audit. Full skill installer included.

OAuth integrations

Connect your agent to Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Notion, and more via OAuth. Your agent authenticates securely and acts on your behalf. Not webhook-only.

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 tasks & cron

100 tasks per month - one-time and scheduled combined. Morning briefings, competitor checks, application screening, support triage. Daily cron minimum on free.

Unlimited chat

No message caps on conversations. Talk to your agent as much as you want. Ask questions, give instructions, draft emails, review work.

Telegram + Slack

Connect your agent to Telegram with a bot token or Slack via webhook. Reachable from your phone, your desktop, anywhere. Channel setup takes under 2 minutes.

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.

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.

7-day chat & task history

Full log of everything your agent did. Searchable and reviewable. Audit what happened, when, and why.

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

Real use cases running on the free plan right now. Each one runs with a free LLM key. Total monthly cost: $0.

Morning briefing agent

Wakes up at 7 AM. Compiles priorities, calendar, pending tasks. Sends a digest to Telegram. You start every morning informed.

Support triage agent

Reads incoming Telegram messages. Classifies them (billing, technical, shipping). Drafts a response. Escalates edge cases. 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 Slack and GitHub. Compiles into a standup summary. Posts to your team channel at 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 lock features behind paid plans. BetterClaw is the only platform where the free plan ships the full feature set on managed infrastructure.

Strong Partial / qualified Self-host or paid

BetterClaw

Recommended
Free?
Free forever
Setup
60 sec
Docker
No
Coding
No
Autonomous
Yes (cron + heartbeat)
Custom Skills
Yes (full)
OAuth
Yes
Secrets
AES-256 + auto-purge
Managed
Yes

Agent Zero

Free?
Free (open-source)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Yes
Coding
Python
Autonomous
Yes
Custom 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)
Custom 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)
Custom Skills
Templates
OAuth
Paid plans
Secrets
Platform
Managed
Yes (limited)

Botpress

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

CrewAI

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

MindPal

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

LangChain

Free?
Free (open-source)
Setup
Hours
Docker
Optional
Coding
Python
Autonomous
Yes
Custom 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 (daily on free). Your agent runs work automatically, on time, every day.

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

Combine OAuth integrations and 200+ verified skills into chained 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 Usage Limits - Transparent. No Surprises.

Every feature is included. Usage is what's metered.

Agents

1

Chat

Unlimited

Tasks (one-time + cron)

100 / month

Memory retention

7 days (auto-purged)

Chat & task history

7 days

Cron frequency

Daily minimum

LLM credits

BYOK (zero markup)

Custom skills

Full access

OAuth integrations

Full access

Secrets management

AES-256 + 5-min auto-purge

Channels

Telegram + Slack webhook

Infrastructure

1 vCPU / 1 GB container

Trust levels

Full access (Intern → Specialist → Lead)

Action approval + kill switch

Full access

Sandboxed execution

Full access

Support

Community (Discord + Reddit)

What happens when you hit 100 tasks?

Your agent keeps chatting normally (unlimited chat). Scheduled tasks pause until the limit resets next month. 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 & integrations

Install from the verified marketplace or build custom. Connect OAuth services like Google, Slack, GitHub, Notion.

4

Connect Telegram or Slack

Paste a Telegram bot token or connect Slack via webhook. Your agent is live.

5

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, OAuth, 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 with full platform features: custom skills, OAuth integrations, secrets management, autonomous scheduling, trust levels, and a visual builder. 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. Every feature is included. Usage is limited (100 tasks/month, 7-day memory, daily cron), but nothing is locked.

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. The only limits are usage, not features.

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 via OAuth, 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 gets a dedicated 1 vCPU / 1 GB 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 have free tiers but lock core features (OAuth, custom integrations, advanced automations) behind paid plans. BetterClaw's free plan includes every feature. The only limit is usage (tasks, memory retention, cron frequency), not features.

Does the free plan include OAuth integrations?

Yes. Full OAuth support. Connect Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Notion, and other services. Your agent authenticates and acts on your behalf. This is not webhook-only. This is real OAuth.

Does the free plan include custom skills?

Yes. Build your own skills or install from the verified marketplace. Full skill installer included. Not a "templates-only" limitation.

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. BYOK with zero markup. Many providers have free tiers, so total cost can be $0.

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. An autonomous AI agent on managed infrastructure with every feature included.

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