Cheapest · AI agent builders & automation platforms · Prices checked October 23, 2026 to October 31, 2026
Cheapest AI agent builders (2026): 12 sorted by real price
12 AI agent builders sorted by price, cheapest first, using only the prices each vendor publishes, with the plan name, the source and the date we checked it. 10 have a free plan. Sorted by price only, never by payment.
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Quick answer
- Cheapest: IFTTT, whose lowest listed monthly plan is Pro: $2.99/mo (billed annually ($35.88/yr); 20 Applets, multi-action Applets, webhooks, fastest Applet speeds).
- Next cheapest: Make (Core: $12/mo (billed annually ($16/mo billed monthly) at 10,000 credits/mo; unlimited active scenarios, scheduling down to the minute, Make API)), Power Automate (Premium: $15/mo (per user/month, paid yearly; cloud flows, attended desktop flows (RPA), process and task mining with 50 MB data stored; 30-day free trial)).
- Free plan: IFTTT, Make, Zapier, MindStudio, UiPath, Airtop, Botpress, Dify, Langflow, n8n.
- Per user: Power Automate and Microsoft Copilot Studio price per user or seat on at least one plan.
- What you pay for: IFTTT by number of applets, Make by credits, Power Automate by users (premium) or bots (process) and Zapier by tasks; cheapest paid plans from IFTTT Pro $2.99/mo. Pricing compared.
- Prices checked: October 23, 2026 to October 31, 2026, on each vendor's own pricing page.
AI agent builders by price
| # | Product | Lowest listed monthly plan | Free plan | All plans | Checked | Source |
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| 1 |  IFTTT | Pro: $2.99/mo (billed annually ($35.88/yr); 20 Applets, multi-action Applets, webhooks, fastest Applet speeds) | Free: $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 2 |  Make | Core: $12/mo (billed annually ($16/mo billed monthly) at 10,000 credits/mo; unlimited active scenarios, scheduling down to the minute, Make API) | Free: $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 3 |  Power Automate | Premium: $15/mo (per user/month, paid yearly; cloud flows, attended desktop flows (RPA), process and task mining with 50 MB data stored; 30-day free trial) | No |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 4 |  Zapier | Professional: $19.99/mo (starting price, billed annually; price rises with the monthly task tier you pick; multi-step Zaps, premium apps, webhooks, 1 user) | Free: $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 5 |  MindStudio | Individual: $20/mo (plus AI model usage ($16/mo billed yearly); unlimited agents and unlimited runs/month) | Free: $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 6 |  UiPath | Basic: $25/mo (starting price; basic personal automations, limited scale (users and robots), hosted in UiPath's European region, Bronze support; unattended RPA is an add-on; UiPath says an updated plan is coming soon) | Community: Free |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 7 | Airtop | Starter: $29/mo (30,000 credits (higher credit tiers available); 3 sessions; 10 deployed agents; integrated proxy) | Free: $0/mo |
| October 31, 2026 | Source |
| 8 | Botpress | Plus: $150/mo (billed annually; 250 conversations/mo, extra packs of 100 for $65; $25 AI usage included; unlimited AI agents, whitelabel webchat) | Free: $0 |
| October 23, 2026 | Source |
| 9 |  Microsoft Copilot Studio | Copilot Credit pack: $200/mo (per pack/month, tenant-wide; 25,000 Copilot Credits per pack; build autonomous agents and publish to external channels) | No |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 10 |  Dify | no monthly price listed | Sandbox (Cloud): $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 11 |  Langflow | no monthly price listed | Open source (self-hosted): $0 |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| 12 |  n8n | Starter: €20/mo (in euros, not ranked against $ prices) | Community Edition: $0 |
| October 23, 2026 | Source |
How we sorted: the lowest monthly price printed on each vendor's pricing page, cheapest first; products that only publish usage, yearly or quote pricing come last. Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown; plan names and billing notes (per seat, billed yearly) are kept as the vendor writes them. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
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AI agent builder pricing compared: what you pay for
Short answer: what AI agent builders cost. AI agent builders mostly charge for usage, not seats. The cheapest paid plans we list run from IFTTT Pro $2.99/mo to Microsoft Copilot Studio Copilot Credit pack $200/mo: IFTTT Pro $2.99/mo, Make Core $12/mo, Power Automate Premium $15/mo, Zapier Professional $19.99/mo, MindStudio Individual $20/mo, UiPath Basic $25/mo, Botpress Plus $150/mo and Microsoft Copilot Studio Copilot Credit pack $200/mo, plus n8n Starter €20/mo (n8n prices in euros) and Dify Professional $590/yr per workspace. Many of these are the yearly-billing rate; the table keeps each vendor's note. 9 of the 11 have a free plan or a free self-hosted edition. Prices checked October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
The same monthly price buys very different amounts of work, because each builder meters something different. The table shows what each one charges for, its free plan, and its cheapest paid plan with the usage the vendor says is included, copied as written.
| Product | Charges for | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan | What that plan includes (vendor's words) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFTTT | Number of Applets | Free: 2 Applets, unlimited Applet runs, standard Applet speeds, mobile app | $2.99/mo Pro | billed annually ($35.88/yr); 20 Applets, multi-action Applets, webhooks, fastest Applet speeds | October 24, 2026 |
| Make | Credits | Free: 1,000 credits/mo; no-code visual builder, 3,500+ apps, routers and filters; 15-minute minimum interval between runs | $12/mo Core | billed annually ($16/mo billed monthly) at 10,000 credits/mo; unlimited active scenarios, scheduling down to the minute, Make API | October 24, 2026 |
| Power Automate | Users (Premium) or bots (Process) | No | $15/mo Premium | per user/month, paid yearly; cloud flows, attended desktop flows (RPA), process and task mining with 50 MB data stored; 30-day free trial | October 24, 2026 |
| Zapier | Tasks | Free: 100 tasks/mo; two-step Zaps; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms | $19.99/mo Professional | starting price, billed annually; price rises with the monthly task tier you pick; multi-step Zaps, premium apps, webhooks, 1 user | October 24, 2026 |
| MindStudio | Plan fee plus AI model usage at cost | Free: plus AI model usage; one agent, 1,000 runs/month, 200+ AI models via the MindStudio Service Router or your own API keys | $20/mo Individual | plus AI model usage ($16/mo billed yearly); unlimited agents and unlimited runs/month | October 24, 2026 |
| UiPath | Users and robots | Community: free forever; build code-first or low-code with UiPath Studio or SDKs; Community Forum support | $25/mo Basic | starting price; basic personal automations, limited scale (users and robots), hosted in UiPath's European region, Bronze support; unattended RPA is an add-on; UiPath says an updated plan is coming soon | October 24, 2026 |
| Botpress | Conversations | Free: 100 conversations/mo, no top-ups; 3 seats, 3 AI agents | $150/mo Plus | billed annually; 250 conversations/mo, extra packs of 100 for $65; $25 AI usage included; unlimited AI agents, whitelabel webchat | October 23, 2026 |
| Microsoft Copilot Studio | Copilot Credits | No | $200/mo Copilot Credit pack | per pack/month, tenant-wide; 25,000 Copilot Credits per pack; build autonomous agents and publish to external channels | October 24, 2026 |
| Dify | Message credits, per workspace | Sandbox (Cloud): 200 message credits, 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 30-day log history | $590/yr per workspace Professional | 5,000 message credits/month, 3 members, 50 apps, 500 knowledge documents, 20,000 trigger events/month | October 24, 2026 |
| Langflow | Nothing to Langflow; you pay for models and hosting | Open source (self-hosted): MIT license, full features; the GitHub repo is active (last push Oct 24, 2026) | no paid plan published | October 24, 2026 | |
| n8n | Workflow executions | Community Edition: self-hosted, open source on GitHub; you run the server | €20/mo Starter | billed annually; hosted by n8n; 2.5K workflow executions/mo, 5 concurrent, 1,600 Assistant credits/mo | October 23, 2026 |
Copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown (the date links to it). n8n lists prices in euros. Flowise, OpenAI Agent Builder and Relay.app are left out because they have shut down or are shutting down. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
All 12, cheapest first
AI agent builders & automation platforms →-
Agent buildersFree tier
IFTTT
Simple no-code automation service that links apps and smart-home devices with if-this-then-that Applets, aimed at individuals and small businesses rather than complex multi-step workflows.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
Make
Visual no-code automation platform that connects 3,500+ apps in drag-and-drop scenarios, with AI agents and AI steps built in.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent builders
Power Automate
Microsoft's low-code automation platform for cloud flows across Microsoft 365 and other apps, plus desktop robotic process automation (RPA) and process mining.
Subscription$15/mo
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Agent buildersFree tier
Zapier
No-code automation platform that connects thousands of apps with Zaps, and adds AI agents, chatbots and an MCP server on top.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
MindStudio
No-code platform for building, deploying and running AI agents, with 200+ AI models available without your own API keys.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
UiPath
Agentic automation platform that combines software robots (RPA), AI agents and API workflows, orchestrated with UiPath Maestro and built in UiPath Studio or code. Free Community plan; Basic starts at $25/month.
Subscription$25/mo
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Browser agentsFree tier
Airtop
Describe a workflow in plain English and Airtop builds a browser agent that runs it across your apps, APIs and websites in hosted cloud sessions.
SubscriptionFree; Starter $29/mo
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SupportFree tier
Botpress
Platform for building AI agents for customer conversations, with a visual studio, a webchat widget, a help center and team routing.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent builders
Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft's low-code platform for building AI agents and agent flows, used inside Microsoft 365 or published to websites, apps and other external channels. Billed in Copilot Credits: $200 per 25,000-credit pack per month, or pay-as-you-go.
Subscription$200/mo
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Agent buildersFree tier
Dify
Open-source platform for building AI agents, chat apps and RAG workflows on a visual canvas, available as Dify Cloud or self-hosted.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
Langflow
Open-source (MIT) visual builder for AI agents, RAG and multi-agent workflows in Python. Free to self-host and still actively maintained, so it is one of the open-source options for teams moving off Flowise, which reached end of life on August 31, 2026.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
n8n
Workflow automation platform for building AI agents and automations that connect to hundreds of apps, hosted by n8n or self-hosted.
Subscription · 2 use casesFree (self-hosted)
Not included because they have shut down or are shutting down: Flowise, OpenAI Agent Builder, Relay.app. See the AI tool shutdown tracker for dates and exports.
FAQ
What is the cheapest AI agent builder in 2026?
Of the 12 AI agent builders we list with verified pricing, the cheapest by listed monthly price is IFTTT, whose lowest listed monthly plan is Pro: $2.99/mo (billed annually ($35.88/yr); 20 Applets, multi-action Applets, webhooks, fastest Applet speeds), checked October 24, 2026. With a free plan: IFTTT, Make, Zapier, MindStudio, UiPath, Airtop, Botpress, Dify, Langflow and n8n. Cheapest isn't always best value: compare what each plan includes.
Is there a free AI agent builder?
Yes. IFTTT: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (2 Applets, unlimited Applet runs, standard Applet speeds, mobile app), checked October 24, 2026. Make: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (1,000 credits/mo; no-code visual builder, 3,500+ apps, routers and filters; 15-minute minimum interval between runs), checked October 24, 2026. Zapier: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (100 tasks/mo; two-step Zaps; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms), checked October 24, 2026. MindStudio: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (plus AI model usage; one agent, 1,000 runs/month, 200+ AI models via the MindStudio Service Router or your own API keys), checked October 24, 2026. UiPath: yes. Its Community plan is Free (free forever; build code-first or low-code with UiPath Studio or SDKs; Community Forum support), checked October 24, 2026. Airtop: yes. Its Free plan is $0/mo (1,000 credits a month plus a 10,000 one-time credit bonus; 3 simultaneous sessions; 1 deployed agent), checked October 31, 2026. Botpress: yes. Its Free plan is $0 (100 conversations/mo, no top-ups; 3 seats, 3 AI agents), checked October 23, 2026. Dify: yes. Its Sandbox (Cloud) plan is $0 (200 message credits, 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 30-day log history), checked October 24, 2026. Langflow: yes. Its Open source (self-hosted) plan is $0 (MIT license, full features; the GitHub repo is active (last push Oct 24, 2026)), checked October 24, 2026. n8n: yes. Its Community Edition plan is $0 (self-hosted, open source on GitHub; you run the server), checked October 23, 2026.
How much does an AI agent builder cost per month?
The lowest listed monthly plans run from $2.99/mo (IFTTT) to $200/mo (Microsoft Copilot Studio) across the 9 that print a monthly price. Dify, Langflow and n8n don't print a comparable monthly price. Prices checked October 23, 2026 to October 31, 2026.
Are these prices per user?
Some are. Power Automate and Microsoft Copilot Studio price at least one plan per user or seat, so multiply by your team size. The others print a flat monthly price. Several also print a lower price for yearly billing; the table keeps the vendor's wording.
How much does an AI agent builder cost per month in 2026?
Cheapest paid plans: IFTTT Pro $2.99/mo, Make Core $12/mo, Power Automate Premium $15/mo, Zapier Professional $19.99/mo, MindStudio Individual $20/mo, UiPath Basic $25/mo, Botpress Plus $150/mo and Microsoft Copilot Studio Copilot Credit pack $200/mo, and n8n Starter €20/mo; Dify lists $590/yr per workspace. Most cheap plans cap usage (tasks, credits, executions or conversations), so the bill rises with volume, and several prices are the yearly-billing rate. Prices checked October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
What do AI agent builders charge for: tasks, credits or executions?
It depends on the tool: IFTTT charges by number of applets, Make charges by credits, Power Automate charges by users (premium) or bots (process), Zapier charges by tasks, MindStudio charges by plan fee plus ai model usage at cost, UiPath charges by users and robots, Botpress charges by conversations, Microsoft Copilot Studio charges by copilot credits, Dify charges by message credits, per workspace and n8n charges by workflow executions. Compare the usage included in each cheapest plan in the table before you compare prices.
Can a vendor pay to be listed as cheaper?
No. The order is by price only, from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. Paid placements on AITeamGuide are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured" and never change this order.
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