Open Assistant
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Open Assistant, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Open Assistant's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal non-commercial | Free | Free for personal non-commercial use · LLM API costs are additional |
The facts
Each one read from Open Assistant's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agents and tools
- The homepage describes 9 specialized agents and 88+ tools for routing and carrying out requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automation
- It supports recurring tasks using cron expressions, one-time future reminders, and multi-step agent workflows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- The site says commercial use requires a separate agreement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom integrations
- The site says users can connect REST APIs through a plugin system, with bearer, header, and basic authentication support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Email and calendar
- It can read, search, send, and draft Gmail and Outlook email, and manage Google and Outlook Calendar events.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Files and notes
- It connects to OneDrive, Google Drive, Nextcloud, Notion, and OneNote, and can create or edit Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting and install
- The product runs in a single Docker container and the site provides a one-command self-hosted installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- LLM providers
- The site says it works with OpenAI-compatible LLMs, including GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, and Ollama.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Messaging and voice
- It supports messaging through its web UI, WhatsApp, or Slack, including voice note processing and transcription.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pricing limitation
- LLM API usage is not included; the site estimates it typically costs $5–20 per month depending on usage and provider.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Open Assistant is a self-hosted personal assistant that connects email, calendars, files, notes, and messaging in one conversational interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says credentials are encrypted at rest with Fernet, integrations use OAuth2, and tool invocations are recorded in an audit log.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site provides a contact email, [email protected], for help.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Telemetry and data
- The site says there is no telemetry and that outbound calls go only to the chosen LLM provider and explicitly configured services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web search
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- App integrations
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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