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Best free AI agents of 2026
Every day Agent A Day picks one useful AI tool or agent and explains it in 60 seconds. This page collects every pick that you can actually start using for free, with the honest catch on what the free tier includes. It updates automatically with each new issue.
How we decide: “Free option” means the issue found a free plan, free open-source version, or ongoing free allowance. “Free trial only” means free credits or a trial that runs out. Free-tier details come from each issue's pricing check (date on each issue page); prices change, so check the tool's site before you rely on them.
Granola
Issue #1 · · Free option
Granola writes your meeting notes for you, and nobody has to let a bot into the call.
Who it's for: Anyone stuck in calls: founders, creators doing sponsor calls, devs in standups, or your fantasy league's yearly "rule change" meeting.
Free tier: Free Basic plan. It keeps only 30 days of meeting history; unlimited history starts at $14 per user per month.
OpenCode
Issue #2 · · Free option
OpenCode is a free, open source AI coding agent that writes and fixes code in your terminal, desktop, or IDE, with almost any AI model you pick.
Who it's for: Devs who want a Claude Code-style agent without model lock-in, founders on a tight budget, and creators who want help with scripts or a site.
Free tier: The agent is free, but strong models usually aren't. A few free models are included.
Manus
Issue #3 · · Free option
Manus is a cloud AI agent that takes a plain-English task and hands back finished work: research reports, slide decks, websites, charts, and more.
Who it's for: Solo founders and small teams who need research, decks, or a quick landing page without hiring for it, plus creators and knowledge workers stuck rebuilding the same report every week.
Free tier: Free gives 300 credits a day, 1 task at a time, and only the Lite model in Agent mode.
Browser Use
Issue #5 · · Free option
Browser Use is an open-source browser agent (MIT, 118k+ GitHub stars) that clicks, types, and fills forms on real websites from a plain-English goal, run free on your own machine or on its pay-as-you-go cloud.
Who it's for: Developers and technical founders who want an agent to handle the web chores no API covers: pulling data from dashboards, filling repetitive forms, checking listings, QA-testing their own app. If you already use a coding agent, it's the quickest way to give it a browser.
Free tier: Open-source library: free (MIT), bring your own model key. Locally, the library is free but you pay your model provider per token, and long tasks add up.
Free to try (trial or expiring credits only)
Lindy
Issue #4 · · Free trial only
Lindy is an AI teammate you @mention in Slack (or iMessage and email) that connects to your tools and finishes real tasks: reports, inbox triage, meeting follow-ups, and more.
Who it's for: Small teams and founders who live in Slack and want one agent everyone can @mention, without building automations from scratch. Especially useful if your busywork spans inbox, CRM, meetings, and recurring reports.
Free to try: $50 in free credits, no card. Free credits last 7 days; after that every active user is a paid seat from $29.99/month.