camelAI vs Argentic

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camelAI compared with Argentic
Detail	camelAI	Argentic
What it does	Open-source home for AI agents	An engine for long-running agents that rebuilds its prompt under a cap and runs on your budget
Stage	Startup	MVP
Founded	2022	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	camelBot: free to start, no credit card required, credit packs from $4.99. camelRun: $0.01 per agent-hour of active run time, $0.10 per GB-month for storage, tokens free on your own provider keys or at provider's price on camelAI's keys with no markup. camelCode: free plan with your own model API ke	Prototype: free during beta, then from December 16, 2026 it costs $1 per 1,000 agent calls after 1,000 monthly included calls. Production: $20 a month with 20,000 agent calls included, then $1 per 1,000 calls after that. Top-ups: $1 per 1,000 calls, from $10 to $500 at a time, never expiring.
Key features	Define agent model, instructions, tools and channels Open-source AI agent runtime with Docker and Postgres self-hosting AI agent history and file storage Connect tools with OpenAPI, MCP, or custom code Deploy to Slack, Discord, Telegram, GitHub, or custom apps Sandboxed code execution for agents Support for multiple AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Amazon Bedrock Custom Discord bot building with testing before publishing	Prompt rebuilt from journal under token cap at each step to keep it bounded as history grows Spending limits checked before each model call at token prices you declare Resume after crash without repeating finished actions Tool calls returned as actions for your code to carry out Proof of what ran: check prompts, re-run engine, download hash-chained journal Integrations with Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangGraph, Mastra, Pydantic AI MCP server for Claude Code, Claude Projects and Codex Works with any model via bring-your-own-key TypeScript and Python clients for HTTP API access
What makes it different	Thousands of agents at once without talking to sales Open source agent runtime available for self-hosting Agents survive crashes and deploys without losing history or pending work	Bounded prompt under a fixed cap while history grows, so costs per call stop climbing on long sessions Every run recorded with cryptographic proof: rebuilable prompts, hash-chained journal, re-runnable engine Resumes from crash without repeating finished actions using stable idempotency keys Budget enforcement before each model call, not reactive overage billing No model key storage or logging; your provider bills you directly
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	58 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	36	9
Referring domains (Majestic)	343	4

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