AI agents that need developer setup
An API, an SDK or a self-hosted install that a developer wires into your stack.
21 agents, each with its inputs, outputs and review level checked by a person.
Agents that need developer setup are reached through an API, an SDK, a command line or a self-hosted install that a developer wires into your stack. They give the most control and the most responsibility: you decide the inputs, the tools, the limits and the review steps in code. The listings under this level are the coding agents, the agent platforms and the voice and browser platforms whose access includes API or self-hosted.
Check the documentation quality and the pricing unit (runs, tokens, minutes) before committing engineering time, and look at whether the vendor publishes the source, which the open source flag shows.
The agents
- Claude Codeby AnthropicCoding agent for the terminal and IDE that edits, runs tests and opens pull requests with your permission.Subscription, from $20/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Amazon Bedrock Managed Agentsby Amazon Web ServicesManaged agent runtime on AWS, built with OpenAI on its Agents API, in preview with approval rules for key actions.Usage-basedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- DigitalOcean Managed Agentsby DigitalOceanHosted runtime for agent harnesses with sandboxed sessions and a governed tool gateway, in public preview.Usage-basedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Grok Buildby SpaceXAIOpen-source terminal coding agent from SpaceXAI, also offered as an in-chat app builder on web and mobile.Pricing not publishedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- IBM Bobby IBMCoding agent for the IDE and command line, with subagents and add-on packages for Java and IBM i modernisation.Subscription, from $20/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Jockeyby TwelveLabsSearches a connected video and photo library and returns timestamped answers with citations.Pricing not publishedDeveloper setupAutonomousDetails
- Keikiby Zero Email, Inc.Hosted platform for building AI agents that customers or coworkers reach by text message, chat apps or email.Pricing not publishedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Kiro Crewby KiroOpen-source workspace that runs coding agents across repositories, schedules and chat apps, with approval gates.Pricing not publishedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Muse Codeby MetaTerminal coding agent from Meta, in beta, that plans, writes and validates code changes across large repositories.Pricing not publishedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- OpenAI Agents APIby OpenAIManaged API, in beta, that runs the Codex agent harness with sessions, sandboxes and tools.Usage-basedDeveloper setupAutonomousDetails
- OpenClawby OpenClaw FoundationOpen-source personal assistant that runs on your own machine and takes requests through chat apps such as WhatsApp and Slack.FreeDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Portable Computerby PerplexityRuns Perplexity's agent harness and a local model on your own GPU machine, asking before work leaves the device.SubscriptionDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Aiderby AiderOpen source pair programmer in the terminal that edits your codebase and commits each change to git.FreeDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Codexby OpenAIOpen source coding agent that runs locally in the terminal, IDE or desktop app and comes with ChatGPT plans.SubscriptionDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Defogby DefogAnswers questions about structured databases by generating SQL with the SQLCoder model.Subscription, from $5,000/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Factoryby FactoryDroids that take a backlog item, implement it, review it and ship it through your existing tools.Subscription, from $20/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- OpenHandsby OpenHandsOpen source software engineering agents you run locally, in the cloud or self-hosted.FreemiumDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Skyvernby SkyvernRuns browser workflows such as form filling, invoice downloads and data extraction from a prompt.Freemium, from $29/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Snowflake Cortex Analystby SnowflakeTurns a business question into SQL against Snowflake data using a semantic model.Usage-basedDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Vanna AIby Vanna AIOpen-source SQL agent that answers questions about company databases in multi-turn chat.Subscription, from $50/moDeveloper setupOptional reviewDetails
- Vapiby VapiDeveloper platform for building voice agents that take and make phone calls.Usage-based, from $0.05/minDeveloper setupAutonomousDetails
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Questions
Is there a hosted option for developer agents?
Usually. The access field on each listing shows API, self-hosted, desktop or web; many offer more than one.
Which of these are open source?
The open source flag on each listing says so where the vendor publishes the source under an open licence.