What "free" actually means here
The agent, the control plane, and the source code are free under the MIT license. There is no per-agent fee and no markup on tokens. What you pay is only what the model costs — and you can make that zero by running Ollama locally.
Two ways to keep it at $0
- Run Ollama locally — prompts never leave your machine and there is no per-token cost.
- Use a provider key with a hard budget — the free tier covers normal single-device use.
Where the key lives
If you use a provider, the key sits in an encrypted vault on the platform, not on your disk. The agent holds a revocable token, so there is no key to leak.
Start in five minutes
$ curl -fsSL https://remoteagent.online/install.sh | bash
$ remoteagent login
$ remoteagent start
$ remoteagent chat "hello"
What you give up for free
The free tier is a single device with a normal amount of use. If you run a fleet, the paid plan adds more devices, higher task limits, and longer history. The vault and the sandbox stay the same either way.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AI agent?
Does the free tier need an API key?
Can I run it on my own computer?