No lock-in
Provider preferences change quarterly. Switch without losing your conversation history or rebuilding your tool integrations.
Use case · startups
Use the CLI in CI, the Desktop app for hard problems, and the Chrome side panel for inbox and docs. One product, one chat history, with provider spend you control through your own keys on Desktop and CLI.
Why startups pick this shape
Provider preferences change quarterly. Switch without losing your conversation history or rebuilding your tool integrations.
agi exec works as a Unix tool. Pipe a task in, get structured output back, in GitHub Actions or anywhere a shell runs.
Local mode is free. BYOK pays providers at their public rates. Managed compute is opt-in by invite, never the default.
What you actually get
| Local | Free · Forever. Offline, privacy-first use. |
| BYOK | Free · Forever. Power users with provider accounts. |
| Surfaces | 6 surfaces: Desktop, Web, Mobile, CLI, Chrome extension, VS Code extension. |
| Providers | 10+ providers wired in, plus any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. |
| Privacy | Website users can try AGI managed Auto Economy with a small free cap. Local and BYOK are supported on desktop and developer surfaces. Higher hosted cloud is invite-only. |
Public launch: July 12, 2026
Install AGI, run Local and BYOK from day one, and join the waitlist if you want hosted compute later.