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MetaGPT

🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming

Updated Oct 1, 2026
Website GitHub Docs
Platforms
docker
Pricing
free-open-source
Status
active
License
MIT

What it does

Core capabilities at a glance

  • Agent
  • GPT
  • Metagpt
  • Multi Agent

Deep dive

The full breakdown - performance, comparisons, and setup

MetaGPT

MetaGPT is an agent framework - 🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming.

Overview

[ En | δΈ­ | Fr | ζ—₯ ] Assign different roles to GPTs to form a collaborative entity for complex tasks.

πŸš€ Feb. 19, 2025: Today we are officially launching our natural language programming product: MGX (MetaGPT X) - the world's first AI agent development team. More details on Twitter.

πŸš€ Feb. 17, 2025: We introduced two papers: SPO and AOT, check the code!

πŸš€ Jan. 22, 2025: Our paper AFlow: Automating Agentic Workflow Generation accepted for oral presentation (top 1.8%) at ICLR 2025, ranking #2 in the LLM-based Agent category.

  1. MetaGPT takes a one line requirement as input and outputs user stories / competitive analysis / requirements / data structures / APIs / documents, etc. 2. Internally, MetaGPT includes product managers / architects / project managers / engineers. It provides the entire process of a software company along with carefully orchestrated SOPs. 1. 'Code = SOP(Team)' is the core philosophy. We materialize SOP and apply it to teams composed of LLMs.

You can init the config of MetaGPT by running the following command, or manually create '~/.metagpt/config2.yaml' file:

You can configure '~/.metagpt/config2.yaml' according to the example and doc:

  • Try it on MetaGPT Huggingface Space - Matthew Berman: How To Install MetaGPT - Build A Startup With One Prompt!! - Official Demo Video

MetaGPT is open-source, written primarily in Python, with 70,709 GitHub stars under the MIT license. The latest release is v0.8.1 (2024-04-22).

Key capabilities

From the project's documentation:

  • Try it on MetaGPT Huggingface Space
  • Matthew Berman: How To Install MetaGPT - Build A Startup With One Prompt!!
  • πŸ”Ž What can MetaGPT do?
  • πŸ›  How to build your own agents?
  • MetaGPT Usage & Development Guide | Agent 101

Install

A quick way to get started (always check the official docs for the latest):

pip install --upgrade metagpt

How it fits a local-AI stack

MetaGPT runs on your own hardware, so pair it with a model and a GPU sized to your needs. Use the VRAM calculator to pick a model that fits your card, and see what you can run for hardware guidance. Related agent frameworks in the directory:

Sources

Stats from GitHub, 2026-10-01.

Frequently asked

Quick answers to common questions

What is MetaGPT?

MetaGPT is a agent-framework tool for local AI workloads. 🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming

Is MetaGPT free and open source?

Yes, MetaGPT has 70,709 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT. You can self-host it for free on docker.

What platforms does MetaGPT support?

MetaGPT runs on docker.

What hardware do I need for MetaGPT?

The hardware requirements depend on which models you run. Check our hardware directory for compatible GPUs and systems. MetaGPT has 70,709 GitHub stars and an active community.

Does MetaGPT support GPU acceleration?

MetaGPT's GPU support depends on your specific setup. Check the documentation for details. For the best performance, pair it with an NVIDIA RTX 4090 or 5090.

What are the best alternatives to MetaGPT?

Popular alternatives include other agent-framework tools in our directory. Browse our full collection at /tool for comparisons, community reviews, and benchmark data to find the right fit for your workflow.

How much does MetaGPT cost?

MetaGPT is free-open-source. It is completely free and open source to self-host.

Pairs well with

Complementary tools, models, and hardware