{
 "dataset": "AIcensus: The State of Personal AI Agents",
 "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/",
 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "listings_checked_between": [
  "2026-10-16",
  "2026-10-29"
 ],
 "agents": {
  "total": 133,
  "categories": {
   "Personal assistants": 114,
   "Browser & computer use": 19
  }
 },
 "pricing": {
  "free": 37,
  "freemium": 54,
  "free_or_free_plan": 91,
  "paid_only": 27,
  "private_beta": 2,
  "no_public_price": 13,
  "free_or_free_plan_pct": 68,
  "paid_only_pct": 20
 },
 "paid_start_price_usd_month": {
  "agents_with_monthly_price": 57,
  "median": 20.0,
  "min": 5.0,
  "max": 1000.0,
  "at_or_under_20": 35,
  "exactly_20": 10,
  "from_19_to_20_99": 20,
  "bands": {
   "Under $10": 6,
   "$10 to $19.99": 19,
   "$20": 10,
   "$20.01 to $49.99": 13,
   "$50 to $99.99": 4,
   "$100 and up": 5
  }
 },
 "platforms": {
  "counts": {
   "iMessage/SMS": 62,
   "macOS": 58,
   "Web": 55,
   "iOS": 53,
   "Android": 37,
   "Windows": 37,
   "WhatsApp": 31,
   "Slack": 29,
   "Telegram": 26,
   "Linux": 16,
   "CLI": 8,
   "Discord": 8,
   "Chrome": 7,
   "Microsoft Teams": 7,
   "API": 5
  },
  "any_chat_app": 86,
  "any_chat_app_pct": 65,
  "median_platforms_per_agent": 3
 },
 "platform_share": {
  "imessage_sms": {
   "platform": "iMessage/SMS",
   "label": "iMessage or SMS",
   "agents": 62,
   "pct": 47
  },
  "macos": {
   "platform": "macOS",
   "label": "Mac (macOS)",
   "agents": 58,
   "pct": 44
  },
  "web": {
   "platform": "Web",
   "label": "Web browser",
   "agents": 55,
   "pct": 41
  },
  "ios": {
   "platform": "iOS",
   "label": "iPhone (iOS)",
   "agents": 53,
   "pct": 40
  },
  "android": {
   "platform": "Android",
   "label": "Android",
   "agents": 37,
   "pct": 28
  },
  "windows": {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "label": "Windows",
   "agents": 37,
   "pct": 28
  },
  "whatsapp": {
   "platform": "WhatsApp",
   "label": "WhatsApp",
   "agents": 31,
   "pct": 23
  },
  "slack": {
   "platform": "Slack",
   "label": "Slack",
   "agents": 29,
   "pct": 22
  },
  "telegram": {
   "platform": "Telegram",
   "label": "Telegram",
   "agents": 26,
   "pct": 20
  },
  "linux": {
   "platform": "Linux",
   "label": "Linux",
   "agents": 16,
   "pct": 12
  },
  "cli": {
   "platform": "CLI",
   "label": "Command line",
   "agents": 8,
   "pct": 6
  },
  "discord": {
   "platform": "Discord",
   "label": "Discord",
   "agents": 8,
   "pct": 6
  },
  "chrome_extension": {
   "platform": "Chrome",
   "label": "Chrome extension",
   "agents": 7,
   "pct": 5
  },
  "microsoft_teams": {
   "platform": "Microsoft Teams",
   "label": "Microsoft Teams",
   "agents": 7,
   "pct": 5
  },
  "api": {
   "platform": "API",
   "label": "API",
   "agents": 5,
   "pct": 4
  }
 },
 "free_by_platform": {
  "imessage_sms": {
   "platform": "iMessage/SMS",
   "agents": 62,
   "free_or_free_plan": 40,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 65,
   "paid_only": 11
  },
  "macos": {
   "platform": "macOS",
   "agents": 58,
   "free_or_free_plan": 47,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 81,
   "paid_only": 10
  },
  "web": {
   "platform": "Web",
   "agents": 55,
   "free_or_free_plan": 37,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 67,
   "paid_only": 15
  },
  "ios": {
   "platform": "iOS",
   "agents": 53,
   "free_or_free_plan": 37,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 70,
   "paid_only": 14
  },
  "android": {
   "platform": "Android",
   "agents": 37,
   "free_or_free_plan": 28,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 76,
   "paid_only": 7
  },
  "windows": {
   "platform": "Windows",
   "agents": 37,
   "free_or_free_plan": 30,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 81,
   "paid_only": 6
  },
  "whatsapp": {
   "platform": "WhatsApp",
   "agents": 31,
   "free_or_free_plan": 25,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 81,
   "paid_only": 3
  },
  "slack": {
   "platform": "Slack",
   "agents": 29,
   "free_or_free_plan": 20,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 69,
   "paid_only": 9
  },
  "telegram": {
   "platform": "Telegram",
   "agents": 26,
   "free_or_free_plan": 23,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 88,
   "paid_only": 1
  },
  "linux": {
   "platform": "Linux",
   "agents": 16,
   "free_or_free_plan": 14,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 88,
   "paid_only": 2
  },
  "cli": {
   "platform": "CLI",
   "agents": 8,
   "free_or_free_plan": 7,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 88,
   "paid_only": 1
  },
  "discord": {
   "platform": "Discord",
   "agents": 8,
   "free_or_free_plan": 7,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 88,
   "paid_only": 1
  },
  "chrome_extension": {
   "platform": "Chrome",
   "agents": 7,
   "free_or_free_plan": 6,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 86,
   "paid_only": 1
  },
  "microsoft_teams": {
   "platform": "Microsoft Teams",
   "agents": 7,
   "free_or_free_plan": 5,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 71,
   "paid_only": 1
  },
  "api": {
   "platform": "API",
   "agents": 5,
   "free_or_free_plan": 4,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 80,
   "paid_only": 1
  }
 },
 "text_only": {
  "definition": "every platform listed for the agent is a chat app (iMessage/SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Microsoft Teams)",
  "text_only": {
   "agents": 29,
   "free_or_free_plan": 14,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 48,
   "no_public_price": 9,
   "no_public_price_pct": 31
  },
  "app_or_web": {
   "agents": 104,
   "free_or_free_plan": 77,
   "free_or_free_plan_pct": 74,
   "no_public_price": 6,
   "no_public_price_pct": 6
  }
 },
 "apps": {
  "ios_app_store": 47,
  "google_play": 28
 },
 "open_source": {
  "count": 19,
  "pct": 14
 },
 "maker_country": {
  "known": 54,
  "unknown": 79,
  "countries": 11,
  "counts": {
   "US": 39,
   "SG": 3,
   "CA": 2,
   "CH": 2,
   "GB": 2,
   "AE": 1,
   "CY": 1,
   "IL": 1,
   "IN": 1,
   "MD": 1,
   "NO": 1
  }
 },
 "powerups": {
  "total": 62,
  "categories": 19,
  "groups": {
   "abilities": 9,
   "infra": 10
  },
  "access": {
   "Free tier": 37,
   "Free credit": 15,
   "Free trial": 3,
   "Open source": 3,
   "No free option": 4
  }
 },
 "findings": [
  {
   "id": "free-plan",
   "section": "Pricing",
   "text": "91 of 133 personal AI agents tracked by AIcensus (68%) are free or offer a free plan: 37 are free outright and 54 are freemium.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#free-plan"
  },
  {
   "id": "paid-only",
   "section": "Pricing",
   "text": "27 of 133 personal AI agents (20%) are paid only, and 15 (11%) publish no price yet.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#paid-only"
  },
  {
   "id": "median-price",
   "section": "Pricing",
   "text": "The median paid plan for a personal AI agent starts at $20 a month, across the 57 agents that publish a monthly price.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#median-price"
  },
  {
   "id": "price-range",
   "section": "Pricing",
   "text": "Paid plans for personal AI agents start between $5 and $1,000 a month; 35 of 57 (61%) start at $20 or less.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#price-range"
  },
  {
   "id": "price-cluster",
   "section": "Pricing",
   "text": "20 of the 57 personal AI agents that publish a monthly price (35%) start at $19 to $20.99, and 10 (18%) start at exactly $20.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#price-cluster"
  },
  {
   "id": "imessage",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "62 of 133 personal AI agents (47%) work over iMessage or SMS, more than on any other platform.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#imessage"
  },
  {
   "id": "chat-apps",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "86 of 133 personal AI agents (65%) can be reached in at least one chat app: iMessage or SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Discord or Microsoft Teams.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#chat-apps"
  },
  {
   "id": "whatsapp-slack-telegram",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "31 personal AI agents (23%) work on WhatsApp, 29 (22%) on Slack and 26 (20%) on Telegram.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#whatsapp-slack-telegram"
  },
  {
   "id": "platforms-per-agent",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "A personal AI agent runs on a median of three platforms, counting apps, the web and chat apps.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#platforms-per-agent"
  },
  {
   "id": "mobile-apps",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "47 of 133 personal AI agents (35%) have an iPhone app in the App Store, and 28 (21%) have an Android app on Google Play.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#mobile-apps"
  },
  {
   "id": "desktop",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "44% of personal AI agents run on a Mac (58 of 133), 28% on Windows (37) and 12% on Linux (16).",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#desktop"
  },
  {
   "id": "web",
   "section": "Platforms",
   "text": "41% of personal AI agents work in a web browser (55 of 133), and 5% come as a Chrome extension (7).",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#web"
  },
  {
   "id": "text-only-free",
   "section": "Free by platform",
   "text": "48% of personal AI agents you can only reach by text are free or have a free plan (14 of 29), vs 74% of agents with an app or website (77 of 104).",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#text-only-free"
  },
  {
   "id": "text-only-price",
   "section": "Free by platform",
   "text": "31% of text-only personal AI agents publish no price (9 of 29), vs 6% of agents with an app or website (6 of 104).",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#text-only-price"
  },
  {
   "id": "telegram-imessage-free",
   "section": "Free by platform",
   "text": "88% of personal AI agents on Telegram are free or have a free plan (23 of 26), vs 65% of agents on iMessage or SMS (40 of 62).",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#telegram-imessage-free"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-makers",
   "section": "Makers",
   "text": "Of the 54 personal AI agents whose maker's home country is known, 39 (72%) come from US companies; the rest come from 10 other countries.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#us-makers"
  },
  {
   "id": "open-source",
   "section": "Makers",
   "text": "19 of 133 personal AI agents (14%) are open source.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#open-source"
  },
  {
   "id": "categories",
   "section": "Makers",
   "text": "114 of 133 personal AI agents tracked (86%) are personal assistants that act for you across apps; 19 (14%) are browser and computer-use agents.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#categories"
  },
  {
   "id": "powerups-free",
   "section": "Power-ups",
   "text": "37 of 62 agent power-ups listed by AIcensus (60%) have a free tier, and 58 of 62 (94%) can be started without paying, with a free tier, free credit, a trial or open-source code.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#powerups-free"
  },
  {
   "id": "powerups-categories",
   "section": "Power-ups",
   "text": "AIcensus lists 62 power-ups for AI agents in 19 categories: 9 for abilities, such as email, phone and payments, and 10 for infrastructure, such as memory, browsers and hosting.",
   "url": "https://aicensus.co/stats/#powerups-categories"
  }
 ]
}