If you are hoping to use the fully autonomous version of OpenAI’s GPT-4 model, you may be wondering is AutoGPT open source? Yes, AutoGPT is open source and you can access the source code for free from its dedicated GitHub page.
AutoGPT is an experimental version of OpenAI’s latest AI model. It has the same capabilities of the GPT-4 language model but has the ability to automate multi-step tasks by creating its own prompts. It then chains together these “thoughts” to fulfil a request completely on its own.
Accessing AutoGPT is not the easiest task – sadly you can’t run the application off your browser like ChatGPT. In order to use AutoGPT, you will first need access to an OpenAI API key. This is to connect GPT-4 to AutoGPT. If you don’t have one already you can get one from OpenAI’s website. Next, you’ll have to git clone the GitHub repository and install the required dependencies.
AutoGPT is only really accessible to developers or those with computer programming experience. To be able to setup and run AutoGPT you need to be comfortable and familiar with running Python code and executing commands in the terminal.
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How much does it cost to use Auto-GPT?
Accessing the AutoGPT source code is free. However, to actually use the model you will need to purchase OpenAI tokens. These cost $0.03 for 1,000 tokens used for prompts and $0.06 per 1,000 tokens for the results.
Final Thoughts
Auto-GPT is a new open-source project that can transform OpenAI’s GPT-4 into an autonomous chatbot. Accessing the chatbot is not the easiest task and requires users to be familiar with Python code, OpenAI API keys and running commands in the terminal.
If using AutoGPT is something you’re interested in, it is definitely worth heading over to its dedicated GitHub page. On the other hand, if you can’t access the AI model, check out our guide to AutoGPT alternatives.
