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At a glance

Free (bring your own API key)

Self-hosting cost

ShellGPT is open source — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.

Free & cheaper Terminal & CLI Tools

same category, free plan or open-source license

Ghosttyopen sourceFreeCodexFree/Go/Plus/Pro/Business/Edu/Enterprise plan access; API-key usage-based for CLI, SDK, and IDE workflows. API-key access does not include cloud features such as GitHub code review or Slack integration.Oh My ClaudeCodeopen sourceFree and open source (MIT). Uses your existing Claude Code subscription and API credits.Hermes Agentopen sourceFree (open-source)
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FAQ

How much does ShellGPT cost?

Free (bring your own API key)

Does ShellGPT have a free plan?

Yes — ShellGPT is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host ShellGPT for free?

ShellGPT is open source — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.

What are free or cheaper ShellGPT alternatives?

Ghostty, Codex, Oh My ClaudeCode are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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