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#12 in Chat AssistantsUpdated 2026-08

FastGPT

by FastGPT · Open-source builder for AI agents with a retrieval knowledge base

49.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

FastGPT is an open-source platform for building AI agents from a visual workflow builder, with a knowledge base that uses hybrid retrieval over imported documents. It can integrate different models, with debugging and auditing for compliance, and supports SSO and RBAC. It is offered as a cloud service or self-hosted.

Best for
Enterprise teams building internal AI agents over their own documents, cloud or self-hosted
Pricing
No prices are shown in the captured text; the site links to a pricing page and a Contact Sales route, and describes the platform as open source.
Runs on
Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

  • Open source, with cloud and self-hosted deployment options
  • Visual workflow builder plus APIs for embedding agents
  • Knowledge base with hybrid retrieval over imported documents
  • SSO and RBAC for enterprise access control

Trade-offs

  • No pricing shown; enterprise route is Contact Sales
  • Commercial use of the open-source build is an unanswered FAQ item
  • Consulting, rollout and customisation are sold as separate services
  • Community support runs through WeChat and Feishu groups

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support
0 out of 100
Documentation
55 out of 100
Agent friendliness
100 out of 100
Changelog
100 out of 100
Marketing site structure
55 out of 100
Operational trust
0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness
30 out of 100
Maintenance
100 out of 100

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