MetaGPT: The Multi-Agent Framework by geekan

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

MetaGPT: The Multi-Agent Framework interface screenshot from project README
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Verdict 75/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 8 open CVEs Last release 1.3 years ago

Self-host MetaGPT: The Multi-Agent Framework on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
75 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
68k
8.6k forks

About MetaGPT: The Multi-Agent Framework

From the project's README at github.com/geekan/MetaGPT. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Mar. 10, 2025: mgx.dev is the #1 Product of the Week on @ProductHunt!

Mar. 4, 2025: mgx.dev is the #1 Product of the Day on @ProductHunt!

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.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
80
maturity
92
community
90
security
85
sustainability
53
adoption
45

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 68k github.com/geekan/MetaGPT
GitHub forks 8.6k github.com/geekan/MetaGPT
PYPI downloads (last month) 37k metagpt

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age3.0 yearssince Jun 2023
Last commit5 months agoJan 21, 2026
Releases shipped22last: 1.3 years ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

10 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 8 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: GHSA-r5v8-c28h-f8r8.

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