Coze
ByteDance's platform for building AI agents and bots, with an open-source self-hosted edition.
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About Coze
Coze is ByteDance's platform for building AI agents and chatbots without much code. You pick a model, write instructions, and add plugins, knowledge bases, memory and visual workflows, then publish the bot to chat channels or call it through an API. The hosted service at coze.com has a free tier with daily credits and paid plans that add more usage and features; the China version runs separately. In 2025 ByteDance released Coze Studio, the core agent builder, as open source under Apache 2.0, along with Coze Loop for testing, evaluating and monitoring agents, so teams can self-host the visual tools with their own models. Coze suits makers and small teams who want to assemble bots quickly from building blocks. Companies with strict data rules may prefer the self-hosted edition or a rival they can host themselves, given that the hosted product is run by ByteDance.
Best for: Makers and small teams who want to build AI agents from plugins and visual workflows..
Pros and cons
What works
- Visual workflow editor with plugins, knowledge bases and memory built in
- Free tier for trying ideas before paying
- Open-source Coze Studio and Coze Loop for self-hosting under Apache 2.0
Why people leave
- Hosted service is run by ByteDance, which some companies rule out for data reasons
- Credit-based usage makes costs harder to predict
- The open-source edition lacks some features of the hosted service
Coze vs Dify, n8n and Botpress
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| Attribute | Coze | Dify | n8n | Botpress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Open source | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Verified price | — | $590 per workspace/year | €20/month (annual), 2.5K executions | $150/month billed annually (Plus) |
| Free plan | Yes | Sandbox, 200 message credits | Yes | Yes, $0 with 100 conversations |
| Open source | No | Yes | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Self-hosted | Web, Self-hosted | Web, Self-hosted | Web |
Top Coze alternatives
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Dify68.8Open-source LLM app builder with mature self-hosting, not tied to ByteDance.
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n8n65.0Workflow automation with AI agent nodes, if bots are part of larger automations.
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Botpress64.8Polished agent builder aimed at customer-facing bots with many channel integrations.
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Voiceflow61.8Team-focused agent design tool for support and voice assistants.
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Coze: common questions
What is Coze?
Coze: ByteDance's platform for building AI agents and bots, with an open-source self-hosted edition. Best for makers and small teams who want to build AI agents from plugins and visual workflows. Available for Web, and you can host it yourself.
Is Coze free?
Coze has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Coze open source?
No, Coze is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Dify.
What platforms does Coze run on?
Coze is available for Web and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Coze?
The highest-ranked Coze alternatives right now are Dify, n8n and Botpress. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.
Coze vs Dify: what's the difference?
Coze is free with paid plans; Dify is free and open source. Dify is open source and Coze is not. Both run on Web.