Agentic Index
Relevance AI vs SmythOS (2026)
Relevance AI and SmythOS are the two no code multi agent platforms teams actually cross shop, and the split is workforce templates versus runtime freedom: Relevance AI leads with 400+ agent templates, a dual meter pricing model (free 200 Actions a month, Pro 19 dollars a month annual, model costs passed through at zero markup), and a GTM heavy template library, while SmythOS leads with a visual agent OS, deployment flexibility from cloud to edge, and an MIT licensed runtime for exporting agents to your own hardware. Choose Relevance for fastest time to working business agents, SmythOS for deployment control.
| At a glance | Relevance AI | SmythOS |
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| Category | Multi-agent platform | Agent infrastructure |
| Entry price | Free (200 Actions/mo) · Pro $19/mo annual ($29 monthly) | Free tier · paid plans + usage (Builder entry) |
| Free / trial | Free | Free |
| Pricing confidence | public partial | public partial |
| Feature |
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Partial | Unknown / Unspecified |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
No / Not documented | Partial |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing |
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Free (200 Actions/mo) · Pro $19/mo annual ($29 monthly) | Free tier · paid plans + usage (Builder entry) |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Public — partial | Public — partial |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
actions + vendor credits | platform fee + model/runtime usage |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
High variable cost | High variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
Free tier
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Free tier
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Self-serve | Self-serve |
Choose Relevance AI if
- Templates covering your exact jobs (sales, research, ops) shortcut everything.
- Zero markup model cost passthrough and bring your own keys fit your cost strategy.
- Business teams will own the agents without engineering support.
Choose SmythOS if
- Exporting agents to run locally, on premise, or on edge devices matters.
- The MIT open source runtime protects you from platform lock in.
- You want one visual OS across many models, APIs, and tools.