Project comparison

SWE Agent vs AutoGPT

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can also be employed for offensive cybersecurity or competitive coding challenges. [NeurIPS 2024]

Best matched with other agent tools.

19.9K

Stars

+738

Weekly

72/100

Health

AutoGPT

AutoGPT is the vision of accessible AI for everyone, to use and to build on. Our mission is to provide the tools, so that you can focus on what matters.

Best matched with other agent tools.

187.6K

Stars

+174

Weekly

88/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

AutoGPT has the larger GitHub footprint with 187.6K stars.

Momentum

SWE Agent is currently growing faster at +738 stars this week.

Maintenance

AutoGPT has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 88/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	SWE Agent	AutoGPT
Evidence status	Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC	Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars	19.9K	187.6K
Weekly growth	+738	+174
Health score	Healthy72/100	Strong88/100
Contributors	101	816
Commits per week	1.8	49.8
Open issues	52	391
Language	Python	Python
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Last commit	2026-07-20 21:55 UTC	2026-10-04 01:21 UTC
Last release	v1.1.0	autogpt-platform-beta-v0.6.59

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