# FastGPT

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/fastgpt

> FastGPT is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code, developers and businesses.

A platform for building knowledge-base Q&A apps and agents with visual workflows.

Main jobs: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG). It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the browser, on your own server and through an API.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Agents & Automation](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/agents)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes
- **Source code:** [github.com/labring/FastGPT](https://github.com/labring/FastGPT)
- **GitHub stars:** 29,738
- **How you run it:** Web · Self-host · API
- **Made for:** No-code users · Developers · Businesses
- **Website:** [fastgpt.io](https://fastgpt.io)

## What it can do

- **[Build a chatbot](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/chatbot-builder)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_.
- **[Build AI agents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/agent-building)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “FastGPT - Enterprise AI Agent Builder” (read on [fastgpt.io](https://fastgpt.io/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Knowledge base (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/knowledge-base)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “AI Knowledge Base” (read on [fastgpt.io](https://fastgpt.io/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Document parsing](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-parsing)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “支持 TXT，MD，HTML，PDF，Docx，PPTX，CSV，XLSX” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/labring/FastGPT), 2026-09-24)
- **[Workflow automation](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/workflow-automation)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Flexible AI Workflow” (read on [fastgpt.io](https://fastgpt.io/), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[Coze 扣子](https://godooo.ai/en/product/coze)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Workflow automation
- **[Dify](https://godooo.ai/en/product/dify)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[Botpress](https://godooo.ai/en/product/botpress)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[MaxKB](https://godooo.ai/en/product/maxkb)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Knowledge base (RAG), Build AI agents
- **[Flowise](https://godooo.ai/en/product/flowise)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG); runs offline
- **[RAGFlow](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ragflow)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Knowledge base (RAG), Build a chatbot
- **[LangChain](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/langchain)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[AnythingLLM](https://godooo.ai/en/product/anythingllm)** (Open source, free): Also does: Knowledge base (RAG), Build a chatbot, Build AI agents; runs offline
- **[Haystack](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/haystack)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[LangBot](https://godooo.ai/en/product/langbot)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[Rasa](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/rasa)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents
- **[Langflow](https://godooo.ai/en/product/langflow)** (Open source, free): Also does: Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG), Workflow automation; runs offline

## Connections

- **Applies:** [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/concept/rag)

## Questions

### What is FastGPT?

FastGPT is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code, developers and businesses. A platform for building knowledge-base Q&A apps and agents with visual workflows.

### Is FastGPT free?

Yes. FastGPT is open source and free to use.

### Is FastGPT open source?

Yes. The source code is at https://github.com/labring/FastGPT.

### Can FastGPT run locally?

FastGPT can be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can FastGPT do?

Main jobs: Build a chatbot, Build AI agents, Knowledge base (RAG). It can also do: Document parsing, Workflow automation.

### What are open-source alternatives to FastGPT?

Open-source ones: Dify, Botpress, MaxKB, Flowise, RAGFlow, LangChain, AnythingLLM and Haystack. Others: Coze 扣子.

## Sources

- [fastgpt.io](https://fastgpt.io/) — checked 2026-09-24
- [github.com](https://github.com/labring/FastGPT) — checked 2026-09-24

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