OpenClaw
#5 in Coding AgentsOpenclaw · since November 24, 2025 (als "Clawdbot"); offizieller Launch als OpenClaw: 30. Januar 2026 · 390× · last seen Jul 09, 2026
OpenClaw is a self-hosted, open-source AI agent gateway that runs on user-owned hardware and is controlled via messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, and many more). It connects external LLM APIs (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, local models via Ollama) to a persistent, memory-capable agent with a modular skills ecosystem (ClawHub). The software itself is MIT-licensed and free; real-world costs come from LLM API usage and optional server infrastructure. First published in November 2025 by Peter Steinberger under the name Clawdbot, it was renamed to OpenClaw in January 2026 and became the fastest-growing new repository in GitHub history.
Features
| Base Model | Model-agnostic; supports Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek, MiniMax; local models via Ollama |
| License | MIT License |
| Platform | macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android; channels: WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, Google Chat, Matrix, Teams, Feishu, LINE, WeChat, QQ and more |
| Price | Software free (MIT); API costs approx. $6–200+/month depending on usage; third-party cloud hosting offers from ~$49/month |
| Release Date | November 24, 2025 (initial release as Clawdbot); January 30, 2026 (renamed to OpenClaw) |
| Interface (IDE/CLI/Web) | CLI (openclaw onboard), web control UI, macOS menu bar app, iOS/Android nodes, messaging channels as primary interfaces |