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Workflow automation + AI agent nodes (low-code)
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Best for: Technical builders who want control and self-hosting
Starts at€20/mo (Starter, billed annually)
Free planSelf-hosted Community Edition free; Cloud has a free trial (1,000 executions, no card)
Billing unitWorkflow executions (whole run, not per step)
IntegrationsAll integrations on every plan (count not stated on pricing page)
Hands-on test
n8n (tested Oct 16, 2026)
Build an agent that summarizes text into exactly 3 bullets, free tier/trial only.
- Setup time: ~7 min from signup start to a working run (~4 min after the instance was ready)
- Card / API key: No card, no API key
- Free AI credits: $2.00 of AI credits included with the trial
- Limits: 14-day trial, 1,000 executions
- What we built: Chat Trigger → AI Agent (gpt-5-mini via n8n gateway). Correct run: 4.5s, ~179 tokens, exactly 3 bullets.
- Friction: required 5-question survey; AI Agent node added unconnected (had to drag it in manually); first system-message edit silently didn't save; starts in AI Assistant view.
Pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Community (self-host) | Free |
| Starter | €20/mo billed annually |
| Pro | €50/mo billed annually |
| Business | €667/mo billed annually |
| Enterprise | Custom |
| Lowest paid plan ≈ $22/mo (approximate USD/month; €1 = $1.1242 (open.er-api.com daily reference rate (EUR base), retrieved Oct 17, 2026)). | |
Key features
- AI Agent node
- MCP server trigger + MCP client
- Human approval for tool calls
- Self-hosting
- Code steps (JS/Python)
- Git version control (Business+)
Sources
Checked 2026-11-10.
Frontier Radar mentions
- 2026-11-10 n8n Labs releases Nod, an open-source personal agent that runs on your own computer, as a research preview
- 2026-11-03 n8n 3.1.0 pre-release adds Agent version history, app building in the n8n Assistant, and MCP tools for reading Agent session logs
- 2026-10-27 n8n 3.0 beta arrives with breaking changes, Docker-only self-hosting, and a Migration Report
- 2026-10-13 n8n adds Gemini 4 Argon for Agents, Assistant, and MCP workflows
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