Open Source
MetaGPT
🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming
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About MetaGPT
MetaGPT is a Python framework that orchestrates multiple AI agents to collaborate on software development tasks. It translates natural language requirements into structured workflows, with agents assuming roles like product manager, architect, and engineer to produce code and documentation.
Best for
Developers building proof-of-concepts or prototypes who want AI agents to handle multiple development stages in parallel.
Use cases
- Generate complete software projects from text specifications
- Automate multi-stage development workflows with role-based agents
- Prototype applications without writing initial boilerplate
Notes
68,466 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-01-21. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Handles end-to-end software generation from requirements to code
- Well-established community project with 68k+ GitHub stars
- Structured agent collaboration reduces hallucination through role assignment
Cons
- Output quality depends heavily on prompt clarity and LLM capability
- Requires significant computational resources for multi-agent orchestration
- Generated code often needs review and refinement before production use
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 0.8.2 (released 9 Mar 2025)
- GitHub stars
- 70,617
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Stars and usage
How MetaGPT is growing
68,466 to 70,617
Alternatives
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| AgentGPTThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| AutoGPTThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| ChatDevThis is an alternative to it | Agent | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| GPT PilotThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| SuperAGIThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubOfficial
- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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Changelog
What changed
Released 0.8.2
Released 0.8.1
Released 0.8.0
Released 0.7.7
Released 0.7.6
Released 0.7.4
Released 0.7.3
Released 0.7.2
Released 0.7.1
Released 0.7.0
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