PentestGPT

Agentic framework automating penetration-testing and CTF tasks with LLMs

What PentestGPT does

  • Agentic framework automating penetration-testing and CTF tasks with LLMs
  • Academic (USENIX Security) origins, MIT licensed
  • Bring your own model or API key

PentestGPT — straight answers

What is PentestGPT?

PentestGPT is listed under Security & IT Operations, in the Industry-Specific Tools category on Flocci AI Tools. Agentic framework automating penetration-testing and CTF tasks with LLMs. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is PentestGPT free?

PentestGPT is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use PentestGPT in a browser, or is there an app?

PentestGPT needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on the command line and self-hosting.

What can PentestGPT do?

PentestGPT does 3 things the catalog singles out: Agentic framework automating penetration-testing and ctf tasks with llms; academic (usenix security) origins, mit licensed; bring your own model or api key.

What is the best free alternative to PentestGPT?

Magika (Google) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Security & IT Operations sub-category and is free. Strix, garak (NVIDIA) and Nuclei also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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