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SWE-agent

Takes a GitHub issue and tries to fix it automatically with your LM of choice

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What SWE-agent does

  • Takes a GitHub issue and tries to fix it automatically with your LM of choice
  • Research-grade agent-computer interface for repo edits
  • MIT-licensed

SWE-agent — straight answers

What is SWE-agent?

SWE-agent is listed under Autonomous Coding Agents, in the Code & Development category on Flocci AI Tools. Takes a GitHub issue and tries to fix it automatically with your LM of choice. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at swe-agent.com.

Is SWE-agent free?

SWE-agent 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 SWE-agent in a browser, or is there an app?

SWE-agent 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 SWE-agent do?

SWE-agent does 3 things the catalog singles out: Takes a github issue and tries to fix it automatically with your lm of choice; research-grade agent-computer interface for repo edits; mit-licensed.

What is the best free alternative to SWE-agent?

OpenHands is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Autonomous Coding Agents sub-category and is free. mini-SWE-agent, Open SWE and Google Jules also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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SWE-agent alternatives

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Devin

Autonomous Coding Agents
  • Most autonomous cloud coding agent
  • Own IDE, browser, terminal and shell
  • Plans, writes, tests and opens PRs
  • Now includes Windsurf's team
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Google Jules

Autonomous Coding Agents
freemium
  • Async coding agent that fixes issues & PRs
  • Runs in a cloud VM on your repo
  • Powered by Gemini
  • Free daily tasks
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Factory

Autonomous Coding Agents
  • Enterprise 'Droids' across the whole SDLC
  • Delegate coding, review and migration
  • Terminal and cloud execution
  • Team and enterprise focus
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OpenHands

Autonomous Coding Agents
free
  • Self-hosted control center for coding agents with GUI, CLI and SDK surfaces
  • Enterprise deployment controls over models, data access and auditability
  • MIT licensed, 83.9k GitHub stars, very active commit history
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mini-SWE-agent

Autonomous Coding Agents
free
  • Roughly 100-line agent that solves GitHub issues or works in your command line
  • Bash-only, no special tools; works with any LM via API
  • From the Princeton/Stanford SWE-agent team
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Open SWE

Autonomous Coding Agents
free
  • Open-source asynchronous coding agent from LangChain
  • Works on tasks in the background and opens pull requests
  • Bring your own model
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