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OpenGCUA

Tongyi-MAI（阿里通義）macOS

An open stack for generalist computer-use agents that turns GUI work into code

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Good for

Operating desktop apps that have no CLI
Turning GUI work into reusable code
Studying computer-use agent implementations

Not for

Unattended high-risk operations (gating incomplete)
Handing it a production machine

We deliberately put “not for” on the same screen — a review that only lists strengths carries no information.

Pricing

Open sourceFree tier

Apache-2.0 open source with no licence fee for self-hosting; no managed service offered.

Amounts not yet manually verified. The above is a qualitative description of the billing model — defer to the official site for numbers.

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Editorial rating

Capability: 44/5
Ease of use: 22/5
Cost value: 55/5
Privacy control: 22/5

Editorial opinion, not an aggregated user rating. Data last verified: 2026-10-27.

Two ways in

PATH A · START WITH THIS TOOL

You have picked it and want it running. Install first, understand later — the vocabulary makes more sense once the tool is on your screen.

1OpenGCUA Guide: The Open-Source Approach to Letting AI Actually Use a Computer

PATH B · SURVEY FIRST, THEN CHOOSE

You are still comparing. See where this tool sits in the landscape before committing an afternoon to it.

Development path

Form factor：agent-platform

No verified timeline events for this tool yet.

Our articles about OpenGCUA

OpenGCUA Guide: The Open-Source Approach to Letting AI Actually Use a Computer
OpenGCUA is an open-source generalist computer-use agent from the Tongyi-MAI team. This guide breaks down its accessibility tree, code execution, and background operation design, checks the paper's 82-task numbers, and gives macOS install steps, three adoption paths, and an isolation plan for its arbitrary-code-execution risk.
2026-10-27 · 15 min

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This page is an editorial summary, not an official page. Trademarks and product names belong to their respective owners. If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it. Last verified: 2026-10-27.