ChatGPT Agent vs Skyvern (2026)

ChatGPT Agent

by OpenAI

Skyvern

by Skyvern AI

Pros

• ✓OpenAI names a direct replacement: ChatGPT Work for multi-step tasks and finished deliverables, with cloud browser for supported web workflows.
• ✓Cloud browser keeps working after the user leaves the conversation or closes the computer, and pauses when it needs input, a sign-in or a confirmation.

Limitations

• –OpenAI has discontinued ChatGPT Agent, so it can no longer be used or bought.
• –Cloud browser, its replacement for web tasks, runs only inside ChatGPT Work on paid plans in supported regions, and excludes Free and Go.

Pros

• ✓Visual reasoning with LLMs and computer vision lets Skyvern work on sites it has not seen before, with built-in handling for CAPTCHAs, 2FA and TOTP codes and anti-bot challenges.
• ✓A hosted MCP server with OAuth sign-in works with clients such as Claude, Cursor and Windsurf, and SDKs, a REST API and connectors for Zapier, Make.com and n8n cover developers and no-code teams.
• ✓The AGPL-3.0 open-source version can be self-hosted, and the free cloud plan includes 5,000 credits with no credit card.

Limitations

• –Free allows 1 concurrent run, Hobby and Pro credits reset each billing cycle, and residential proxies, team workspaces and 2FA support start at the $149/month Pro plan.
• –HIPAA, the SOC 2 report, human-in-the-loop steps and self-hosted enterprise deployment require the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
• –Skyvern may use anonymized or aggregated data for model training unless a customer opts out by contacting support or through an enterprise agreement.