Build and run AI apps with cloud or self-hosted deployment
Dify is a platform for creating AI apps, agents, chatflows, and workflows with either a cloud service or self-hosted setup. It offers a free sandbox and paid plans for individuals and teams that need higher usage, more workspaces, and collaboration.
Agenticness = how independently a tool can take action, scored across 9 dimensions. Scored independently by David Kooi, Skylark Creations — see full rubric → Last re-evaluated 31 July 2026.
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- Score changeRubric upgrade v3_0 → v3.1: score 10/32 → 13/3610 → 13/36(+3)
Rubric upgrade: agenticness v3.0 (8 dims, /32) → v3.1 (9 dims, /36). Adds Dim 9 (Operator Sovereignty), splits Dim 6 into 6a/6b lenses, tightens Dim 4 autonomous-retry distinction. Not a product change — score shift reflects new dimension + recalibrated rubric, not a change in the tool. Fanout suppressed.
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Dify is an AI app platform for developers and teams building production LLM applications. From the pricing page, it positions itself around app building, RAG pipelines, integrations, observability, and workflow-based agent apps rather than simple chat.
The platform looks strongest for teams that want a managed way to build and operate AI applications with document handling, logs, and app publishing. The pricing page also suggests meaningful limits by plan, especially around message credits,...
Executes tasks you assign, one step at a time, within narrow domains.
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