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Andee: review, pricing, security and alternatives

Andee is an open-source AI agent published by KuafuAI, in the computer use family. An agent for phones and Macs that operates applications through their interfaces and keeps its memory on the device. Its repository has 2,728 stars and its last commit is from October 24, 2026.

Open sourceSelf-hostableActively maintainedHigh risk

What Andee does

Andee belongs to the computer use family: agents that see the screen and drive the keyboard and mouse of a computer or phone. On our grid it ranks #11 of the 17 projects of this family listed in the directory.

You use it from: mobile app and desktop app. Usable models: any OpenAI-compatible model. It can run on your own machine or server.

Who is Andee for?

It is for people who want to automate desktop software with no API, by driving the screen as a person would. Typical tasks people give it:

  • chain actions in legacy business software
  • copy data from one application to another
  • test a desktop application

It is a good candidate if your data must stay on your machines.

Access and human control

According to its documentation, Andee can:

  • control the screen, keyboard and mouse

We could not establish whether it asks for human approval before sensitive actions: test it first on an unimportant account or folder.

Run commands in a terminalRun commands in a terminal : 6 %6 %Read and edit filesRead and edit files : 12 %12 %Drive a web browserDrive a web browser : 35 %35 %Control the screen, keyboard and mControl the screen, keyboard and m : 88 %88 %
Share of the 17 agents in the family that have each access, according to their documentation. In orange, Andee's access.

Andee pricing

The code is public but the repository declares no licence: reuse is not formally allowed. The real cost comes from model calls: each loop step sends the whole context back to the model, and a task of several dozen steps can cost far more than a single question. The LLM price calculator estimates it for the chosen model.

Getting started with Andee

  1. Install it by following the repository README (project written in Kotlin).
  2. Create an API key with the model provider and put it in an environment variable, never in a shared or versioned file.
  3. Give it a first playground with nothing at stake: a test folder, a secondary account or a throwaway project. Only open your real accounts once you have seen how it behaves.
  4. Give it a short, checkable task, review the result and its action log, then raise the difficulty step by step.

Security: risk level

An agent that controls the computer has the same rights as you: run it in a dedicated virtual machine.

Points found for Andee:

  • Sensitive access: it can control the screen, keyboard and mouse, with no established default human approval.
  • No licence: legally shaky for company use.

Three habits: least privilege (minimal rights, dedicated keys), human approval for irreversible actions, a sandbox for code execution. The AI agent security check reviews your setup in a few minutes.

Project activity and releases

Created on September 17, 2026, the kuafuai/andee repository has 2,728 stars, 142 forks and 8 open issues, with 227 commits in total. It received changes this month.

Over the last 52 weeks: 204 commits, an average of 3.9 per week.

Nov 2, : 0 · Nov 2, 2025Nov 2,Nov 9, : 0 · Nov 9, 2025Nov 16, : 0 · Nov 16, 2025Nov 23, : 0 · Nov 23, 2025Nov 30, : 0 · Nov 30, 2025Dec 7, : 0 · Dec 7, 2025Dec 14, : 0 · Dec 14, 2025Dec 21, : 0 · Dec 21, 2025Dec 28, : 0 · Dec 28, 2025Dec 28,Jan 4, : 0 · Jan 4, 2026Jan 11, : 0 · Jan 11, 2026Jan 18, : 0 · Jan 18, 2026Jan 25, : 0 · Jan 25, 2026Feb 1, : 0 · Feb 1, 2026Feb 8, : 0 · Feb 8, 2026Feb 15, : 0 · Feb 15, 2026Feb 22, : 0 · Feb 22, 2026Feb 22,Mar 1, : 0 · Mar 1, 2026Mar 8, : 0 · Mar 8, 2026Mar 15, : 0 · Mar 15, 2026Mar 22, : 0 · Mar 22, 2026Mar 29, : 0 · Mar 29, 2026Apr 5, : 0 · Apr 5, 2026Apr 12, : 0 · Apr 12, 2026Apr 19, : 0 · Apr 19, 2026Apr 19,Apr 26, : 0 · Apr 26, 2026May 3, : 0 · May 3, 2026May 10, : 0 · May 10, 2026May 17, : 0 · May 17, 2026May 24, : 0 · May 24, 2026May 31, : 0 · May 31, 2026Jun 7, : 0 · Jun 7, 2026Jun 14, : 0 · Jun 14, 2026Jun 14,Jun 21, : 0 · Jun 21, 2026Jun 28, : 0 · Jun 28, 2026Jul 5, : 0 · Jul 5, 2026Jul 12, : 0 · Jul 12, 2026Jul 19, : 0 · Jul 19, 2026Jul 26, : 0 · Jul 26, 2026Aug 2, : 0 · Aug 2, 2026Aug 9, : 0 · Aug 9, 2026Aug 9,Aug 16, : 0 · Aug 16, 2026Aug 23, : 0 · Aug 23, 2026Aug 30, : 0 · Aug 30, 2026Sep 6, : 0 · Sep 6, 2026Sep 13, : 0 · Sep 13, 2026Sep 20, : 0 · Sep 20, 2026Sep 27, : 0 · Sep 27, 2026Oct 4, : 19 · Oct 4, 2026Oct 4,Oct 11, : 70 · Oct 11, 2026Oct 18, : 49 · Oct 18, 2026Oct 25, : 66 · Oct 25, 2026Oct 25,
Commits per week on the main repository, last 52 weeks (GitHub API, checked October 25, 2026).

7 releases in total; 7 in the last twelve months. Latest release: v0.5.3, on October 22, 2026.

v0.4.0 · Oct 14, 2026v0.4.0Oct 14, 2026v0.3.2 · Oct 14, 2026v0.4.1 · Oct 15, 2026v0.5.0 · Oct 16, 2026v0.5.2 · Oct 19, 2026v0.5.1 · Oct 19, 2026v0.5.3 · Oct 22, 2026v0.5.3Oct 22, 2026
The latest 7 releases published on GitHub (hover a point for details).

Andee vs other computer use

GitHub stars of the best-rated open-source projects in the computer use family. Stars measure attention, not quality: a heavily promoted project collects them fast, a specialised tool will have few.

MidsceneMidscene : 15.4K15.4KCuaCua : 30.9K30.9KMobilerunMobilerun : 9.8K9.8KGenericAgentGenericAgent : 14.3K14.3KOpenBotOpenBot : 7K7KUI-TARS DesktopUI-TARS Desktop : 39.4K39.4KOpenMausBotOpenMausBot : 5.5K5.5KObserverObserver : 1.7K1.7KAndeeAndee : 2.7K2.7K
Log scale; Andee in orange. Checked October 25, 2026.

Andee and other computer use at a glance

The 7 best-ranked agents in the same family, 7 of them open source. The score out of 100 only applies to open-source projects; for proprietary services we show the published entry price. A dash marks information the documentation does not state.

Quick comparison: computer use
AgentModelScoreStars or entry priceSelf-hostableHuman approval
Andeeopen source602.7K ★yes–
Midsceneopen source8115.4K ★yes–
Cuaopen source8030.9K ★yes–
Mobilerunopen source799.8K ★yes–
GenericAgentopen source7314.3K ★yes–
OpenBotopen source727K ★yes–
UI-TARS Desktopopen source7139.4K ★yes–
OpenMausBotopen source715.5K ★yes–

How we rated it

Score: 60/100, computed only from public, verifiable data, with no subjective testing or partnership:

  • Adoption 17/40: 2,728 stars on a log scale (40 points from about 200,000).
  • Activity 28/30: last commit less than a month ago, 7 releases in six months, 204 commits in a year.
  • Framework 15/30: licence, default human approval, self-hosting, model choice and documentation site.

The score does not say whether the agent will succeed at your tasks: it measures how solid the project is. The full grid is on the method page.

Verdict

Andee is a serious option; check the limitations below before granting it access.

Strengths

  • Very active development
  • Frequent releases (7 in a year)
  • Can run on your side: data under control
  • Free choice of model

Limitations

  • Broad access without default approval
  • No licence declared

Avoid if…

  • You cannot isolate it (container, virtual machine)

Frequently asked questions

Is Andee free?

The software is public, with no declared licence. You still pay for the model calls, unless you use a local model.

Is Andee safe?

Our risk level: high. Points found: sensitive access and no licence. Give it minimum rights and approve irreversible actions.

Which models does Andee use?

According to its documentation: any OpenAI-compatible model.

Can Andee be installed on your own server?

Yes, from the kuafuai/andee repository. Data then stays with you, but security and updates are your job.

What are the alternatives to Andee?

In the same family: Midscene, Cua, Mobilerun, and GenericAgent.

Andee or Midscene: what is the difference?

Both belong to the computer use family. Andee has 2.7K stars against 15.4K for Midscene. The right choice mostly depends on the access you are willing to give it.

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