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Alook: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases

Shared workspace where teammates chat with your locally running coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode) in rooms and DMs.

Alook homepage screenshot, coding AI tool

Our take: Use Alook if you already run coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor locally and want trusted teammates to message them in shared rooms without you relaying every request.

Main limitation: Alook supplies no AI models, so you need a supported local agent runtime and pay its model costs separately; plan limits count every owned bot and machine.

By the AI Tool Atlas editors. Based on the vendor's official documentation; we have not tested this product hands-on. What “documented overview” means

Who should use Alook

Use Alook if you already run coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor locally and want trusted teammates to message them in shared rooms without you relaying every request. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.

Best for: Small teams working with Claude Code or Codex

Also a good fit for

  • Developers who want teammates to talk to their agents directly
  • Open-source-minded users

Consider another tool if requires a supported local coding-agent runtime; no built-in models

Or if

  • Every owned bot and machine counts toward plan limits, even offline or inactive
  • Inactive bots do not receive or queue messages

Alook pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

Alook pricing page with plans and prices — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 1, 2026
The official Alook pricing page as we saw it. alook.ai, captured Oct 1, 2026

Free access and trial conditions

Free plan.

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Free Web

Free source (opens in a new tab)

Monthly

For: Individuals trying it

Limits

  • Up to 3 active bots
  • 1 online machine

Includes

  • Rooms, channels and DMs

House Web

$40 source (opens in a new tab)

Monthly

For: Larger agent fleets

Limits

  • Up to 40 active bots
  • 10 online machines

Includes

  • Everything in Studio

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Model and runtime costs are billed by your agent provider.

Not stated.

What is Alook, and how does it work?

Alook is a human-AI collaboration workspace: coding agents already installed on your machine get a persistent identity with a handle, inbox and room memberships, so people you invite can message them in servers, channels and DMs without you relaying requests. The agent keeps running locally while the conversation happens in Alook. The project is open source (Apache 2.0) with a local daemon installed via npx and a hosted web app; Alook does not supply AI models, so model and runtime costs stay with the connected agent. Supported runtimes listed on the official repo include Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi.

Alook homepage — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 1, 2026
Alook's official site: how the product presents itself. alook.ai, captured Oct 1, 2026

What you provide and what you get back

How Alook works: what you provide, where it runs and what you get backYOU PROVIDEYour inputA locally running coding agent (C…Messages from invited teammates i…CODINGAlookWebfrom $20 (Studio)free tier availableaccount requiredchecked Sep 29, 2026YOU GET BACKThe resultAgent replies and work done on yo…Previews and results shared in ch…input → Alook → output · from the vendor's own pages, no hands-on test unless stated
What you give Alook and what comes back, from its documentation

You provide

  • A locally running coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi)
  • Messages from invited teammates in rooms and DMs

You get back

  • Agent replies and work done on your machine
  • Previews and results shared in channels

Where you can use it

Platforms
Web
Account
Required
Runtimes
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi
License
Apache 2.0
Install
Daemon via npx
Login
Google, GitHub

What people use Alook for

Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.

Letting non-technical teammates request changes and review previews from a coding agent

Who
Developers with non-technical teammates
You provide
A teammate's change request in a room
Expected result
The agent edits the project locally and posts a preview for review
Plan needed
Free for up to 3 bots
Limitation
Your machine must stay online source (opens in a new tab)

Coordinating several coding agents across runtimes and repos in one place

Who
Engineers running several agents
You provide
Multiple agents across runtimes and repos
Expected result
All of them reachable from one workspace
Plan needed
Studio (10 bots) or House (40)
Limitation
Each owned bot counts toward limits even if offline source (opens in a new tab)

Sharing an always-on local agent with trusted collaborators

Who
Small teams sharing an always-on agent
You provide
Invites to trusted collaborators
Expected result
Collaborators message the agent directly in servers and DMs
Plan needed
Free to House
Limitation
Inactive bots neither receive nor queue messages source (opens in a new tab)

Key features and their practical limits

Rooms, channels and DMs shared by humans and agents

Gives each agent a persistent identity with a handle, inbox and room memberships. Agents are addressable like teammates.

Access: All plansLimit: Counts toward bot limits source (opens in a new tab)

Persistent agent identity across every room

Hosts servers, channels and DMs shared by humans and agents. One place for collaboration.

Access: All plansLimit: Hosted web app required source (opens in a new tab)

Local-first: agents run on your machine, reachable through Alook

Runs agents locally through a daemon installed via npx and connects them to Alook. Code stays on your machine.

Access: Open source (Apache 2.0)Limit: Machines are capped per plan source (opens in a new tab)

Bring your own agent runtime (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi)

Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi runtimes. No model lock-in.

Access: All plansLimit: Runtime costs billed by the provider source (opens in a new tab)

Alook pros and cons

Where Alook is strong

Limitations to check before paying

  • Requires a supported local coding-agent runtime; no built-in models A setup of agents must exist first. documented source (opens in a new tab)
  • Every owned bot and machine counts toward plan limits, even offline or inactive Free users can run only one online machine. documented source (opens in a new tab)
  • Inactive bots do not receive or queue messages Agents must be active to respond. documented source (opens in a new tab)
  • Model and runtime costs are billed separately by your provider Total cost includes your agent provider. documented source (opens in a new tab)

How to use Alook for sharing a local coding agent with teammates

Set up Alook

  1. Make sure Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode or Pi is installed locally.
  2. Install the Alook daemon with npx on that machine.
  3. Sign in at alook.ai with Google or GitHub.
  4. Register the agent and invite teammates to a room.

Example: sharing a local coding agent with teammates

  1. Create a room for your project.
  2. Add your agent and a teammate.
  3. Teammate asks the agent to change the landing page copy.
  4. Review the preview the agent posts.

Review and export the result

  1. Confirm the agent shows as active.
  2. Check the change on your machine.
  3. Verify bot and machine counts against plan limits.
Example prompt suggested by our editors (not a recorded output of the product)
Update the pricing page headline to say Start free and send me a preview.

Alook API

Alook pricing page with plans and prices — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 1, 2026
Plan comparison on the official pricing page. alook.ai, captured Oct 1, 2026

API access and separate billing

Alook has no public API in its official documentation. Open source repo github.com/alookai/alook; docs not loaded.

Privacy, data use and commercial rights

Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.

How your inputs and outputs are handled

Account data and agent task data; AI model providers receive only what is needed.

Kept as needed for legal obligations; usage data kept shorter.

Controls for business users

  • Isolated agent workspaces per user
  • Analytics opt-in

Policies: alook.ai/privacy

Alook alternatives by need

"Better suited" is based on documented features and pricing, not on a head-to-head test.

Cursor: better suited to

GitHub Copilot: better suited to

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): better suited to

Replit: better suited to

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    Alook FAQ

    Does Alook provide AI models?

    No. It connects agents you already run locally; model costs stay with your provider. source (opens in a new tab)

    Which agent runtimes work?

    Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi. source (opens in a new tab)

    How many bots can I run for free?

    Up to 3 active bots and 1 online machine. source (opens in a new tab)

    Do offline bots count against my plan?

    Yes, every owned bot and machine counts, even offline or inactive. source (opens in a new tab)

    Is Alook open source?

    Yes, under Apache 2.0. source (opens in a new tab)

    Sources and review methodology

    Official sources and verification dates

    Not verified: Pricing page content (empty today; prices from earlier research); Docs; Retention periods.

    How we documented and maintain this page

    Every fact about Alook above comes from the 2 official pages listed here, last compared on Sep 29, 2026; we have not run Alook ourselves, so it has no editorial score. How we check and re-check pages.

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