The Context Layer for AI Agents | Open-Source Data Integration
Airbyte positions itself as a context layer for AI agents on top of its open-source data-replication platform: agents get pre-indexed, real-time read/write access to business systems (CRM, support desk, code repos, etc.) via MCP server, Python SDK, HTTP API, or web app, alongside the original 600+ connector data-replication product for warehouses, lakes, and databases.
| Plan | Price | Included | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 1,000 AOs/mo Single user | API and MCP access, Context Store refreshes daily (hourly for the first 14 days), Community and AI support |
| Individual | $29/month | 5,000 AOs/mo Single user | API and MCP access, Context Store with hourly refresh, Standard and AI support |
| Team | $299/month | 10,000 AOs/mo Multiple users and workspaces | Everything in Individual, Parallel workflow execution, Multiple users and workspaces |
| Custom | Contact for pricing | Custom AO limits Custom | Everything in Team, Custom AO limits and terms |
Checked 2026-08-06 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.
It still ships its original data-replication product (600+ connectors into warehouses/lakes/databases) alongside the newer 50+ Agent Connectors for AI use cases.
Teams building AI agents that need real-time, structured access to business systems (CRM, support, finance) without hand-rolling API integrations, plus data/engineering teams that already use Airbyte for warehouse replication and want the same connector catalogue available to agents.
The Free plan caps out at 1,000 AOs (agent operations) per month and a single user, with Context Store refreshing only daily after the first 14 days; teams with real production agent traffic will quickly hit overage pricing ($0.004-$0.005 per AO on the Individual/Team plans). Teams that just want a one-off CSV or database import with no agent or MCP component may find the product's current positioning and pricing structure (metered around 'AI agent operations') a mismatch for a simple ETL job.
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Yes. Airbyte Agents is described as a data and context layer for AI agents, accessible via a web app, MCP server, Python SDK, or HTTP API according to the docs site.
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 AOs/month, single-user API and MCP access, and daily Context Store refresh (hourly for the first 14 days), with no overage available.
Per-month subscription metered by AOs (Agent Operations): Free ($0, 1,000 AOs), Individual ($29, 5,000 AOs), Team ($299, 10,000 AOs, multiple users/workspaces), and Custom (contact for pricing).
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The connector catalogue page lists 600+ replication connectors and 50+ agent connectors, with more agent connectors 'shipping weekly' per the vendor.
Airbyte is described as an open-source platform, and the connector catalogue distinguishes between Cloud and self-managed availability per connector, but self-hosted pricing/setup details were not in the pages we retrieved.
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