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K8sGPT

Free#15 of 26 in AI DevOps Assistants

K8sGPT: Open-source Kubernetes troubleshooting with configurable AI backends and continuous monitoring. Ranked #15 of 26 in AI DevOps Assistants by our editors (7.4/10); pricing: Free plan; best for open-source Kubernetes troubleshooting.

7.4/10Editor score
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At a glance

  • Editor score
    7.4 / 10
  • Pricing
    Free plan
  • Best for
    Open-source Kubernetes troubleshooting
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Paid from
    Free
  • Incident response
    Yes
  • Facts checked
    21 Sep 2026
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  • Where it wins

    • Built-in analyzers diagnose and triage Kubernetes resource issues
    • Supports multiple AI providers, local models, and AI assistants
    • Runs as a CLI or in-cluster operator for continuous monitoring

  • Where it doesn't

    • AI explanations require a separately configured AI backend
    • Focused on Kubernetes rather than general infrastructure troubleshooting
    • Operator and integrations may require additional configuration

Our verdict on K8sGPT

K8sGPT is an open-source tool for developers, platform engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams managing Kubernetes environments. It scans clusters, analyzes Kubernetes resources, and explains issues in plain English. Built-in analyzers support diagnosis and triage, while documentation retrieval adds relevant Kubernetes guidance. K8sGPT can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux, or as self-hosted software, with JSON output for workflows that need structured analysis.

Its main strength is depth within Kubernetes troubleshooting. The tool combines cluster scanning, issue explanations, recommendations, custom analyzer support, and Kubernetes documentation retrieval. An in-cluster operator supports continuous monitoring, while the MCP server connects K8sGPT with AI assistant integrations. Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Slack integrations extend its fit with operational workflows. The published integration list also includes OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Cohere, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Google Gemini, Google Vertex AI, Hugging Face, IBM watsonx.ai, LocalAI, and Ollama.

K8sGPT has an open-source model and a free plan, but AI explanations require a separately configured AI backend. That makes backend selection part of the implementation: teams can use hosted providers or local options such as LocalAI and Ollama. The Kubernetes focus is valuable for teams that want specialized cluster diagnosis, but it is less suitable for organizations seeking a broad, non-Kubernetes DevOps assistant. Choose K8sGPT when Kubernetes scanning, custom analyzers, structured output, and flexible AI-provider support are priorities; consider another tool when the primary need sits outside Kubernetes operations.

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K8sGPT pricing

Plans Free planFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.
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K8sGPT fact sheet

Free planYes
Paid fromFree
Deployment modeNot verified
Incident responseYes
Infra troubleshootingYes
Kubernetes supportYes
Cloud platformsAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
Runbook automationNot verified
DeploymentSelf-hosted
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
SupportCommunity, Docs
Built forSmall business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations15 integrations: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Cohere, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Google Gemini …
PricingFree plan
Websitek8sgpt.ai
Facts checked21 Sep 2026

K8sGPT integrations

K8sGPT lists 15 integrations on its own site.

  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Cohere
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Google Gemini
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Hugging Face
  • IBM watsonx.ai
  • LocalAI
  • Ollama
  • Claude Desktop
  • Prometheus
  • Alertmanager
  • Slack

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