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| # | Plan / term | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free (open source, MIT) | 2026-09-29 |
One-liner: OpenMAIC (Open Multi-Agent Interactive Classroom) is an open-source platform from Tsinghua University that creates immersive, multi-agent learning experiences. Think of it as an AI-powered classroom where different agents play different roles.
Verified facts (checked 2026-09-29)
| Attribute | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 39,393 | THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC via GitHub API |
| Current license | MIT | LICENSE file (current) |
| Original license | AGPL-3.0 | v0.3.0 changelog: “Relicense the project from AGPL-3.0 to MIT” |
| License switch | v0.3.0, released 2026-06-29 | GitHub Releases |
| Created | 2026-03-11 | GitHub API |
| Last push | 2026-09-28 | GitHub API (very active) |
| Latest major release | v1.0.0 — 2026-08-27 (“Build courses with an agent”) | GitHub Releases |
| Built-in skills | ~20 (vendor-reported count, not independently itemized) | README |
The license shift is the real story
OpenMAIC started under AGPL-3.0 — a strong copyleft license that requires anyone modifying the software and offering it as a service to release their changes publicly. This is common for academic projects that want to prevent commercial exploitation without giving back.
At v0.3.0 (June 2026), the team explicitly switched to MIT — one of the most permissive licenses there is. The changelog entry is just one line: “Relicense the project from AGPL-3.0 to MIT.”
This is a textbook signal:
- AGPL says “stay open or don’t use it”
- MIT says “do whatever you want, including commercial”
The shift at v0.3.0, followed quickly by a v1.0.0 release two months later, suggests the project is moving from academic experiment to something with commercial ambitions — or at least wants the door open for enterprise adoption without license friction.
What the marketing claims don’t say
- Older forks are still AGPL. If you’re using code from before v0.3.0 — or a derivative project that forked earlier — the AGPL obligations still apply. Newer code is MIT, but the license isn’t retroactively applied to old versions.
- “20 built-in skills” is vendor-reported. The README claims 20+ built-in skills, but we haven’t independently verified the count or usefulness of each. For a classroom product, the quality and depth of teaching agents matters more than the headcount.
- v1.0.0 is still very new. The project hit 1.0 in late August 2026 — about a week before this check. Stability, documentation completeness, and production-readiness are all TBD for real-world deployment.
Who should use it
Educators and edtech teams exploring multi-agent learning environments; anyone studying open-source business models (the AGPL→MIT pivot is a clean case study); developers building agent-based course platforms who want a permissively licensed foundation.
*Repository stats and license history verified against primary sources on 2026-09-29.