UI-TARS

ByteDance's open-source native GUI agent that operates computers and browsers from screenshots

Agents & Automation Open Source Has API Open Source
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RECATOOLS Score
6.9 / 10
Capability
7
Value for money
8
Ease of use
5
ASEAN readiness
6
API quality
6
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HQ
Users
Launched
Developer

Overview

UI-TARS is ByteDance's open-source multimodal GUI agent stack for automating computer and browser interactions. It is an end-to-end native model that perceives screenshots as input and performs human-like actions (clicking, typing, navigating), and the companion Agent TARS / UI-TARS-desktop projects provide CLI and desktop interfaces for terminal, browser and app automation. Later versions extend capabilities across GUI, game, code and tool-use tasks.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 4 Jun 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
Free
Free tier with core features.
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ASEAN Perspective

UI-TARS in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

UI-TARS is a notable open-source entry in the computer-use / GUI-agent race, competing with closed offerings like OpenAI Operator and Anthropic's computer use. Being an end-to-end native model rather than a wrapper around a commercial LLM is a meaningful architectural differentiator, and the open weights and desktop app make it accessible to experimenters.

It is research-forward and self-hosted, so it carries the usual GUI-agent caveats around reliability and the compute needed to run the model. ASEAN readiness is decent thanks to English GitHub docs and open availability, but this is a tool for technically capable users, not a consumer product.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

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