- add --resource flag to analyze a single resource (#1761) (6863057)
- add ValidatingAdmissionPolicy analyzer (#1765) (c520d4a)
- anonymise resource names in event-derived failures (#1778) (1813838)
- deps: update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.1 [security] (#1772) (e69dbc7)
- deps: update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 [security] (#1780) (9c515b0)
- do not also report an unsupported scaleTargetRef as missing (#1729) (48737a8)
K8sGPT by K8sGPT (CNCF Sandbox)
Pulse Score
17 / 100
Rank #188 of 258
GitHub stars
8,218
about +2 a day
Website rank (Tranco)
#1,932,121
k8sgpt.ai
Latest release
0.4.39
22d ago · 1 in 30 days
Price
Free (OSS)
checked Oct 6, 2026
Overview
Scans Kubernetes clusters with built-in analysers, diagnoses problems and explains them in plain English using a choice of model backends; runs as a CLI, server, MCP server or in-cluster operator.
The GitHub repository has 8,218 stars, 79 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.4.39, published Sep 14, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
K8sGPT usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: k8sgpt.csv
Key facts
| Maker | K8sGPT (CNCF Sandbox) |
|---|---|
| Type | Open-source Kubernetes diagnosis agent |
| First released | 2023 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go |
| Open issues and PRs | 83 |
Pricing
Free and open source (Apache-2.0); bring your own model backend.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption0
Community38
Attention—
Momentum50
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
K8sGPT news and signals
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What changed: recent K8sGPT releases
4 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- correct --with-stat flag description (#1734) (ebd79ac)
- validate namespace exists before running core analyzers (#1735) (c7e91c0)
- deps: update docker/setup-buildx-action digest to 37fe631 (#1744) (92c0091)
- deps: update softprops/action-gh-release digest to efb3536 (#1763) (7e4e955)
- add Amazon Bedrock Mantle (OpenAI-compatible) AI provider (#1640) (bdbc3c7)
- add LiteLLM backend (#1719) (47db90f)
- clamp max-concurrency in custom analysis to avoid deadlock and panic (#1700) (6859e9c)
- deps: update k8s.io/utils digest to cf1189d (#1688) (8bda53b)
- deps: update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.82.1 [security] (#1714) (1c8a56c)
- do not panic on an Ingress path with a resource backend (#1728) (b4a86de)
- correct Vertex AI legacy model ids by removing stray asterisk (#1684) (60a9794), closes
- deps: update k8s.io/utils digest to be93311 (#1674) (de01885)
- deps: update module golang.org/x/net to v0.55.0 [security] (#1678) (2e57a6f)
- guard interplex cache Store and Load against nil grpc conn (#1682) (238a97a)
- send temperature or topp exclusively for Anthropic models (#1675) (2cda9d8)
- deps: update docker/login-action action to v4 (#1662) (60268ca)
- detect SchedulingGated pods (#1474) (#1673) (afdcc55)
- guard against empty conditions in Gateway/GatewayClass analyzers (#1670) (716c48a)
- guard against nil TargetRef in Service not-ready endpoints (#1672) (315d28d)
- deps: update docker/build-push-action action to v7 (#1660) (500d314)
- deps: update docker/build-push-action digest to 10e90e3 (#1654) (96523ee)
- deps: update docker/metadata-action action to v6 (#1663) (43227ac)
- add Anthropic API support (#1652) (1c4e77a)
- allow Azure OpenAI API version override (#1650) (1b7d1f0)
- deps: update k8s.io/utils digest to a95e086 (#1656) (8da4716)
- deps: update module github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/bedrockruntime to v1.50.4 [security] (#1633) (a81295f)
- deps: update module github.com/kedacore/keda/v2 to v2.17.3 [security] (#1612) (5a24c5c)
- deps: update module github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter to v1 (#1502) (5483339)
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14 | 2,330 | up 24.5% | down 26.0% | — | 3,511+5/day | 0.42.020d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 218 |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Usage-based | — | |
| 225 |
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0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $700/mo | — | |
| 234 |
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0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Custom | — | |
| 236 |
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K8sGPT FAQ
How much does K8sGPT cost?
Free and open source (Apache-2.0); bring your own model backend.
Is K8sGPT open source?
Yes. K8sGPT is open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license.
How popular is K8sGPT?
The GitHub repository has 8,218 stars, 79 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.4.39, published Sep 14, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of K8sGPT?
The latest stable release we track is 0.4.39, published on Sep 14, 2026.
What are the alternatives to K8sGPT?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are HolmesGPT, Resolve AI, Cleric, Traversal.
Where these numbers come from
GitHub: k8sgpt-ai/k8sgpt. Site rank: k8sgpt.ai on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, cncf.io.