Hygraph launched AI Agents in January 2026. Cosmic's agents write code, open pull requests, deploy apps, and live in your Slack. Here's the honest comparison.
Cosmic vs. Hygraph
Cosmic | Hygraph | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | API-first platform with REST API. Built-in AI agents for content creation, code generation, and automation. No proprietary query language to learn. | REST Content API plus a proprietary query language interface. Strong content federation and localization tooling. AI Assist available for content operations. AI Agents launched January 2026 for schema building and content workflows via MCP integrations with Claude. |
| Scalability | Fully managed, globally distributed infrastructure. Scales automatically with no configuration. AI agents scale with your content needs. | Managed SaaS with shared and dedicated infrastructure tiers. Hobby: 500K API calls/month. Growth: 1M API calls/month. Enterprise: 50M+ API calls/month. Rate limits on uncached requests: Hobby 5 req/s, Growth 25 req/s, Enterprise up to 500 req/s. Enterprise supports dedicated clusters across 34 regions. |
| Security | SSL everywhere. Role-based access control included on all plans. | Standard roles on all plans (2 on Hobby, 4 on Growth). Custom roles and permissions on Enterprise only (up to 30). SSO and audit logs on Enterprise only. IT security review and penetration testing available as Enterprise add-ons. EU-headquartered with strong GDPR posture. |
| CMS maintenance | Fully managed platform. Zero maintenance, zero DevOps. Dashboard, media library, AI agents, and all tools hosted and updated automatically. | Fully managed SaaS. No self-hosting option. Enterprise plans include dedicated infrastructure and 24/7 monitoring. |
| Global caching | Global CDN with edge caching. Automatic cache invalidation on content publish. No configuration required. | Global CDN included. Cached requests are not rate-limited on any tier. 3 shared regions (EU, US, APAC) on self-service plans. Up to 34 regions on dedicated Enterprise clusters. Uptime SLA up to 99.95% on Enterprise only — no SLA on Hobby or Growth. |
| Media CDN | Built-in imgix media CDN with on-the-fly image optimization, resizing, and transformation. AI image generation included on all plans. | Global CDN for assets. Unlimited asset storage on all plans. Asset upload size: 50MB (Hobby), 200MB (Growth), custom (Enterprise). Asset traffic limits: 100GB (Hobby), 500GB (Growth), 25TB+ (Enterprise). |
| Image processing | imgix-powered transformations via URL parameters. AI image generation creates original images from text descriptions directly in the CMS. | Asset management with CDN delivery. No built-in on-the-fly image transformation layer. AI Assist available for content generation, not image processing. |
| Extendability | Webhooks, API integrations, and AI agents that connect to GitHub, Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Multi-agent workflows for custom automation pipelines. | Webhooks: 5 (Hobby), 10 (Growth), up to 100 (Enterprise). MCP integration with Claude for content workflows. Remote sources for content federation: 0 (Hobby), 1 (Growth), up to 10 (Enterprise). Custom workflows on Enterprise only (up to 10). No computer use agents, no Slack/WhatsApp/Telegram agents, no multi-step cross-platform workflows. |
| Frontend | Works with any frontend framework. Official templates for Next.js, React, Astro, Vue, and more. Autopilot builds and deploys complete applications from a prompt. | Framework-agnostic API delivery. REST Content API plus proprietary query interface. Live preview on all plans. "Click to Edit" feature (launched March 2026) for in-place content editing from live sites. Commenting and assignment workflow on all plans. |
| Number of projects | Free plan includes 1 project (bucket). Paid plans include 2 to 5 projects with additional projects available as add-ons. | Hobby: 1 project, 1 environment. Growth: 1 project, 2 environments. Enterprise: up to 10 environments per project, custom projects. No multi-project bundling on self-service plans. |
| Annual costs | Free forever plan. Paid plans from $49/mo (Builder) to $499/mo (Business). AI tokens included on every plan. | Hobby: $0/month (3 seats, 1,000 entries, 500K API calls/month). Growth: $199/month (10 seats, 10,000 entries, 1M API calls/month, 1 remote source). Enterprise: custom pricing. No transparent per-seat add-on pricing published. Uptime SLA only on Enterprise. |
The Short Answer
Both Cosmic and Hygraph are headless CMS platforms with API-first architectures. Both launched AI agent features in 2025-2026. But the scope of what each platform's agents can actually do is very different.
Hygraph's AI Agents, introduced in January 2026, are focused on content operations inside the CMS: generating and editing content, running localization workflows, and automating schema tasks via MCP integrations. They are a step forward, but they stay within the CMS boundary.
Cosmic's agents operate across your entire development and content stack. They write code, commit to GitHub, open pull requests, deploy applications, live in Slack and WhatsApp as persistent team members, browse the web, and run on schedules or webhooks. A Cosmic agent can receive a Slack message, research a topic, write and publish a blog post, post it to social media, and send you a summary without a human touching a keyboard.
If your team's definition of "agentic CMS" stops at content generation, either platform will serve you. If you want agents that touch your code, your CI/CD pipeline, and your communication tools, there is a clear difference.
Company Backgrounds
Cosmic was founded in 2015 and is backed by Y Combinator (W19). It is a headless CMS built API-first from day one, with a REST API, a JavaScript/TypeScript SDK, and an AI agent layer that shipped natively into the platform rather than being bolted on. The platform serves tens of thousands of developers and teams, including companies like FINN, Parque Explora, Plato, Vuetify, Tripwire Interactive, Cipher Sports, Eastman Music, Prairie Robotics, and Integral Privacy Technologies.
Hygraph (formerly GraphCMS) is a Berlin-based headless CMS founded in 2017. It has historically focused on enterprise content federation and localization. Hygraph has a strong partner ecosystem and a G2 presence. Its AI agent initiative, launched in early 2026, extends its content workflow capabilities.
AI Agents: A Detailed Comparison
What Hygraph AI Agents Do
Hygraph's AI Agents, launched January 21, 2026, are oriented around content operations:
- Generate and edit content entries in the CMS
- Run mass localization via MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations with Claude
- Help build and modify schemas through conversation
- Automate structured content migration tasks
What Hygraph agents cannot do (as of May 2026):
- Live in Slack, WhatsApp, or Telegram as persistent team members
- Read and write code to a GitHub repository
- Open pull requests or trigger deployments
- Run scheduled jobs autonomously
- Chain together multi-step workflows across content, code, and browser tasks
- Automate browser interactions with visual AI
What Cosmic AI Agents Do
Cosmic's agent layer is built into the platform across four distinct agent types:
Content Agents generate, update, and bulk-manage CMS content. Can run on a schedule (hourly, daily, weekly) or be triggered by a webhook.
Code Agents (Repository Agents) connect directly to GitHub repositories. Given a task, a Code Agent will write the code, open a branch, commit the changes, and open a pull request.
Computer Use Agents use visual AI to automate browser tasks. Can record demo videos, extract data from websites, cross-post media between platforms, and run visual audits.
Team Agents live in Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram as persistent members of your communication channels. They have memory across conversations.
Workflows chain any combination of agent types into a sequential pipeline.
"Cosmic is: us never having to ask a developer to change anything on the backend of our website." - Maximilian Wuhr, Co-Founder at FINN
Feature Comparison Table
| Feature | Cosmic | Hygraph |
|---|---|---|
| Content agents (generate/edit content) | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled agent runs | Yes (paid plans) | Limited |
| Webhook-triggered agents | Yes | Via MCP integrations |
| Slack / WhatsApp / Telegram agents | Yes, native | No |
| Code agents (read/write GitHub) | Yes | No |
| Open pull requests automatically | Yes | No |
| Computer use / browser automation | Yes | No |
| Multi-step agent workflows | Yes | No |
| Agent memory (persistent) | Yes | No |
| REST API | Yes | Yes (REST + proprietary query) |
| JavaScript / TypeScript SDK | Yes () | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes (forever free, 1 bucket, 1,000 objects) | Yes (limited) |
| Starting paid price | $49/month | ~$99/month |
| Self-hosted option | No (managed SaaS) | No (managed SaaS) |
| Localization built-in | Add-on ($99/mo) | Yes (included in paid plans) |
| Media CDN | Yes (imgix, global) | Yes |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | 99.9% |
API Architecture: REST
Cosmic exposes a clean REST API and a JavaScript/TypeScript SDK ():
Hygraph historically relied on a proprietary query language as its primary interface. It also offers a REST Content API, but the full power of the platform has traditionally required learning its query syntax.
Pricing Comparison
| Plan | Price | Buckets | Team Members | Objects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 1 | 2 | 1,000 |
| Builder | $49/month | 2 | 3 | 5,000 |
| Team | $299/month | 3 | 5 | 20,000 |
| Business | $499/month | 5 | 10 | 50,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Additional users: $29/user/month.
When to Choose Cosmic
- You want AI agents that can write code, open PRs, and deploy apps, not just generate content
- Your team works in Slack and wants an AI assistant that lives there natively
- You are building with Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit, or any modern JavaScript framework
- You want a clean REST API and TypeScript SDK
- You need a generous free tier to prototype before committing
Also see: best headless CMS for React and Next.js and agent-native content infrastructure.
When to Choose Hygraph
- Localization is your primary, non-negotiable requirement and you need it built in without add-ons
- You are in a large enterprise with complex content federation across multiple data sources
- EU data residency is a hard requirement
- Your existing stack is already built on Hygraph's query language
The Bottom Line
Hygraph is a solid enterprise CMS with a strong localization story. Its AI agent initiative is a meaningful step, but it is scoped to content operations inside the CMS.
Cosmic is building something broader: a platform where AI agents are full members of your development and content team. They write code, open PRs, live in Slack, run on schedules, chain together into workflows, and get work done without requiring a human to manage every step.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Cosmic agents write and deploy code?
Yes. Cosmic's Repository (Code) agents connect to GitHub, write code on isolated branches, and open pull requests.
Does Cosmic offer a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan is forever free with no credit card required. It includes 1 bucket, 1,000 objects, 2 team members, and 1 Team Agent.
Does Cosmic have a REST API?
Yes. Cosmic's primary API is REST. There is also an official TypeScript/JavaScript SDK ().
Can Cosmic agents live in Slack?
Yes. Team Agents are connected to Slack (and WhatsApp, Telegram) and respond to messages as persistent team members with conversation memory.
Does Cosmic support localization?
Yes, as an add-on starting at $99/month, or included in the $199/month Bundle.
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