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Cordbot vs MEE6

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both — Cordbot is free to use, MEE6 has a free plan
Higher Trust score
MEE6 — 92 vs 77 for Cordbot
Best fit
Cordbot: Discord community owners comfortable self-hosting and managing their own Claude API key · MEE6: Server owners who want a free, established moderation and leveling bot
Status
Both up at our last check (Oct 15, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CordbotClaude-based AI bot for Discord servers that remembers conversations, answers questions, searches the web and runs scheduled tasks.MEE6One of the most widely installed Discord bots, covering moderation and leveling for free, with a separate AI chat and image add-on.

Side by side

FactCordbotMEE6
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersCommunity Management
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Trust score77 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyCordbotMEE6
Launched—2018
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Cordbot

Cordbot is the open-source way to put a Claude-powered agent into a Discord server: free to self-host if you bring your own API key, with a hosted free trial for owners who just want to click it in and try it. The hosted plans are not on sale yet and the managed hosting is a gated beta, so a community that needs a supported, paid bot today should look elsewhere.

Pros

  • Open source, so the code can be inspected before running it in a community server
  • Built on Claude rather than a fixed set of scripted commands
  • No vendor fee when self-hosted; the cost is your own API usage
  • One-click hosted trial through Discord sign-in

Cons

  • Hosted trial is capped at 25 queries and paid hosted tiers are still marked coming soon
  • Managed hosting is a beta that needs manual approval and runs on a best-effort basis
  • Little company information beyond terms governed by United States law

MEE6

MEE6's free tier alone is enough for most small servers, which is why it's on so many of them; the catch is that Premium and the newer MEE6 AI are billed as two separate subscriptions, and Premium applies per server, not per account.

Pros

  • Free tier is fully usable, not a crippled trial
  • Eight years in the market with tens of millions of server installs
  • Deep integrations with Twitch, YouTube, and Reddit

Cons

  • Premium is priced per server, so multi-server operators pay multiple times
  • MEE6 AI is a separate purchase from Premium, splitting the pricing across two products

Which one fits

Choose Cordbot if you need

  • Discord community owners comfortable self-hosting and managing their own Claude API key
  • Servers wanting an AI agent with memory, web search and scheduled tasks rather than canned bot commands
  • Owners who want to trial an AI bot on 25 free queries before committing

Choose MEE6 if you need

  • Server owners who want a free, established moderation and leveling bot
  • Communities already using the Twitch and YouTube integrations MEE6 supports
  • Anyone who values a long track record over a newer competitor

Cordbot vs MEE6: the questions people ask

Does Cordbot or MEE6 have a free tier?

Both: Cordbot is free to use, and MEE6 has a free tier.

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