Arcee Orchestra vs n8n

In short

• Both: Choice of models, Self-hosted, API, Builds agents and workflows, Search over your data, Traces and evaluates
• Only n8n states: Runs commands, Command line

Arcee Orchestra

Arcee Orchestra builds AI workflows with models, integrations, code execution, knowledge retrieval, and a chat interface.

Plans

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-latest

• $0.14 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $0.28 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.028 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

zai-org/glm-5.3-flash

• $0.15 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $0.50 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.03 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

trinity-large-thinking

• $0.25 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $0.80 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.06 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

thinkingmachines/inkling-small

• $0.50 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $1.20 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.10 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813

• $1.32 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $3.96 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.044 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro

• $1.74 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $3.48 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.20 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

zai-org/glm-5.2

• $1.40 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $4.40 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.26 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

zai-org/glm-5.3

• $1.40 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $4.40 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.26 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

moonshotai/kimi-k3

• $3.00 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $15.00 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.30 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash

• $0.22 per 1M Tokens (Input)
• $0.66 per 1M Tokens (Output)
• $0.007 per 1M Tokens (Cached Input)

Prices checked 2026-09-26 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Choice of models — “Model Node is used to send requests to an SLM or LLM.” source
• Self-hosted — “The Solution Arcee Orchestra provides all these components in one, easy to use, low-code/no-code UI that can be consumed through SaaS or deployed fully in your environment.” source
• API — “https://api.arcee.ai/api/v1/chat/completions” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Arcee Orchestra is an end-to-end agentic platform for building AI workflows.” source
• Search over your data — “Knowledge Retrieval provides the capability to store and use your data within workflows.” source
• Traces and evaluates — “Arcee Orchestra provides all these components in one, easy to use, low-code/no-code UI” source

Latest updates

• 2026-08-13 Introducing NAC, an Open-Source Harness for Long-Running Agent Work

  An open-source harness for long-running agent work.

• 2026-08-13 Introducing the Arcee Open Models API Beta

  Introduces the Arcee Open Models API Beta.

• 2026-05-29 Trinity is moving to OpenMDW-1.1 (OpenMDW-1.1)

  Trinity is moving to OpenMDW-1.1.

n8n

n8n connects apps, APIs, data, and AI models in visual workflows that technical teams can inspect, customize, and run.

Plans

Starter

• $20/mo, billed annually

• 1 shared project
• 5 concurrent executions
• Unlimited users
• 2,300 AI credits/month
• Forum support

Pro

• $50/mo, billed annually

• 3 shared projects
• 20 concurrent executions
• 7 days of insights
• Up to 13,700 AI credits/month
• Admin roles
• Global variables

Business

• $800/mo, billed annually

• 6 shared projects
• SSO, SAML and LDAP
• 30 days of insights
• AI Assistant (preview)
• Different environments
• Version control using Git

Enterprise

Price on request

• Unlimited shared projects
• 200+ concurrent executions
• 365 days of insights
• External secret store integration
• Log streaming
• Extended data retention

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Runs commands — “Run bash scripts” source
• Command line — “Control n8n via CLI” source
• Choice of models — “You pick the model, and you bound what it is allowed to touch before it runs.” source
• Self-hosted — “Go fully on-premise with Docker or K8s in minutes.” source
• API — “Control n8n via API” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Put an agent inside a workflow, or let it run on its own.” source
• Search over your data — “Handle multi-agent setups and RAG systems.” source
• Traces and evaluates — “Every step of your agents' reasoning, traceable on the canvas.” source

Security

• SOC 2 — “Our SOC 2 report is available to enterprise customers.” source
• GDPR — “For more details about privacy, security and how we comply with GDPR at n8n, please visit our docs .” source
• Data kept in the EU — “The physical hardware powering n8n, and the data stored by the platform, is currently hosted in the European Union.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-24 stable (2.40.6)
• 2026-09-24 n8n@2.41.2 (2.41.2)

  Instance reports are authenticated with the license certificate.

• 2026-09-24 n8n@2.40.6 (2.40.6)

  Instance reports are authenticated with the license certificate.