PewDiePie just dropped his own AI agent — and if you want to know exactly how to use PewDiePie Odysseus, this is the full walkthrough. I plugged it in, ran it locally, tested it with a free local model, and below I'll show you what it is, how to set it up in six steps, every feature inside it, and the honest take on whether it's actually worth using.
Short version: Odysseus is a free, open-source AI workspace you run yourself — like ChatGPT or Claude, except it lives on your computer, with your data, and it's yours.
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What Is PewDiePie's Odysseus?
Odysseus is PewDiePie's new AI agent — a free, open-source, self-hosted AI workspace. Imagine ChatGPT or Claude, but instead of living in the cloud on someone else's computer, it runs on your machine with your data. It's one tidy app that gives you a chat, an agent that does tasks, deep research, document writing, memory, email triage, notes, tasks and a calendar — all in one place. You connect your own email and calendar, and you pick the AI "brain" that powers it.
It works in three parts: your machine runs the app locally, your data stays with you (local documents and anything you do in the app are stored on your computer), and the brain is the model you plug in — either a cloud model through OpenRouter or a free local model like Gemma 4.
How To Use PewDiePie Odysseus: The 6-Step Setup
The good news is it's genuinely simple. Here's how to use PewDiePie Odysseus from scratch:
- Download it from the GitHub project (it's free and open source).
- Install it with Docker, or natively on macOS — just follow the GitHub instructions. Shortcut: hand the GitHub link to Claude Code or Hermes and it'll set the whole thing up for you.
- Start it up — it runs on a local web address on your own computer.
- Log in by creating an admin account.
- Add a brain — connect a model (a cloud API like OpenRouter, or a free local model).
- Start chatting — that's it. Six steps and you're running your own private AI agent.
The app itself is lightweight. The only thing that's heavy on your computer is running a local model — and you can skip that entirely by using a free cloud brain like Gemma 4 instead.
📺 Watch: PewdiePie's Odysseus VS Hermes VS OpenClaw: Who wins?
A Tour Of Odysseus: What's Inside
Once you're in, here's what you actually get:
- Chat & Agent: switch between a normal chat and an agent that goes off and does tasks. Running through OpenRouter with Gemma 4, it's quick to reply.
- Deep research: multi-step web research you can plug into any task.
- Scheduled tasks: trigger a prompt on a schedule, on an event, or run research on a schedule — e.g. "check the latest AI automation news every day at 6am and email me when it's done." Honestly, more customisation than I expected.
- The cookbook: it scans your computer, tells you which local models will actually run on it, and downloads them with a click.
- Compare: run two models side by side on the same task to see which performs better.
- Documents: a writing editor where the AI assists as you write.
- Memories, skills, email & a gallery: manage memory and skills, triage email, and store photos and documents in one library (archive, research, documents, chats).
- Themes: switch between a range of colour themes.
I'll be honest: the UI is a little messy and feels quite retro, with pop-ups dotted around — but remember, it's a free, open-source project, so that comes with the territory.
Does Odysseus Actually Work?
Yes. I set it to agent mode and gave it a task — one research trigger failed, but it recovered and came back with the latest news, so it does the job. For a self-hosted, open-source agent it's surprisingly capable and genuinely easy to set up. People assume self-hosted agents are weak or need a fancy rig; neither was true here.
📺 Watch: PewdiePie's Odysseus VS Hermes: Who wins?
Who Should Use Odysseus (And Who Shouldn't)
Odysseus is a great choice if you love the idea of one tidy app in one place that's private and yours. It'll get a lot of attention because it's PewDiePie's project, and the open-source angle is genuinely cool.
But here's the honest part: a lot of people are already deep in Claude or Hermes, and I can't see a massive differentiator. If you want multiple agents working in multiple places, I'd run a proper mission control instead — it's easier to organise everything, you can customise the UI and keep it clean, whereas Odysseus is fairly set in how it runs. So: one private app for yourself? Odysseus is great. A whole team of agents you orchestrate? Use a mission control.
How To Use PewDiePie Odysseus Beyond The Basics
If you want the full guide — setup, a roadmap, and a step-by-step SOP on how to use PewDiePie Odysseus, plus the mission-control Agent Operating System for running multiple agents in one place — that's all inside the AI Profit Boardroom. You get the Agent OS, the zip file, new daily trainings, four weekly coaching calls where you can share your screen and get help live, and a community map to meet other people building with AI agents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is PewDiePie's Odysseus free?
Yes — it's a free, open-source project. The app is free to download and run; the only optional cost is a cloud model brain, and even that can be free if you use Gemma 4.
How do you use PewDiePie Odysseus?
Download it from GitHub, install with Docker or on macOS, start it up, create an admin account, add a model brain, then start chatting — six simple steps.
Do you need a powerful computer?
No. The app is lightweight. Only local models are demanding — skip them with a free cloud brain like Gemma 4 and almost any machine can run it.
Is Odysseus better than Claude or Hermes?
It's different. Odysseus is great as one private, self-hosted app. For running multiple agents at once, a mission control like the Agent OS is easier to organise and customise.
The Bottom Line
Odysseus is a free, open-source AI workspace you run like ChatGPT or Claude — but private and yours, with one app for chat, an agent, deep research, documents, memory, email, notes, tasks and a calendar. Now that you know how to use PewDiePie Odysseus, set it up in those six steps, plug in a free brain like Gemma 4, and try it. And if you'd rather run a whole team of agents than one app, grab the Agent OS inside AIPB.
