AI nodes are a large and very young part of the n8n community node ecosystem. Our directory files 1,027 community nodes under its five AI categories, and 590 of them were first published on npm in the last 12 months. This guide sorts them by job (chat models, MCP and agent tools, memory and tracing, voice, images and video) and names the nodes with real usage in each group, using npm download counts.
AI community nodes by the numbers
| Category | Nodes | Weekly downloads, combined |
|---|---|---|
| AI Assistants | 590 | 139,560 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 317 | 38,988 |
| AI Voice | 132 | 416,747 |
| AI Image | 148 | 13,314 |
| AI Video | 84 | 6,709 |
A node can sit in more than one category, so the rows add up to more than 1,027. Together the AI nodes had 591,260 downloads in the latest week, and voice alone accounts for 416,747 of them, mostly through the two ElevenLabs packages and Palatine Speech.
The growth is recent. Only 37 of today’s AI packages existed before 2025. In 2025, 507 were first published, and 482 more followed between January 1 and November 10, 2026. The busiest month of the last year was November 2025, with 80 new AI packages.
| Month | New AI packages on npm |
|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 80 |
| Dec 2025 | 32 |
| Jan 2026 | 44 |
| Feb 2026 | 32 |
| Mar 2026 | 45 |
| Apr 2026 | 54 |
| May 2026 | 78 |
| Jun 2026 | 42 |
| Jul 2026 | 60 |
| Aug 2026 | 44 |
| Sep 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 2026 | 46 |
Download figures for single nodes are npm counts for November 3 to 9, 2026. Category totals add up the weekly npm figures shown on each node page in our directory on November 10, 2026. First publish dates come from the npm registry.
Chat model and LLM provider nodes
n8n already has built-in chat model nodes for the big providers, so check those first. Community nodes fill gaps: providers without a built-in node, extra options, or a different way to log in.
- n8n-nodes-deepseek (62,731 downloads last week). The most used AI assistant node in the directory, with 326 GitHub stars. Its last release was in November 2024, so compare it with the built-in option in DeepSeek in n8n: Built-in Chat Model vs Community Nodes.
- n8n-nodes-openrouter (1,256 downloads last week). Calls the OpenRouter API, which routes one request format to many model providers. See OpenRouter in n8n.
- n8n-nodes-openai-langfuse (1,131 downloads last week). An OpenAI-compatible chat model that also sends each call to Langfuse for tracing.
- n8n-nodes-azure-openai-ms-oauth2 (200 downloads last week). Azure OpenAI chat and embeddings with Microsoft OAuth2 login instead of an API key. Updated in October 2026.
- n8n-nodes-vertex-ai (201 downloads last week). Gemini models through Google Vertex AI. Background in Google Vertex AI in n8n.
- n8n-nodes-nvidia-nim (281 downloads last week). Chat completions and image analysis with NVIDIA NIM models. Compared in NVIDIA in n8n.
For Claude, OpenAI and Gemini the built-in nodes cover most needs: Claude in n8n, OpenAI in n8n and Gemini in n8n list the community alternatives. Hubs: DeepSeek hub, OpenRouter hub, OpenAI hub, Claude hub.
MCP and tools for AI agents
- n8n-nodes-mcp (157,504 downloads last week). Connects n8n to any Model Context Protocol server. It is by far the most used AI tool node, and its GitHub repository has 2,913 stars.
- n8n-nodes-merge (22,701 downloads last week). Gives agents the tool packs from Merge Agent Handler and adds Merge Gateway chat models. First published in February 2026.
- @reduck-ai/n8n-nodes-reduck (4,258 downloads last week). Runs Reduck browser scripts from a workflow or an agent. It is only a few weeks old (first published October 29, 2026) and already had a new release on November 9.
- n8n-nodes-browser-use (1,032 downloads last week). Controls browser-use, an AI browser automation tool, and can be attached to an agent as a tool.
- n8n-nodes-mcp-client (657 downloads last week). A second MCP client that connects to a self-hosted MCP server over SSE.
- n8n-nodes-gemini-search (516 downloads last week). Google Gemini search and content generation, with a tool version for agents.
n8n also ships its own MCP Client Tool and MCP Server Trigger nodes. MCP in n8n: Built-in MCP Nodes vs Community MCP Nodes explains when you need the community package. All MCP nodes: MCP hub.
Memory, vector stores, tracing and guardrails
- @langfuse/n8n-nodes-langfuse (20,093 downloads last week). The Langfuse team’s node for prompt management. Details in Langfuse in n8n.
- n8n-nodes-ai-agent-langfuse (362 downloads last week). An AI Agent node that logs its runs to Langfuse.
- n8n-nodes-qdrant (2,146 downloads last week). Built by Qdrant for its vector database. Compared with the built-in vector store in Qdrant in n8n.
- n8n-nodes-engram (423 downloads last week). Knowledge graph memory for agents, with per-user memory and fact tracking over time. Released often: version 0.8.6 came out on November 6, 2026.
- @bdzscaler/n8n-nodes-aiguard (1,385 downloads last week). Zscaler AI Guard, which checks prompts and responses at runtime. Published from the zscaler GitHub organization.
Hubs: Langfuse hub, Qdrant hub. More in the AI & Machine Learning category.
Voice, speech and transcription
- @elevenlabs/n8n-nodes-elevenlabs (202,173 downloads last week). The official ElevenLabs package and the most downloaded AI node of any kind.
- n8n-nodes-palatine-speech (110,485 downloads last week). Palatine Vision’s node for its speech API. First published on December 31, 2025, and already the second most downloaded voice node.
- n8n-nodes-elevenlabs (85,755 downloads last week). An earlier community-built ElevenLabs node, last released in June 2024.
- n8n-nodes-transcript-lol (13,410 downloads last week). Audio and video transcription through Transcript.lol.
- @telnyx/n8n-nodes-telnyx-ai (1,396 downloads last week). Telnyx AI, published by Telnyx.
- @retellai/n8n-nodes-retellai (256 downloads last week). Retell AI voice agents, published by Retell AI.
Compare voice nodes in Best n8n Community Nodes for ElevenLabs and Transcription in n8n, or open the ElevenLabs hub and the AI Voice category.
Image and video generation
Image and video nodes have far less traffic than voice. Most are wrappers around hosted model platforms.
- n8n-nodes-edit-image-plus (3,520 downloads last week). Image editing steps such as background color. Old (August 2023) but still the most downloaded node in AI Image.
- @wiro-ai/n8n-nodes-wiroai (1,437 downloads last week). Wiro AI models for video, images, speech, music and 3D. Version 3.1.0 came out on November 10, 2026.
- n8n-nodes-tesseractjs (1,056 downloads last week). Text recognition (OCR) on images with Tesseract.js, which runs without an external API.
- @wavespeed/n8n-nodes-wavespeed (347 downloads last week). Image and video generation with WaveSpeed AI hosted models.
- n8n-nodes-mediafx (209 downloads last week). Video editing and media processing steps.
- @fal-ai/n8n-nodes-fal (131 downloads last week). fal.ai models for image, video and speech. Compared in fal.ai in n8n.
Browse the AI Image and AI Video categories for the rest.
Using a community node as an AI Agent tool
A regular community node only shows up as a tool for the AI Agent node if its author marks it as usable as a tool (the usableAsTool property in the node code, shown in n8n’s node-building tutorial). Nodes in this guide that say they work with agents, such as the MCP, Merge, Reduck, browser-use and Gemini Search nodes, do this. For any other node, check its page or README before you plan an agent around it. How to add a package to your instance is covered in How to Install n8n Community Nodes.
FAQ
How many AI community nodes are there for n8n?
Our directory lists 1,027 community nodes in its AI categories as of November 10, 2026, out of more than 10,000 community nodes in total. Some AI-related nodes, such as the MCP Client, are filed under Utilities, so the real number is a little higher.
Which AI community node has the most downloads?
The official ElevenLabs package, @elevenlabs/n8n-nodes-elevenlabs, with 202,173 npm downloads in the week of November 3 to 9, 2026. Next come the MCP Client (157,504) and Palatine Speech (110,485).
Do I need a community node to use OpenAI or Claude in n8n?
No. n8n has built-in nodes for both. Community nodes are worth a look only for features the built-in nodes lack, such as a different login method or built-in tracing.
Are AI community nodes safe to use with my API keys?
A community node runs with the same access as n8n itself, so it can read the credentials you give it. Prefer nodes from the provider’s own team, check the GitHub repository, and read Verified vs Unverified n8n Community Nodes before installing one on a production instance. For the most downloaded nodes across all categories, see Best n8n Community Nodes in 2026.
