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Here is a comparison of AIs which are available through the Online content system.

Note: The information below is correct for the latest versions available through the online content system (as of February 2013), newer versions may be available on the forums.

General information

AI	Latest version	Last release date
AdmiralAI	25	August 2010
AIAI	iota14	October 2012
AroAI	1.2	April 2011
BorkAI	10	December 2012
ChooChoo	409	March 2012
Chopper	10	August 2011
CluelessPlus	34	September 2012
Convoy	11	February 2011
Denver & Rio Grande	1	September 2009
DictatorAI	169	January 2013
gelignAIte	1.1	December 2010
Idle	1	October 2010
IdleMore	1	November 2010
MailAI	20110726	July 2011
MogulAI	5900	October 2010
NoCAB	2.1.4	October 2012
OtviAI	415	January 2013
PathZilla	6	July 2009
PAXLink	14	February 2010
RoadAI	3	October 2011
RoadRunner	7	February 2012
rocketAI	1	November 2009
Rondje om de kerk	385	January 2011
Rythorn Airline AI	3	September 2012
SimpleAI	8	February 2013
StreetTraffic1	1	April 2009
SynTrans	13	November 2012
Terron AI	207	December 2012
TeshiNet	4.0.2	December 2011
TownCars	5	March 2011
trAIns	2	April 2010
Trans AI	100307	March 2010
TutorialAI	5	August 2011
WmDOT	11.1	December 2012
WrightAI	3	February 2009

Features

Below is a comparison of features. Please note that those AIs which aren't meant for running a transport company (Idle, IdleMore, StreetTraffic1, TownCars, TutorialAI and WmDOT) are discussed below.

AI	Trains	Road vehicles	Aircraft	Ships	Passengers/mail	Freight	Save/load compatibility	NewGRF compatibility
AdmiralAI	Yes	Yes*	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Goes bankrupt frequently when NuTracks is in use
AIAI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AroAI	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
BorkAI	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
ChooChoo	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chopper	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CluelessPlus	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Convoy	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No NewGRF road vehicle support
Denver & Rio Grande	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	NARS is the preferred trainset, works with the 2cc TrainSet and the default trainset
DictatorAI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
gelignAIte	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
MailAI	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes²	Problem with Japanese trainset.
MogulAI	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
NoCAB	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OtviAI	Yes	Yes*	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PathZilla	No	Yes*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
PAXLink	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Can only use non-articulated buses
RoadAI	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
RoadRunner	No	Yes*	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
rocketAI	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Rondje om de kerk	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Rythorn Airline AI	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
SimpleAI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SynTrans	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Terron AI	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TeshiNet	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
trAIns	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No support for NewGRF railway track sets
Trans AI	No	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No support for industry replacement sets
WrightAI	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

* Trams are also included

² Might have unfinished routes

Performance

There have been some tests on the forums comparing the performance of the AIs. These threads include graphs and other screenshots, savegames are available for download.

AI testing threads on the forums: (with the most recent being on top of the list)

• October 2012, videos: Semifinals 1, Semifinals 2, Finals
• March 2011, May 2011, July 2011
• November 2010
• November 2010 - A train-only test
• October 2010
• September 2010
• July 2009, August 2009, February 2010, July 2010

There has also been a test on the CPU usage of particular AIs in May 2010:

• Forum link

See also AI:Test AIs - attempt to measure performance of various AIs.

Other AIs

• Idle - An AI that does nothing, keeping minimal permissible balance. Idle can be used for running multiple companies in a singleplayer game, using the company switching cheat.
• IdleMore - It is a fork of Idle which does even less work. Bank balance management is configurable, and it doesn't rename its company upon loading a savegame.
• StreetTrafic1 - It is a fork of TownCars, which runs cars in towns for eye-candy. It needs a car NewGRF to be present (like Generic Cars).
• TownCars - An AI which runs cars in towns for eye-candy. It needs a car NewGRF to be present (like Generic Cars).
• TutorialAI - An AI which acts as an in-game tutorial, introducing new players into playing OpenTTD. It is currently under development.
• WmDOT - An AI which connects towns with roads, without running any vehicles on them. WmDOT can be used to have a pre-built road network between towns. It uses ships to make some profit.