Agent frameworks
13 tools, checked 2026-10-14.
LangChain
Agent frameworksOpen sourceThe most widely used LLM framework; huge ecosystem, sometimes heavy abstractions.
LLM apps · agents · RAG
LangGraph
Agent frameworksOpen sourceGraph-based control for agents that need reliability and state.
stateful agents · multi-agent graphs
CrewAI
Agent frameworksOpen sourceRole-based multi-agent crews; quick to start.
multi-agent teams
AutoGen
Agent frameworksOpen sourceMicrosoft's multi-agent framework; research-flavored.
multi-agent conversation
LlamaIndex
Agent frameworksOpen sourceBest known for data/RAG pipelines over your documents.
RAG · document agents
OpenAI Agents SDK
Agent frameworksOpen sourceLightweight official SDK; minimal abstractions.
agents · handoffs · tool use
Mastra
Agent frameworksOpen sourceTypeScript-first agent framework; good fit for JS builders.
TypeScript agents · workflows
Pydantic AI
Agent frameworksOpen sourceType-safe Python agents from the Pydantic team.
typed Python agents
Vercel AI SDK
Agent frameworksOpen sourceThe go-to TS toolkit for streaming AI into web apps.
TypeScript LLM apps · streaming UI
smolagents
Agent frameworksOpen sourceHugging Face's tiny agent library; easy to read end to end.
code agents · minimal
Model Context Protocol
Agent frameworksOpen sourceThe standard for plugging tools into agents; learn it regardless of stack.
tool integration standard
n8n
Agent frameworksFreemiumVisual automation with AI nodes; self-hostable.
workflow automation · AI agents
Dify
Agent frameworksFreemiumOpen-source visual LLM app platform; fast internal tools.
LLM app builder · RAG