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Rankings / Agent frameworks / OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI Agents SDK

Lightweight agents with tools and handoffs.

No. 3 of 3 in agent frameworks. Prices checked 16 Oct 2026.

Why it's No. 3

Minimal and simple, but less flexible than LangGraph.

What's good

  • Minimal API

What's not

  • OpenAI-leaning

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    LangGraph

    Stateful, controllable agent workflows

    Most control for production stateful agents

    Our notes · Website ↗ · Pricing checked 2 Nov 2026

    Paid from$39/seat/month (LangSmith Plus)Free tier: Yes (open source; LangSmith Developer $0)
  2. 2
    CrewAI

    Multi-agent role-based crews

    Quickest way to multi-agent crews

    Our notes · Website ↗ · Pricing checked 9 Nov 2026

    Paid fromEnterprise: customFree tier: Yes (50 workflow executions/month)