LlamaIndex vs LangChain
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
LlamaIndex
Document parsing platform plus open-source RAG framework
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LangChain
MIT-licensed framework for building LLM agents in Python and JavaScrip...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8 / 10 | 8.1 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Open Source |
| Free tier | MIT-licensed framework is free to self-host. LlamaParse Free plan: 10K credits a month, 5 indexes, community support | LangChain, LangGraph and deepagents are free under MIT; LangSmith Developer is free for 1 seat with 5k base traces a month |
| Paid from | From $50/month (Starter, 40K credits; 1,000 credits = $1.25) | $39/seat/month (LangSmith Plus, 10k base traces included), then usage |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | 1m+ developers |
| Founded | 2022 | 2022 |
| Maker | — | LangChain Inc. |
| Verdict | LlamaIndex has moved from being primarily a RAG framework to selling LlamaParse, a document-processing platform for parsing, extraction, classification and indexing, priced in credits from a free plan to custom Enterpris... |
LangChain is the quickest way to get an agent working across many model providers, and since 1.0 it is a steadier dependency: one create_agent entry point, LangGraph's durable runtime underneath, frequent releases and a... |
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