OpenAI Agents SDK vs LangGraph
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenAI's small-footprint framework for agents, handoffs and guardrails...
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LangGraph
Open-source graph framework for durable, stateful AI agents
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8 / 10 | 8.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | Free and open source (MIT) in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript; model API usage is billed separately by OpenAI or another provider | LangGraph library is MIT-licensed and free; LangSmith Developer plan: 1 seat, 5k base traces a month, community support (no managed deployment) |
| Paid from | — | $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus, includes deployment) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 |
| Maker | OpenAI | LangChain |
| Verdict | The Agents SDK is the straightforward choice for teams building on OpenAI models in code: a small set of primitives, built-in tracing, and a runtime that manages turns, tools, handoffs and sessions so you do not write th... |
LangGraph is the framework to reach for when an agent needs real control flow: explicit state, branching, loops, multi-agent hand-offs, checkpoints that survive failures and human approval steps, in Python or JavaScript,... |
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