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 minimal Python framework for agent handoffs, not graphs. Visit LangGraph Open-source graph framework for durable, stateful AI agents Visit
RECATOOLS Score 8 / 10 8.3 / 10
Capability 7.5 8.5
Value for money 8.5 8
Ease of use 8 6
ASEAN readiness 6.5 6.5
API quality 8 8.5
Pricing Open Source Freemium
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Verdict

OpenAI's Agents SDK is the deliberately small option in a field of increasingly elaborate agent frameworks: a handoff pattern with guardrails and tracing gets you a working multi-agent setup in well under 100 lines, whic...

LangGraph has genuine production mileage that most agent frameworks can only cite in a blog post: Klarna's customer-support assistant runs on it at 85 million users, Replit Agent's multi-step app-building flow is built o...

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