OpenAI Agents SDK

Lightweight Python framework for multi-agent workflows from OpenAI.

Agents & Automation Open Source Has API Open Source
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RECATOOLS Score
8 / 10
Capability
7.5
Value for money
8.5
Ease of use
8
ASEAN readiness
6.5
API quality
8
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Overview

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight, open-source Python framework for building multi-agent workflows with a small set of primitives: agents, handoffs, tools, guardrails, sessions and tracing. It is provider-agnostic, supporting the OpenAI Responses and Chat Completions APIs plus 100+ other models via LiteLLM. Built-in tracing helps debug and optimise agent runs.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 4 Jun 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
Free
Free tier with core features.
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ASEAN Perspective

OpenAI Agents SDK in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

The Agents SDK is OpenAI's deliberately minimal take on agent frameworks, favouring a few clean primitives over heavy abstraction, which appeals to teams that found earlier frameworks too opinionated. Being provider-agnostic via LiteLLM means it is not locked to OpenAI models despite the branding.

It is open source and free; you pay only for the underlying model calls. Usable globally by ASEAN developers in English, with no regional hosting dimension since it is a library.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

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