Best Python AI Agent Frameworks
Agent frameworks with first-class Python SDKs, compared side by side on control flow, multi-agent support, models and maintenance activity.
8 of 8 tools
LangChainOpen-source framework with a standard interface over many model providers and a prebuilt agent harness (create_agent) built on LangGraph, available for Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 148,264
CrewAIOpen-source Python framework for orchestrating role-based multi-agent 'crews' and event-driven Flows, with an optional hosted platform for building and running them.
Free tier availableLibraryOpen source★ 59,981
LlamaIndexOpen-source Python framework for building LLM agents and retrieval (RAG) pipelines over your own data, from the company behind the LlamaParse document-parsing platform.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 52,617
- LangGraph
Low-level open-source orchestration framework and runtime for long-running, stateful agents modeled as graphs, with durable execution, streaming, and human-in-the-loop support.
Free tier, paid from $39/moLibraryOpen source★ 43,714
Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)Google's open-source, code-first toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying single- and multi-agent systems, optimized for Gemini and Google Cloud but usable with other models.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 21,961
- Pydantic AI
Type-safe Python agent framework from the Pydantic team, with validated structured outputs, many model providers selectable by string, and optional durable execution and evals.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 20,787
- Strands Agents
AWS's open-source, model-driven SDK for building AI agents in Python and TypeScript, where the model plans and calls tools in a built-in agent loop; it now also ships a pre-assembled 'Strands harness' agent.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 8,911
Microsoft AutoGendiscontinuedMicrosoft's open-source framework for multi-agent conversational AI applications. It is no longer maintained, and Microsoft directs users to Microsoft Agent Framework.
FreeLibraryOpen source★ 61,522
Popular comparisons
CrewAI vs LangGraph
Pick LangGraph when you need explicit, low-level control over every step: shared state, branching and loops, with checkpointing and human interrupts available at any node.
Updated Oct 22, 2026
LangChain vs LangGraph
They aren't rivals: LangChain's agents are built on top of LangGraph.
Updated Oct 22, 2026
LangChain vs LlamaIndex
For agents, pick LangChain.
Updated Oct 22, 2026
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- Maintenance activity