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Claude Agent SDK vs OpenAI Agents SDK

A side-by-side of two agent frameworks for building AI agents — live GitHub data, languages, and what each is best at.

	Claude Agent SDK	OpenAI Agents SDK
GitHub stars	★ 7.4k	★ 27k
Language	Python	Python
Category	Agent frameworks	Agent frameworks
Best for	Claude-native agents	minimal orchestration
Repository	anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-python	openai/openai-agents-python

The short verdict

Claude Agent SDK and OpenAI Agents SDK are both credible choices. By community traction, OpenAI Agents SDK leads (★ 27k). Pick Claude Agent SDK for Claude-native agents; pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration.

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