The Stack · Comparison

Google ADK 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.

	Google ADK	OpenAI Agents SDK
GitHub stars	★ 20k	★ 27k
Language	Python	Python
Category	Agent frameworks	Agent frameworks
Best for	multi-agent systems	minimal orchestration
Repository	google/adk-python	openai/openai-agents-python

The short verdict

Google ADK and OpenAI Agents SDK are both credible choices. By community traction, OpenAI Agents SDK leads (★ 27k). Pick Google ADK for multi-agent systems; pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration.

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