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The Stack · Comparison

OpenAI Agents SDK vs AutoGen

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

OpenAI Agents SDKAutoGen
GitHub stars★ 27k★ 59k
LanguagePythonPython
CategoryAgent frameworksAgent frameworks
Best forminimal orchestrationconversational multi-agent
Repositoryopenai/openai-agents-pythonmicrosoft/autogen

The short verdict

OpenAI Agents SDK and AutoGen are both credible choices. By community traction, AutoGen leads (★ 59k). Pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration; pick AutoGen for conversational multi-agent.

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