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The Stack · Comparison

OpenAI Agents SDK vs LlamaIndex

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

OpenAI Agents SDKLlamaIndex
GitHub stars★ 27k★ 50k
LanguagePythonPython
CategoryAgent frameworksAgent frameworks
Best forminimal orchestrationRAG
Repositoryopenai/openai-agents-pythonrun-llama/llama_index

The short verdict

OpenAI Agents SDK and LlamaIndex are both credible choices. By community traction, LlamaIndex leads (★ 50k). Pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration; pick LlamaIndex for RAG.

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