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The Stack · Comparison

Strands Agents 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.

Strands AgentsOpenAI Agents SDK
GitHub stars★ 6.3k★ 27k
LanguagePythonPython
CategoryAgent frameworksAgent frameworks
Best forAWS/Bedrock agentsminimal orchestration
Repositorystrands-agents/sdk-pythonopenai/openai-agents-python

The short verdict

Strands Agents and OpenAI Agents SDK are both credible choices. By community traction, OpenAI Agents SDK leads (★ 27k). Pick Strands Agents for AWS/Bedrock agents; pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration.

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