OpenAI Agents SDK
Python SDK for building agents
OpenAI's lightweight MIT-licensed SDK (Python and TypeScript) for multi-agent workflows with handoffs, guardrails and tracing.
Best for: Lightweight multi-agent apps, especially on OpenAI models
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score / 100
- Pricing
- Free (open source); you pay model usage
- Free tier
- Yes: free library
- Open source
- Yes
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Score breakdown
- Fit for the use case21 / 25
- Vibe-coder friendliness12 / 15
- Output quality & reliability12 / 15
- Pricing & free tier15 / 15
- Ecosystem & integrations7 / 10
- Momentum8 / 10
- Code ownership & lock-in9 / 10
Why this score: Simple, minimal API and free. Still pre-1.0 (v0.24) and the ecosystem centers on OpenAI.
Based on desk research of official pricing pages and docs; see methodology.
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