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OpenAI Agents SDK

Lightweight framework for multi-agent apps

🧩 Agent frameworks open source / open weights
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Open-source SDK with agents, handoffs, guardrails and tracing; works with many model providers.

Use it when…

You want a minimal, well-documented agent SDK.

Skip it if…

You need a visual builder.

Score breakdown

Job fit18/30
Ease / time-to-first-result12/15
Value13/15
Momentum12/15
Openness & portability9/10
Trust & maturity9/10
Builder/gamer bonus4/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Free and open source; pay for model usage
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
Yes (unverified)
Platforms
Python SDK · JS SDK
Open source
Yes
Official URL
https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/

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