Lightweight OpenAI framework for multi-agent workflows with handoffs, guardrails and tracing.
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OpenAI Agents SDK vs Pydantic AI
OpenAI Agents SDK is provisional S-tier and Pydantic AI is provisional A-tier on Agent Frameworks & SDKs. Rankings are never for sale.
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Type-safe Python agent framework from the Pydantic team.
Website| Field | OpenAI Agents SDK | Pydantic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | S · provisional | A · provisional |
| Why | First-party OpenAI SDK (30k+ stars); Agent Builder workflows export to it. | Well-typed, production-oriented Python framework (20k+ stars). |
| Pricing | open-source | open-source |
| GitHub stars | 30,058 | 20,644 |
| Last push | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Last verified | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |