Comparison

AG2 vs LangChain

On the evidence we track, LangChain leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AG257
★LangChain79
Score
vioscaleAI score
AG257 / 100low · 33%
LangChain79 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Model
Price level
AG2free
LangChainmid
Starting price
AG2–
LangChain$39
Transparent
AG2✗
LangChain✓
Integrations
Count
AG28
LangChain1,000
Reliability
Sla pct
AG2–
LangChain99.5
Status page
AG2–
LangChain✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
AG20
LangChain18,663
Github stars
LangChain147,461
Package downloads weekly
AG2–
LangChain3,725,877
Activity
Commits last 30d
AG2100
LangChain100
Release
Cadence days
AG27
LangChain–
History
LangChain20 items
License
Spdx
LangChainMIT
Language
Primary
LangChainPython
Content
Faq
LangChain8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai agent frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Orchestration model
AG2Multi agent hierarchical
LangChainMulti agent sequential
Model provider agnostic
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Tool function calling
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Code execution sandbox
AG2-
LangChain✓
Memory architecture
AG2Persistent
LangChainPersistent
Mcp support
AG2✓
LangChain✓
A2a support
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Human in the loop
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Streaming output
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Structured output
AG2✓
LangChain-
Multi language SDK
AG2-
LangChain✓
Deployment model
AG2Library self hosted
LangChainManaged platform
Open source
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Pricing model
AG2Open source self host
LangChainUsage based saas

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AG2

A programming framework for developing AI agents that can collaborate with each other to complete tasks. It supports integration with multiple language models, tool invocation, and includes both autonomous workflows and human oversight features.

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

A unified developer platform consisting of open-source frameworks and commercial tools for building, testing, monitoring, and deploying AI agents and LLM-powered applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AG2

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

LangChain

Leader
from $39/seat/moHybridFree tier

Free Developer plan. Plus plan from $39/user/mo with unlimited seats. Enterprise custom pricing billed annually.

  • DeveloperFree
    • 1 free seat
    • 5000 base traces per month
    • Full LangSmith access
  • Plus$39/seat/month, unlimited seats, 10k traces/month included
    • Unlimited seats
    • 10000 base traces per month
    • 1 free small serverless deployment
    • Team collaboration
    • LangSmith Deployment service access
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced administration options
    • Enhanced security controls
    • Priority support
    • Custom deployment options
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AG2✗
LangChain✓
macOS
AG2✓
LangChain✗
Windows
AG2✓
LangChain✗
Linux
AG2✓
LangChain✗
CLI
AG2✓
LangChain✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Self-hosted
AG2✓
LangChain✓
Hybrid
AG2✗
LangChain✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic

AG2

14 total - 12 not shared
  • Google ADK
  • LangChain
  • AG-UI Protocol
  • MCP
  • AgentSkills.io
  • SkillsMP
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Google Cloud
  • Databricks
  • IBM
  • Claude
  • CometChat
Independently observed

LangChain

Leader
11 total - 9 not shared
  • Cohere
  • Google
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Azure AI Search
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Kubernetes Service
  • OpaquePrompts
  • AWS
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Independently observed
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