Comparison

AG2 vs LangChain

On the evidence we track, LangChain leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AG252

★LangChain81

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AG2	LangChainLeader
Vioscale score	52 / 100low · 35%	81 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$39
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	1,000
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.9
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=pyautogen&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 21 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.5
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	18,663
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,890	145,063
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	2,967,570
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	64	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

AG252 / 100low · 35%

LangChain81 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

AG2✓

LangChain✓

Model

AG2commercial

LangChainfreemium

Price level

AG2low

LangChainmid

Starting price

AG2–

LangChain$39

Transparent

AG2✗

LangChain✓

Integrations

Count

AG28

LangChain1,000

Security

Disclosure policy

AG2–

LangChain✓

Gdpr

AG2✓

LangChain✓

Hipaa

AG2–

LangChain✓

Iso27001

AG2–

LangChain✓

Scorecard

AG2–

LangChain5.9

Soc2

AG2–

LangChain✓

Vulnerabilities

AG2Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=pyautogen&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

LangChainCount: 21 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Sla pct

AG2–

LangChain99.5

Status page

AG2–

LangChain✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AG20

LangChain18,663

Github stars

AG24,890

LangChain145,063

Package downloads weekly

AG2–

LangChain2,967,570

Activity

Commits last 30d

AG264

LangChain100

Release

Cadence days

AG27

LangChain–

History

AG220 items

LangChain20 items

License

Spdx

AG2Apache-2.0

LangChainMIT

Language

Primary

AG2Python

LangChainPython

Market

Availability

AG2Available worldwide · HQ US

LangChainAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Agent Frameworks
Capability	AG2	LangChain
Capabilities
Orchestration model	Multi agent hierarchical	Multi agent sequential
Model provider agnostic	✓	✓
Tool function calling	✓	✓
Code execution sandbox	-	✓
Memory architecture	Persistent	Persistent
Mcp support	✓	✓
A2a support	✓	✓
Human in the loop	✓	✓
Streaming output	✓	✓
Structured output	✓	-
Multi language SDK	-	✓
Deployment model	Library self hosted	Managed platform
Open source	✓	✓
Pricing model	-	Usage based saas

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

AG2-

LangChainUsage based saas

What each one is

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

AG2

AG2 is an open-source programming framework that enables developers to build, coordinate, and deploy systems of autonomous AI agents. It provides a universal runtime for agents to interact with various language models, access tools, and operate with or without human oversight.

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

LangSmith provides observability through tracing to debug agent behavior, evaluation capabilities to test and score agents with human review and automated assessments, and deployment services to run agents at scale.

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

HybridFree tier

Free open-source tier; paid tiers include subscriptions for managed services and usage-based charges for API calls and agent interactions

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

LangChain

Leader

from $39/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free Developer plan (5k traces). Plus plan $39/seat/month. Enterprise custom. Usage-based pricing for compute (LCU=$1.50) and storage (LSU=$1.00).

DeveloperFree
- 1 free seat
- 5k base traces/month
- Tracing and analytics
- Access to LangSmith platform
Plus$39/seat/month + usage (LCU/LSU), 10k traces included, 1 free small deployment
- Unlimited seats
- 10k base traces/month
- 1 free small serverless deployment
- Full tracing and analytics
- Evaluation tools
EnterpriseContact sales
- Advanced administration
- Dedicated support
- Custom deployments
- White-glove onboarding
- Proactive monitoring
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AG2	LangChain
WebPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

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

8 total - 6 not shared

Google ADK
LangChain
AG-UI Protocol
MCP
AgentSkills.io
SkillsMP

Independently observed

LangChain

Leader

9 total - 7 not shared

Cohere
Google
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Kubernetes Service
OpaquePrompts

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.