Comparison

AG2 vs smolagents

No clear leader: smolagents (54.8) and AG2 (52.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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AG252

smolagents55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AG2	smolagents
Vioscale score	52 / 100low · 35%	55 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	33
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=pyautogen&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,890	29,002
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	64	2
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	14
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

AG252 / 100low · 35%

smolagents55 / 100low · 35%

Pricing

Free tier

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Model

AG2commercial

smolagentscommercial

Price level

AG2low

smolagentsfree

Transparent

AG2✗

smolagents✓

Integrations

Count

AG28

smolagents33

Security

Disclosure policy

AG2–

smolagents✓

Gdpr

AG2✓

smolagents–

Vulnerabilities

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

smolagentsCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

AG20

smolagents0

Github stars

AG24,890

smolagents29,002

Activity

Commits last 30d

AG264

smolagents2

Release

Cadence days

AG27

smolagents14

History

AG220 items

smolagents20 items

License

Spdx

AG2Apache-2.0

smolagentsApache-2.0

Language

Primary

AG2Python

smolagentsPython

Market

Availability

AG2Available worldwide · HQ US

smolagents–

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	smolagents
Capabilities
Orchestration model	Multi agent hierarchical	Multi agent hierarchical
Model provider agnostic	✓	✓
Tool function calling	✓	✓
Code execution sandbox	-	✓
Memory architecture	Persistent	Session
Mcp support	✓	-
A2a support	✓	-
Human in the loop	✓	-
Streaming output	✓	-
Structured output	✓	-
Multi language SDK	-	-
Deployment model	Library self hosted	Library self hosted
Open source	✓	✓
Pricing model	-	Open source self host

Capabilities

Orchestration model

AG2Multi agent hierarchical

smolagentsMulti agent hierarchical

Model provider agnostic

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Tool function calling

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Code execution sandbox

AG2-

smolagents✓

Memory architecture

AG2Persistent

smolagentsSession

Mcp support

AG2✓

smolagents-

A2a support

AG2✓

smolagents-

Human in the loop

AG2✓

smolagents-

Streaming output

AG2✓

smolagents-

Structured output

AG2✓

smolagents-

Multi language SDK

AG2-

smolagents-

Deployment model

AG2Library self hosted

smolagentsLibrary self hosted

Open source

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Pricing model

AG2-

smolagentsOpen source self host

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

smolagents

An open-source framework that enables you to create AI agents in just a few lines of code. It provides two agent types: CodeAgents that write actions as Python code, and ToolCallingAgents for JSON/text-based tool invocation. Supports any LLM provider and sandboxed code execution.

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 ↗

smolagents

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free. Optional paid services (Hugging Face Spaces, Inference Endpoints) for hosting agents start from $0.

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	smolagents
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AG2–

smolagents✓

CLI

AG2–

smolagents✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Self-hosted

AG2✓

smolagents✓

Hybrid

AG2✗

smolagents✓

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

smolagents

10 total - 8 not shared

LiteLLM
Ollama
Transformers
DuckDuckGoSearchTool
Hugging Face Inference API
Together AI
Groq
PyCharm

Independently observed

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