# LangChain vs smolagents

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** LangChain

| Attribute | LangChain | smolagents |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 79 (69% (medium)) | 52.3 (34% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 5 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 18,663 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 147,461 | 29,849 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 3,725,877 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An agent engineering platform providing end-to-end observability, evaluation, and deployment capabilities for production AI agents with support for multiple frameworks and deployment modes. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"What is LangChain?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"LangChain is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $1. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"Is LangChain free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to LangChain. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does LangChain support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. LangChain can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"Can LangChain be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for LangChain, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, Google, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Kubernetes Service and OpaquePrompts. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"What does LangChain integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for LangChain. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as LangChain not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.langchain.com","question":"What security certifications does LangChain have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. LangChain is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain","question":"Is LangChain open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"LangChain is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","question":"Where is LangChain available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under AI Agent Frameworks.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What is smolagents?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"smolagents is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"Is smolagents free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"smolagents supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What platforms does smolagents support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. smolagents can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"Can smolagents be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for smolagents, including OpenAI, Anthropic, LiteLLM, Ollama, Transformers, DuckDuckGoSearchTool, Hugging Face Inference API and Together AI, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","question":"What does smolagents integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. smolagents is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents","question":"Is smolagents open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A unified developer platform consisting of open-source frameworks and commercial tools for building, testing, monitoring, and deploying AI agents and LLM-powered applications. | A hub for discovering, sharing, and collaborating on machine learning models and datasets with integrated tools for inference deployment and interactive demonstrations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"observability","evaluation":true,"a2a_support":true,"mcp_support":true,"open_source":true,"managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":true,"deployment_model":"managed-platform","no_train_on_data":"unknown","streaming_output":true,"human_in_the_loop":true,"llm_observability":true,"prompt_management":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"multi_language_sdk":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"memory_architecture":"persistent","orchestration_model":"multi-agent-sequential","tool_function_calling":true,"code_execution_sandbox":true,"model_provider_agnostic":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","deployment_model":"library-self-hosted","memory_architecture":"session","orchestration_model":"multi-agent-hierarchical","tool_function_calling":true,"code_execution_sandbox":true,"model_provider_agnostic":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure AI Search"},{"name":"Microsoft Fabric"},{"name":"Azure Kubernetes Service"},{"name":"OpaquePrompts"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud_platform","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MCP (Model Context Protocol)","native":true,"category":"tool_framework","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Transformers"},{"name":"DuckDuckGoSearchTool"},{"name":"Hugging Face Inference API"},{"name":"Together AI"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"PyCharm"},{"name":"Kaggle","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free, 1 seat, 5k traces/month","features":["1 free seat","5000 base traces per month","Full LangSmith access"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Personal projects with full LangSmith access and limited monthly trace allowance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traces":"5000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","summary":"$39/seat/month, unlimited seats, 10k traces/month included","features":["Unlimited seats","10000 base traces per month","1 free small serverless deployment","Team collaboration","LangSmith Deployment service access"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Teams with moderate usage, collaboration needs, and one free small serverless deployment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"traces":"10000/month","serverless_deployments":"1 small"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, annual billing","features":["Advanced administration options","Enhanced security controls","Priority support","Custom deployment options"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Advanced administration, enhanced security, and custom deployment options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Serverless Deployments"},{"name":"Dedicated Deployments"}],"summary":"Free Developer plan. Plus plan from $39/user/mo with unlimited seats. Enterprise custom pricing billed annually.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.langchain.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:09:38.893Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$9/month","features":["Private storage","2x public storage capacity","Monthly inference credits","Spaces hosting","Enhanced ZeroGPU quota","Dev Mode access","Personal blog publishing","PRO Badge"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced personal account features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$20/user/month","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Team collaboration workspace","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","description":"Custom enterprise deployment and onboarding","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $9/month. Free tier available. Usage-based storage and compute.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://huggingface.co/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:30:33.761Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":39,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":9,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 14 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.5 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.langchain.com/blog/building-governed-agents-a-framework-for-cost-control-and-compliance | https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":21,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langchain&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100","last_12m":4,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (AI Agent Frameworks)

| Capability | LangChain | smolagents |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Orchestration model | Multi agent sequential | 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 | Managed platform | Library self hosted |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Usage based saas | Open source self host |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:14:51.882Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*