# smolagents - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/smolagents - **Category:** AI Agent Frameworks - **Homepage:** https://huggingface.co/docs/smolagents - **Also known as:** smolagents - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:35:51.286Z ## Vioscale score **54.8 / 100**, confidence 35% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 67.1 | 0.084 | 5.6 | ✓ | | repo_stars | 84.2 | 0.026 | 2.2 | ✓ | | integrations | 44 | 0.09355555555555557 | 4.1 | ✓ | | dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | ✓ | | dev_activity | 15 | 0.094 | 1.4 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 92.2 | 0.052 | 4.8 | ✓ | | security_posture | 5 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - | | pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-21, [verify at source](https://huggingface.co/pricing). Independently observed._ Open source · Free tier > Open source and free. Optional paid services (Hugging Face Spaces, Inference Endpoints) for hosting agents start from $0. ## About 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._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** CLI, Web - **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, Self-hosted ## Integrations (10) _Independently observed._ - OpenAI - Anthropic - LiteLLM - Ollama - Transformers - DuckDuckGoSearchTool - Hugging Face Inference API - Together AI - Groq - PyCharm ## Capabilities _The capabilities that matter for AI Agent Frameworks. "-" = undocumented, not absent._ | Capability | Supported | |---|:--:| | **Capabilities** | | | Orchestration model | Multi agent hierarchical | | Model provider agnostic | ✓ | | Tool function calling | ✓ | | Code execution sandbox | ✓ | | Memory architecture | Session | | Mcp support | - | | A2a support | - | | Human in the loop | - | | Streaming output | - | | Structured output | - | | Multi language SDK | - | | Deployment model | Library self hosted | | Open source | ✓ | | Pricing model | Open source self host | ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v1.26.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.26.0) | 2026-05-29 | stable | | [v1.25.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.25.0) | 2026-05-14 | stable | | [v1.24.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.24.0) | 2026-01-16 | stable | | [v1.23.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.23.0) | 2025-11-17 | stable | | [v1.22.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.22.0) | 2025-09-25 | stable | | [v1.21.3](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.3) | 2025-09-01 | stable | | [v1.21.2](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.2) | 2025-08-20 | stable | | [v1.21.1](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.1) | 2025-08-11 | stable | | [v1.21.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.21.0) | 2025-08-07 | stable | | [v1.20.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.20.0) | 2025-07-10 | stable | | [v1.19.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.19.0) | 2025-06-24 | stable | | [v1.18.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.18.0) | 2025-06-10 | stable | | [v1.17.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.17.0) | 2025-05-27 | stable | | [v1.16.1](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.16.1) | 2025-05-16 | stable | | [v1.16.0](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases/tag/v1.16.0) | 2025-05-16 | stable | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Security & compliance Known vulnerabilities: 5 (4 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality. ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://huggingface.co/docs/smolagents) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) | | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://huggingface.co/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://huggingface.co/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://huggingface.co/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | ### integrations | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | integrations.count | 33 | [link](https://huggingface.co/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://huggingface.co/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100","last_12m":4,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=smolagents&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | [link](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 29,002 | [link](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhuggingface%2Fsmolagents) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 14 | [link](https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/smolagents). 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