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The Stack · Comparison

CrewAI vs OpenAI Agents SDK

A side-by-side of two agent frameworks for building AI agents — live GitHub data, languages, and what each is best at.

CrewAIOpenAI Agents SDK
GitHub stars★ 55k★ 28k
LanguagePythonPython
CategoryAgent frameworksAgent frameworks
Best forrole-based multi-agent teamsminimal orchestration
RepositorycrewAIInc/crewAIopenai/openai-agents-python

The short verdict

CrewAI and OpenAI Agents SDK are both credible choices. By community traction, CrewAI leads (★ 55k). Pick CrewAI for role-based multi-agent teams; pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration.

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