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The Stack · Comparison

OpenAI Agents SDK vs Strands Agents

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

OpenAI Agents SDKStrands Agents
GitHub stars★ 28k★ 6.4k
LanguagePythonPython
CategoryAgent frameworksAgent frameworks
Best forminimal orchestrationAWS/Bedrock agents
Repositoryopenai/openai-agents-pythonstrands-agents/sdk-python

The short verdict

OpenAI Agents SDK and Strands Agents are both credible choices. By community traction, OpenAI Agents SDK leads (★ 28k). Pick OpenAI Agents SDK for minimal orchestration; pick Strands Agents for AWS/Bedrock agents.

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