AutoGPT vs CrewAI vs LangGraph
Frameworks for building systems where models call tools and each other. All three are open source, so you can read the code before you commit.
All 3 checked against the vendor's own pricing page · checked Sep 2026
Which should you pick?
LangGraph is the one to pick for production work: it models agent runs as an explicit state graph, which means you can inspect, resume and reason about a run instead of hoping it terminates. CrewAI is the fastest to get something working, because role-and-task is an easy mental model. AutoGPT is the project that made autonomous agents famous and remains a good place to see the ideas, but it is more a platform than a library you embed. Check the last commit dates in the table below, they are more informative than the star counts.
| Visit AutoGPT | Visit CrewAI | Visit LangGraph | |
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| What it costs | |||
| Pricing | Paid | Open source | Freemium |
| Pricing details | Open-source project with cloud platform in waitlist | Free and open-source | Free framework, optional paid deployment via LangSmith |
| Price range | $50 - $320/moChecked 2026-09-18 | From $0/moChecked 2026-09-18 | $0 - $39/moChecked 2026-09-18 |
| Free option | No free option | Free tier | Free tier |
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| What it is | |||
| What it does | Autonomous AI agent framework for task automation and execution. Define goals and let AI complete tasks independently with code execution, planning, memory. | CrewAI is a framework for building and orchestrating multi-agent AI systems where multiple specialized AI agents collaborate to accomplish complex tasks. | LangGraph is LangChain's framework for stateful, multi-agent workflows with explicit control over the graph. Free, with paid hosting optional. |
| The details | |||
| GitHub stars | 186,685stars | 57,312stars | 40,018stars |
| Language | Python | Python | Python |
| License | Not available | MIT License | MIT License |
| Last commit | 19 Aug 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Tags | autonomousagentai-agentautomationworkflow | multi-agentorchestrationagent-frameworktask-automation | agent-frameworkmulti-agentworkflowsstatefulproduction-ai |
What it costs
- Pricing
- Paid
- Pricing details
- Open-source project with cloud platform in waitlist
- Price range
- $50 - $320/moChecked 2026-09-18
- Free option
- No free option
- Plans
- Pro$50/mo
- Max$320/mo
- TeamContact sales
What it is
- What it does
- Autonomous AI agent framework for task automation and execution. Define goals and let AI complete tasks independently with code execution, planning, memory.
The details
- GitHub stars
- 186,685stars
- Language
- Python
- License
- Not available
- Last commit
- 19 Aug 2026
- Tags
- autonomousagentai-agentautomationworkflow
What it costs
- Pricing
- Open source
- Pricing details
- Free and open-source
- Price range
- From $0/moChecked 2026-09-18
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Basic$0/mo
- EnterpriseContact sales
What it is
- What it does
- CrewAI is a framework for building and orchestrating multi-agent AI systems where multiple specialized AI agents collaborate to accomplish complex tasks.
The details
- GitHub stars
- 57,312stars
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT License
- Last commit
- 19 Aug 2026
- Tags
- multi-agentorchestrationagent-frameworktask-automation
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free framework, optional paid deployment via LangSmith
- Price range
- $0 - $39/moChecked 2026-09-18
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Developer$0/mo
- Plus$39/mo
- EnterpriseContact sales
What it is
- What it does
- LangGraph is LangChain's framework for stateful, multi-agent workflows with explicit control over the graph. Free, with paid hosting optional.
The details
- GitHub stars
- 40,018stars
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT License
- Last commit
- 19 Aug 2026
- Tags
- agent-frameworkmulti-agentworkflowsstatefulproduction-ai
Read the full reviews
What each one is actually like to use, tested by hand rather than summarised from the vendor’s own page.
