OpenAI Agents SDK

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OpenAI's lightweight framework for agents and handoffs.

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a small, open-source (MIT) framework for building agents with tools, handoffs between agents, guardrails, and tracing. It is provider-light and works with OpenAI-compatible models.

License

Open source (MIT)

Deployment

Self-hosted

Pricing

SDK is free; you pay for model API usage.

SDKs / languages

Python, JavaScript

Founded

2025

Strengths

Minimal, easy to learn
Built-in tracing and guardrails
Agent handoffs out of the box

Limitations

Fewer batteries than larger frameworks
Newer, smaller ecosystem

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Facts verified 19 July 2026. Neutral summary, not an endorsement; verify current details with the vendor.