AutoGen vs Deep Agents
AutoGen and Deep Agents are both agent frameworks. AutoGen is published by Microsoft and Deep Agents by LangChain. On GitHub, AutoGen has 61,549 stars and Deep Agents has 30,550. Both were last active in Oct 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, license, weekly downloads and languages) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. AutoGen describes itself as: Archived Microsoft Python framework for multi-agent apps; Microsoft directs new users to Microsoft Agent Framework. Deep Agents: Opinionated agent harness on LangGraph with sub-agents, filesystem access, context management, persistent memory and approval of tool calls. Licenses: AutoGen CC-BY-4.0, Deep Agents MIT.
Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade
AutoGen
Microsoft
Archived Microsoft Python framework for multi-agent apps; Microsoft directs new users to Microsoft Agent Framework.
Deep Agents
LangChain
Opinionated agent harness on LangGraph with sub-agents, filesystem access, context management, persistent memory and approval of tool calls.
Who should pick which
- Pick Deep Agents if you work in TypeScript.
- Pick Deep Agents if you want MCP support built in.
- Pick Deep Agents if you want a stable release (AutoGen is marked experimental).
- AutoGen has the larger community: 61,549 GitHub stars against 30,550.
From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.
Side by side
| Fact | AutoGen | Deep Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Harness | Harness |
| Publisher | Microsoft | LangChain |
| License | CC-BY-4.0 | MIT |
| Pricing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs | Not stated | Not stated |
| Auth | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hosts supported | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools | Not listed yet | Not listed yet |
| Security grade | –Security: not graded yet | –Security: not graded yet |
| Freshness grade | AFreshness: A | AFreshness: A |
| GitHub stars | 61,549 | 30,550 |
| Weekly downloads | 88,975 | 1,930,228 |
| Last release | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Last activity | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Facts from each listing's public sources, checked daily. Tool lists arrive with tool scans.
Install
AutoGen
pip install autogen-agentchat
Deep Agents
pip install deepagents
Also consider
- 0.853score
LlamaIndex
LlamaIndex
Open-source Python toolkit for RAG and agents over your own data, with event-driven workflows and 300+ integration packages.
HarnessAFreshness: A★ 52.6K↓ 1.4M/wk - 0.851score
Strands Agents
AWS
Open-source Python and TypeScript SDK for model-driven agents, with tools, MCP, multi-agent patterns and streaming.
HarnessAFreshness: A★ 8.9K↓ 8.9M/wk - 0.841score
GitHub Copilot SDK
GitHub
Multi-language SDKs for embedding the GitHub Copilot agent runtime, with planning, tool calls and file edits, in your apps.
HarnessAFreshness: A★ 10.6K↓ 1.2M/wk
Questions
- Is AutoGen or Deep Agents more popular?
- AutoGen has more GitHub stars (61,549 against 30,550). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.
- Are AutoGen and Deep Agents open source?
- Yes: AutoGen is CC-BY-4.0 and Deep Agents is MIT.
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AutoGen vs Deep Agents. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/compare/autogen-vs-deep-agents (last updated 2026-10-26)