Ax vs LangGraph
LangGraph, published by LangChain, is a low-level Python orchestration framework for long-running stateful agents, with durable execution, human review points and memory. Ax is a DSPy-style toolkit for typed LLM signatures, agents and flows, TypeScript-first with Python, Java, C++, Go and Rust libraries.
Pick Ax if you work in TypeScript and Java. LangGraph has the larger community: 43,823 GitHub stars and 13,114,431 weekly downloads, against 2,969 stars and 27,168 downloads for Ax. Both are graded A for freshness and were last active in Oct 2026. Ax uses Apache-2.0 and LangGraph uses MIT.
Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade
Ax
Ax
DSPy-style toolkit for typed LLM signatures, agents and flows, TypeScript-first with Python, Java, C++, Go and Rust libraries.
LangGraph
LangChain
Low-level Python orchestration framework for long-running stateful agents, with durable execution, human review points and short- and long-term memory.
Who should pick which
- Pick Ax if you work in TypeScript and Java.
- LangGraph has the larger community: 43,823 GitHub stars against 2,969.
From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.
Side by side
| Fact | Ax | LangGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Harness | Harness |
| Publisher | Ax | LangChain |
| License | Apache-2.0 | 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 | 2,969 | 43,823 |
| Weekly downloads | 27,168 | 13,114,431 |
| Last release | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Last activity | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Facts from each listing's public sources, checked daily. Tool lists arrive with tool scans.
Install
Ax
npm install @ax-llm/ax
LangGraph
pip install langgraph
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Questions
- Is Ax or LangGraph more popular?
- LangGraph has more GitHub stars (43,823 against 2,969). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.
- Are Ax and LangGraph open source?
- Yes: Ax is Apache-2.0 and LangGraph is MIT.
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Ax vs LangGraph. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/compare/ax-vs-langgraph (last updated 2026-10-26)