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CAMEL vs LangChain

CAMEL and LangChain are both agent frameworks for Python. CAMEL is published by CAMEL-AI and LangChain by LangChain. On GitHub, LangChain has 148,371 stars and CAMEL has 17,964. Both were last active in Oct 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, license and weekly downloads) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. CAMEL describes itself as: Open-source Python framework for multi-agent systems: agent societies, memory, RAG, code interpreters, synthetic data and large-scale simulation. LangChain: Python framework of interoperable components and integrations for building agents and LLM apps, with LangGraph and Deep Agents layered above it. Licenses: CAMEL Apache-2.0, LangChain MIT.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade

CAMEL

CAMEL-AI

Open-source Python framework for multi-agent systems: agent societies, memory, RAG, code interpreters, synthetic data and large-scale simulation.

LangChain

LangChain

Python framework of interoperable components and integrations for building agents and LLM apps, with LangGraph and Deep Agents layered above it.

Who should pick which

  • Pick CAMEL if you need several agents working together.
  • Pick LangChain if you want a stable release (CAMEL is marked beta).
  • LangChain has the larger community: 148,371 GitHub stars against 17,964.

From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.

Side by side

FactCAMELLangChain
TypeHarnessHarness
PublisherCAMEL-AILangChain
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
PricingNot statedNot stated
RunsNot statedNot stated
AuthNot statedNot stated
Hosts supportedNot statedNot stated
ToolsNot listed yetNot listed yet
Security grade–Security: not graded yet–Security: not graded yet
Freshness gradeAFreshness: AAFreshness: A
GitHub stars17,964148,371
Weekly downloads20,11637,334,710
Last releaseMar 22, 2026Oct 22, 2026
Last activityOct 19, 2026Oct 24, 2026

Facts from each listing's public sources, checked daily. Tool lists arrive with tool scans.

Install

CAMEL

pip install camel-ai

LangChain

pip install langchain

Also consider

Questions

Is CAMEL or LangChain more popular?
LangChain has more GitHub stars (148,371 against 17,964). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.
Are CAMEL and LangChain open source?
Yes: CAMEL is Apache-2.0 and LangChain is MIT.

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CAMEL vs LangChain. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/compare/camel-vs-langchain (last updated 2026-10-26)