AutoGen

How the 7.0 was reached

1. Quality of output7/10

   61,220 stars and 9,267 forks show heavy adoption, but the project is now in maintenance mode. github.com

2. Ease of use6/10

   Simple pip install on Python 3.10+, but new users are told to start with Microsoft Agent Framework instead. github.com

3. Pricing value9/10

   Free open-source code; only an LLM API key would be a separate cost. github.com

4. API and integration quality7/10

   Python framework with AgentChat core, OpenAI, Azure and Docker extensions, and community MCP support; reference docs exist. microsoft.github.io

5. Solves the problem it claims to solve6/10

   Very high adoption for building agents, but maintenance-mode status limits the fit going forward. github.com

7.0/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works

Pricing

Key Features

• AgentChat core for conversational agents
• Event-driven multi-agent framework
• Extensions for OpenAI, Azure and Docker
• Community MCP server support
• Reference docs

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