# LlamaIndex vs OpenAI Agents SDK

Source: https://listme.name/compare/llamaindex-vs-openai-agents-sdk
Framed by the ranking: https://listme.name/best/ai-agent-tooling

| | LlamaIndex | OpenAI Agents SDK |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 88.0 | 84.0 |
| Rank | #3 | #8 |
| Price | Free and open source | Free and open source |
| Best for | Agents that work over documents and data | Lightweight multi-agent workflows in Python |
| Language | Not listed | Python |
| Agent approach | Document-centric agents | Lightweight multi-agent workflows |
| Paid hosted service | LlamaParse, separate | Not listed |

The strongest focus on documents and retrieval, with an MIT-licensed framework and a separate parsing service. It is narrower for general agent work than LangChain. A lightweight MIT-licensed multi-agent SDK published by OpenAI, with documentation on its own site. Its scope is narrower than full platforms such as LangChain.