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Claude Agent SDK vs DSPy vs CrewAI

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Agent Frameworks · verified 13 Aug 2026

×Claude Agent SDKAnthropiccurrent
×SDSPyStanford NLPcurrent
×CrewAICrewAIcurrent
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SpecificationClaude Agent SDKDSPyCrewAI
SummaryThe Claude Code loop as a library.Compiles prompts instead of hand-writing them.Role-based agent crews.
ModelHarnessCompilerRole-based
LanguagePython, TSPythonPython
MCP supportYes—Yes
StatusActiveActiveActive
CategoryAgent FrameworksAgent FrameworksAgent Frameworks
OfficialAnthropic ↗Stanford NLP ↗CrewAI ↗

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Claude Agent SDK

  • Renamed from Claude Code SDK in March 2026
  • Tools, bash and a full agentic loop

Best for custom agents.

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DSPy

  • ~23k stars
  • Built-in ReAct and agent loops

Best for optimisation.

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CrewAI

  • Define a crew with goals and tools
  • Added A2A support

Best for prototyping.

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