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DSPy vs LangGraph vs Claude Agent SDK vs Pydantic AI

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Agent Frameworks · verified 13 Aug 2026

×SDSPyStanford NLPcurrent
×LangGraphLangChaincurrent
×Claude Agent SDKAnthropiccurrent
×Pydantic AIPydanticcurrent
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SpecificationDSPyLangGraphClaude Agent SDKPydantic AI
SummaryCompiles prompts instead of hand-writing them.Most battle-tested for stateful production.The Claude Code loop as a library.Type-safe, schema-validated agents.
ModelCompilerGraphHarnessTyped
LanguagePythonPython, JSPython, TSPython
MCP supportYes
StatusActiveActiveActiveActive
CategoryAgent FrameworksAgent FrameworksAgent FrameworksAgent Frameworks
OfficialStanford NLPLangChainAnthropicPydantic

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

DSPy

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

Best for optimisation.

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LangGraph

  • Conditional branches, loops, parallel paths
  • Steepest learning curve

Best for production.

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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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Pydantic AI

Type-safe, schema-validated agents.

Best for predictable output.

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