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LangGraph vs CrewAI vs Claude Agent SDK

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Agent Frameworks · verified 13 Aug 2026

×LangGraphLangChaincurrent
×CrewAICrewAIcurrent
×Claude Agent SDKAnthropiccurrent
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SpecificationLangGraphCrewAIClaude Agent SDK
SummaryMost battle-tested for stateful production.Role-based agent crews.The Claude Code loop as a library.
ModelGraphRole-basedHarness
LanguagePython, JSPythonPython, TS
MCP support—YesYes
StatusActiveActiveActive
CategoryAgent FrameworksAgent FrameworksAgent Frameworks
OfficialLangChain ↗CrewAI ↗Anthropic ↗

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

LangGraph

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

Best for production.

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CrewAI

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

Best for prototyping.

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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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