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AutoGen vs Agno: license, pricing and features compared (October 2026)

AutoGen and Agno are both listed under Agent building. Pricing model: AutoGen is "Free and open source"; Agno is "Open source + platform". License: AutoGen is MIT (code) and CC-BY-4.0 (docs), per GitHub; Agno is Apache-2.0. AutoGen is the better fit for: existing AutoGen projects that need reference material. Agno is the better fit for: teams that want to run agents in their own cloud. Facts were read from vendor and GitHub pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported; what we ran ourselves is under What we measured.

Our pick: Pick AutoGen for existing AutoGen projects that need reference material; pick Agno for teams that want to run agents in their own cloud. No overall winner: we have not benchmarked them against each other. Updated (America/Chicago).

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Evidence: Both tools have a Tested entry (scope on each tool page). The facts in the tables were read from each vendor's own pages and the public GitHub API on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago) and are Reported. The What we measured section lists what we have actually run, with links to the test logs, and what we have not run yet; anything we could not confirm is marked as not captured.

AutoGen

Microsoft · python-v0.7.5

Tested (smoke test)

Microsoft's open-source multi-agent framework; its README now says the project is in maintenance mode and points to Microsoft Agent Framework.

Agno

Agno · v3.1.10

Tested (smoke test)

Open-source agent framework that now sells a self-driving agent platform you run in your own cloud.

Side by side, from what we recorded

Each row compares one recorded fact for both tools. Rows are not weighted and nothing is added up into a score; the note under each row says what the marker means.

  • Evidence

    Tested (smoke test) for AutoGen
    Tested (smoke test) for Agno

    Tested = we ran it (smoke test); Reported = we read official sources

  • Smoke-test result

    Passed for AutoGen
    Passed for Agno

    Each tool's own smoke test on the same CPU-only machine; tasks differ unless the logs say otherwise

  • GitHub stars

    61,562 (AutoGen is ahead on this row) for AutoGen
    42,890 for Agno

    Attention, not quality. Read Oct 25, 2026 / Oct 25, 2026

  • Most recent release we saw

    Sep 30, 2025 for AutoGen
    Oct 23, 2026 (Agno is ahead on this row) for Agno

    More recent = newer release date; says nothing about quality

  • Pricing we could verify

    Verified from official page (AutoGen is ahead on this row) for AutoGen
    Partly verified for Agno

    About our evidence only, not about the price

  • Steps in our setup guide

    2 for AutoGen
    2 for Agno

    Counts our guide's steps, not difficulty

  • Sources we cite

    2 for AutoGen
    2 for Agno

    How much we had to read; more is not better

A list of recorded differences, not a quality score or a ranking. We have not benchmarked these tools against each other; the smoke-test row links each tool's own log. How we label evidence.

What we measured

We ran both AutoGen and Agno ourselves; the table links each full test log. These are smoke tests on one CPU-only machine, not benchmarks. Both ran the same task on the same local model, so the two results are comparable on that one task only. Model-driven runs used a small local Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct model.

Our own tests for AutoGen and Agno
TestAutoGenAgno
Hands-on test log (install and a real task)Tested: AutoGen 0.7.5, Oct 25, 2026: passed. AutoGen 0.7.5 passed our one-tool task on a local 3B model: 3 of 3 trials; cold uv install 1.9 s. Full test logTested: Agno 3.1.10, Oct 25, 2026: passed. Agno 3.1.10 passed our one-tool task on a local 3B model: 3 of 3 trials; cold uv install 1.8 s. Full test log

How we test and label results: methodology. All test logs: test hub.

AutoGen vs Agno at a glance

AutoGen and Agno are both listed under Agent building. AutoGen: Microsoft's open-source multi-agent framework; its README now says the project is in maintenance mode and points to Microsoft Agent Framework. Agno: Open-source agent framework that now sells a self-driving agent platform you run in your own cloud.

AutoGen and Agno side by side (vendor pages and GitHub, 2026-10-25)
FeatureAutoGenAgno
VendorMicrosoftAgno
Listed underAgent buildingAgent building
LicenseMIT (code) and CC-BY-4.0 (docs), per GitHubApache-2.0
Pricing modelFree and open sourceOpen source + platform
Free tierFree to self-hostOpen-source framework free
Paid plansNone listed for the libraryPlatform pricing not read
PlatformsPython and .NETPython; runs in your cloud
Public repositorymicrosoft/autogen: 61,562 stars, last push Oct 16, 2026 UTC (GitHub API, Oct 25, 2026)agno-agi/agno: 42,890 stars, last push Oct 25, 2026 UTC (GitHub API, Oct 25, 2026)
Latest release we sawpython-v0.7.5, Sep 30, 2025v3.1.10, Oct 23, 2026
EvidenceTested (scope on its tool page)Tested (scope on its tool page)

How AutoGen and Agno differ

  • Pricing model: AutoGen is "Free and open source"; Agno is "Open source + platform".
  • License: AutoGen is MIT (code) and CC-BY-4.0 (docs), per GitHub; Agno is Apache-2.0.
  • GitHub stars on Oct 25, 2026: AutoGen 61,562 (microsoft/autogen) vs Agno 42,890 (agno-agi/agno). Stars measure attention, not quality.
  • Latest release we saw: Agno v3.1.10 on Oct 23, 2026; AutoGen python-v0.7.5 on Sep 30, 2025 (388 days earlier).
  • Free tier: AutoGen: Free to self-host. Agno: Open-source framework free.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick AutoGen if: existing AutoGen projects that need reference material; researchers studying multi-agent patterns. Skip it if: you are starting a new production project: Microsoft points to Agent Framework instead.
  • Pick Agno if: teams that want to run agents in their own cloud. Skip it if: you need a no-code builder.

Strengths and limits

Strengths and limits as listed on each tool page
FeatureAutoGenAgno
StrengthsMIT-licensed code; Large communityApache-2.0; Frequent releases
LimitsMaintenance mode per its own README; Last release tag we saw is from Sep 2025; Our test was one small task on a local 3B model; it does not show behaviour with hosted models or larger jobsPlatform pricing not read; Our test was one small task on a local 3B model; it does not show behaviour with hosted models or larger jobs

What we did not verify

  • AutoGen: Exact end-of-support dates.
  • Agno: Platform pricing.
  • Output quality, speed and reliability beyond the smoke tests listed under What we measured: not compared.

FAQ

Is AutoGen or Agno open source?

AutoGen: MIT (code) and CC-BY-4.0 (docs), per GitHub. Agno: Apache-2.0. Licenses come from each project's GitHub repository or the vendor's own pages, read Oct 25, 2026; read the license text itself before redistributing or building a competing service.

Does AutoGen or Agno have a free plan?

AutoGen: Free: to self-host. Agno: Open-source framework free. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices and limits change, so confirm on each vendor's page.

Which was updated more recently, AutoGen or Agno?

AutoGen's newest release we saw is python-v0.7.5 (Sep 30, 2025); Agno's is v3.1.10 (Oct 23, 2026). Read Oct 25, 2026 from the official release page or repository; a newer date is not a quality ranking.

What is the main difference between AutoGen and Agno?

Pricing model: AutoGen is "Free and open source"; Agno is "Open source + platform". License: AutoGen is MIT (code) and CC-BY-4.0 (docs), per GitHub; Agno is Apache-2.0.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published. Facts read from vendor pages and the GitHub API on 2026-10-25.

Markdown version for agents: /compare/autogen-vs-agno.md