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OpenAI Agents SDK
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OpenAI’s official Python/TS SDK for agent loops.
The OpenAI Agents SDK is a first-party library for building agents that call tools and hand off to other agents. It is not ChatGPT and not Codex. You can point it at OpenAI models; treat other model backends as experimental unless the current docs say otherwise.
- Model independence
- Locked
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- MIT
- Pricing model
- Free
- Added / updated
- 19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026
openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/ · Docs · Source
Editorial take
A first-party SDK is still locked if every example assumes OpenAI. Use it to orchestrate tool-calling, not as a factory. Do not confuse it with the Codex product listing.
Strengths
- Official, MIT-licensed agent loop.
- Handoffs and tools documented as first-class.
- Smaller than LangGraph for simple graphs.
Limitations
- Practically locked to OpenAI for production use.
- Not durable execution.
- Not Codex, not ChatGPT, not a sandbox.