LlamaIndex

LlamaIndex Inc.

Open Source

Agent and retrieval framework with strong indexing, data connectors, and orchestration support.

Curated by Tiberiu ArvaStale

MITVersion 0.14.25Released 2026-09-2152,144

Strengths

  • Strong retrieval tooling
  • Rich data connectors
  • Large ecosystem

Practitioner note

Often a pragmatic fit when retrieval and data connectors matter as much as agent logic, especially for knowledge-heavy enterprise workflows.

Where it sits in the stack

Listed under Agent frameworks in the Build & orchestrate layer.

  1. Build & orchestrate
  2. Control plane
  3. Use

Governance posture

Reviewed 2026-05-26
YesData residency

Self-hosted library; operator controls data placement.

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YesDeployment model

pip-installed OSS framework; no managed hosting for the library. (self-hosted)

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PartialAudit logging

No native audit log; tracing/callback integrations available, operator-configured.

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N/ASOC 2

Self-hosted library; SOC 2 applies to the operator's infrastructure, not the package.

N/AISO 27001

Self-hosted library; ISO 27001 applies to the operator's ISMS, not the package.

N/AISO 42001

Self-hosted library; ISO 42001 applies to the deploying organisation.

N/AEU AI Act

Developer component, not an AI system placed on the market; obligations rest with the deployer. (role: not-applicable)

YesLicense risk

MIT — permissive, OSI-approved. (low)

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EU AI Act obligations

Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-10-10

Source-backed information mapped from LlamaIndex's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.

This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.

Change history

Source-backed and auto-detected events for this tool, newest first.

  1. Release

    LlamaIndex 0.14.25 resolved a large batch of security alerts and added Claude Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 support in the Anthropic and Bedrock Converse integrations.

    Release v0.14.25 · run-llama/llama_index
  2. Release

    LlamaIndex 0.14.23 advanced multimodal synthesis, preserved URL-backed video and document memory blocks, added document/video block parsing for FunctionTool output, and fixed workflow state mutation leaks.

    Release v0.14.23 · run-llama/llama_index
  3. Release
    LlamaIndex coordinates agent-stack package updates and drops Python 3.9

    LlamaIndex's March 16 release notes show coordinated package updates across the agent stack, including AgentMesh and Azure-related modules, alongside deprecation of Python 3.9 support.

    Releases · run-llama/llama_index
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    lastRelease: 2026-06-24 → 2026-09-21

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    version: 0.14.22 → 0.14.23

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