OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI

Open Source

Production successor to Swarm for agentic OpenAI workflows with broader model support.

MITVersion 0.17.3Released 2026-05-1926,594

Strengths

Practitioner note

Fast path for OpenAI-centric agent builds, though portability and provider concentration should be weighed before making it a platform default.

OpenAI Agents SDK: OpenAI Swarm was replaced by the Agents SDK.

Reviewed 2026-05-26

PartialData residency

Library is self-hosted, but built-in tracing sends run data to OpenAI's platform unless disabled.

YesDeployment model

pip-installed SDK (self-hosted); API calls go to OpenAI's hosted endpoints. (self-hosted)

PartialAudit logging

Hosted tracing logs runs to OpenAI's platform; self-hosted logging is operator-implemented.

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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