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AutoGen

Conversational multi-agent framework by Microsoft

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Microsoft's framework for building multi-agent systems through conversational patterns. Supports group chats, code execution, and tool use.

Choose AutoGen when…

  • You want conversational multi-agent orchestration
  • Research or Microsoft ecosystem integration matters
  • You need flexible human-in-the-loop patterns

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How does your AI reason and plan?Recommended for most stacks

The framework that structures how your AI thinks, uses tools, and coordinates agents

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LiteLLMLLM Infrastructure

AutoGen accepts LiteLLM-proxied endpoints as model backends via its model_client configuration.

Provider-flexible AutoGen agents — route different agent roles to different models through one LiteLLM config.

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LangfuseLLM Infrastructure

AutoGen emits OpenTelemetry traces that Langfuse captures, recording every agent message, tool call, and LLM interaction.

Conversation-level observability across multi-agent AutoGen runs — trace which agent said what and at what token cost.

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OpenAI APILLM Infrastructure

AutoGen calls OpenAI's API natively for agent reasoning, with full function calling and parallel agent support.

GPT-4o-powered multi-agent conversations with structured tool use and concurrent agent execution.

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Anthropic APILLM Infrastructure

AutoGen connects to Anthropic's API via LiteLLM or a direct connector for Claude-powered agent reasoning.

Claude-powered AutoGen agents with strong instruction following across complex multi-agent handoffs.

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