Overview
OpenAI's official SDK for building production-grade AI agents. Provides primitives for agents, handoffs, and guardrails with built-in tracing.
Key Statistics
Overall Rating
4.4/5
Last Updated
Very Large
Version
2025-03
Features
openai
openai capabilities
agents
agents capabilities
sdk
sdk capabilities
enterprise
enterprise capabilities
guardrails
guardrails capabilities
Getting Started
Installation
5
Quick Start
pip install openai
Code Example
Install OpenAI SDK and use Agent class
Pros & Cons
Advantages
Official OpenAI framework with best-in-class support
Built-in tracing and observability
Guardrails and safety features
Production-ready from day one
Excellent documentation
Direct access to GPT-4 and GPT-5
Limitations
Locked into OpenAI ecosystem
Usage-based pricing can be expensive
Less flexibility than open frameworks
Newer framework with smaller community
Requires OpenAI API access
Technical Details
Primary Language
Agent Framework|Enterprise Integration
Supported Languages
License
Agent primitives|Handoffs|Guardrails|Tracing
Enterprise Ready
No
Community Size
TRUE
Pricing
Production-ready with enterprise features
Starting at TRUE
TRUE
Performance Metrics
easeOfUse
3/5
scalability
4/5
documentation
5/5
community
5/5
performance
5/5
Common Use Cases
Enterprise customer support agents
Business process automation
Multi-agent collaboration systems
Production-grade conversational AI
Agents with guardrails and compliance