LangChain
Open-source orchestration for chains, agents and retrieval, plus hosted tracing.
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LangChain vs LangGraph
LangChain (LangChain) and LangGraph (LangChain) both sit in Agents & Automation. LangGraph is the cheaper entry point at LangGraph is an MIT-licensed open-source library and is free to use.. LangGraph shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (4 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | LangChain LangChain | LangGraph LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Agents & Automation | Agents & Automation |
| Version | LangSmith Cloud | LangGraph |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $39/mo | LangGraph is an MIT-licensed open-source library and is free to use. |
| Pricing tiers | Developer free · Plus $39 · Enterprise free | Open Source / MIT-licensed free |
| Model stack | Bring your own key · Claude Fable 5.1 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · LLM Gateway (supports various model providers) | any model provider · Model-agnostic |
| Context window | Depends on chosen model | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 4 |
| Origin | Global | United States |
| Capabilities | Agent abstractions, LangGraph orchestration, LangSmith tracing, Evaluations, Deployment, Tracing, Monitoring, Evaluation | Durable execution, Human-in-the-loop, Checkpointing, Managed deployment, Agent Orchestration, Stateful multi-actor applications, Human-in-the-loop controls, Built-in memory |
LangGraph
Graph-based framework and managed platform for long-running, durable agents.
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