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AutoGen

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Microsoft's research-grade framework for conversational multi-agent systems.

4.2· RatingMulti-Agent· Free tier

Overview

AutoGen enables agents that converse, critique, and collaborate to solve tasks, with strong academic roots and an event-driven runtime in AutoGen v0.4+. It is widely used in research and for complex workflows where agent-to-agent dialogue improves outcomes.

Best for

Research teams and labs exploring multi-agent collaboration patterns.

Highlights

Rich conversation-first abstractions
Backed by Microsoft Research
Strong observability in v0.4+ runtime

Supported Models

Model-agnostic (any provider)

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