Pick Agno if
python teams who will run AgentOS themselves and only pay when the control plane points at a live deploy.
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Our take
Pick Agno if python teams who will run AgentOS themselves and only pay when the control plane points at a live deploy. Pick Pydantic AI if python teams who already trust Pydantic and will add Logfire when they want a trace. Skip Agno if builders who want a hosted agent loop with no runtime to operate (CrewAI Cloud, or a single-file Pydantic AI script). Skip Pydantic AI if teams that want a hosted AgentOS UI without
Best for
Agno Own the runtime
Pydantic AI Write the agent in Python
Free plan
Agno $0 · /month. Unlimited usage and retention. Control plane against a local AgentOS. Any framework tag on the card (Agno SDK, LangGraph, Claude Code). Community support
Pydantic AI $0 · 3 projects. 30-day retention. 1 seat + 2 read-only guests. No card
Lowest paid
Agno Pro $150/mo
Pydantic AI Team $49/mo
Next step up
Agno
Pydantic AI Growth $249/mo
Coding agent
Agno Agent / Team / Workflow primitives
Pydantic AI Typed agents
Runs where
Agno Hosted
Pydantic AI Hosted
Watch out
Agno Free is local
Pydantic AI The $0 library is not a $0 model bill
Last checked
Agno 2026-10-22 · agno.com/pricing
Pydantic AI 2026-10-22 · pydantic.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Pydantic AI if
python teams who already trust Pydantic and will add Logfire when they want a trace.
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