Pick Langflow if
developers and applied-AI teams who want a visual LangChain-style graph they can still edit as Python.
Read the Langflow pageLangflow vs LlamaIndex
Our take
Pick Langflow if developers and applied-AI teams who want a visual LangChain-style graph they can still edit as Python. Pick LlamaIndex if builders wiring RAG or document extraction who will use the MIT library and/or LlamaParse credits. Skip Langflow if non-technical ops teams that need Slack/HubSpot glue, or anyone who will not run a local server and bring their own model API keys. Skip LlamaIndex if people who
Best for
Langflow Prototyping an agent
LlamaIndex Connect an LLM to your documents
Free plan
Langflow $0 · no license fee (MIT). You run uv pip install langflow or Docker. You pay your own LLM/provider bills
LlamaIndex $0 · mIT. You bring the model
Lowest paid
Langflow Not published by the vendor
LlamaIndex Credit rate $1.25
Next step up
Langflow
LlamaIndex Starter $50/mo
Coding agent
Langflow Visual agent canvas
LlamaIndex Agents builder
Runs where
Langflow Local; you host it
LlamaIndex Local or hosted
Watch out
Langflow You bring the model key
LlamaIndex LlamaParse is not MIT
Last checked
Langflow 2026-10-19 · docs.langflow.org/get-started-installation
LlamaIndex 2026-10-19 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick LlamaIndex if
builders wiring RAG or document extraction who will use the MIT library and/or LlamaParse credits.
Read the LlamaIndex page