# Alternatives to LangChain

12 alternatives to LangChain, picked out of 3 saved Instagram reels and 8 liked tweets, from creators like @mervenoyann, @avthar, @wayne_hamadi. 12 of them are free, freemium or open source.

## 12 alternatives

- [smolagents](https://xiry.app/resources/smolagents): Lightweight open-source Python library for building code-writing and vision AI agents (Web app, Open source)
- ["Easy Mode" Open Source AI Stack](https://xiry.app/resources/easy-mode-open-source-ai-stack): An opinionated reference architecture for building full-stack open-source AI applications (Framework, Open source)
- [AutoGPT](https://xiry.app/resources/autogpt): Open-source platform and framework for building autonomous AI agents (GitHub repo, Freemium)
- [Eliza](https://xiry.app/resources/eliza): Open-source multi-agent framework for building autonomous social and on-chain AI agents (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Interpretable Context Methodology (ICM)](https://xiry.app/resources/interpretable-context-methodology-icm): Folder structure as agent architecture for multi-stage AI workflows (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Minimal Web-Connected AI Agent in TypeScript](https://xiry.app/resources/minimal-web-connected-ai-agent-in-typescript): TypeScript snippet to build a web-searching agent using Vercel AI SDK and Exa (Tip, Free)
- [Multimodal AI Agent with Gemini 2.0 and Phidata](https://xiry.app/resources/multimodal-ai-agent-with-gemini-2-0-and-phidata): Python recipe for an agent handling image, audio, video, and web search (Tip, Open source)
- [phidata](https://xiry.app/resources/phidata): Python framework for building multi-modal AI agents with memory and tools (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [RAGLite](https://xiry.app/resources/raglite): Lightweight Python toolkit for RAG using DuckDB or PostgreSQL (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [SpinAI](https://xiry.app/resources/spinai): Lightweight TypeScript framework and starter templates for building autonomous AI agents (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Stop Paying the OpenAI Tax: The Emerging Open-Source AI Stack](https://xiry.app/resources/stop-paying-the-openai-tax-the-emerging-open-source-ai-stack): Architectural guide breaking down developer-friendly open-source alternatives across modern AI layers (Article or course, Free)
- [supermemory](https://xiry.app/resources/supermemory): External memory and continuous learning engine for AI agents and assistants (Web app, Freemium)

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