What does AI recommend for llm agent frameworks and tooling?

LangChain continues its leadership as the framework most cited by AI assistants for building agentic applications. However, the most significant trend is the rapid rise of multi-agent and orchestration-focused tools like CrewAI and Microsoft's AutoGen, which now dominate discussions about building collaborative agent teams.

Which llm agent frameworks and tooling brands appear most in AI answers?

Across 5,688 AI responses, LangChain is mentioned most, named in 67% of them, followed by CrewAI (47%) and Microsoft AutoGen (37%).

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Best LLM agent frameworks and tooling, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 5,688 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

LLM Agent Frameworks and Tooling

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Best LLM Agent Frameworks and Tooling, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	LangChainThe foundational, most-cited framework for general-purpose agent and RAG development.	The foundational, most-cited framework for general-purpose agent and RAG development.	67%
2	CrewAIA fast-growing favorite for orchestrating role-based, multi-agent teams.	A fast-growing favorite for orchestrating role-based, multi-agent teams.	47%
3	Microsoft AutoGenConsistently cited for building collaborative agents that solve tasks through conversation.	Consistently cited for building collaborative agents that solve tasks through conversation.	37%
4	OpenAI		24%
5	MicrosoftDropped significantly in rank, now cited for its broader AI ecosystem.	Dropped significantly in rank, now cited for its broader AI ecosystem.	22%
6	n8n		14%
7	Alphabet		11%
8	Amazon		11%
9	Microsoft Semantic Kernel		10%
10	FlowiseA popular open-source visual builder for composing LangChain-based workflows.	A popular open-source visual builder for composing LangChain-based workflows.	9%
11	LlamaIndexThe specialist framework for advanced RAG strategies like sentence-window retrieval.	The specialist framework for advanced RAG strategies like sentence-window retrieval.	9%
12	Lindy.aiA leading no-code choice for non-technical users automating business workflows.	A leading no-code choice for non-technical users automating business workflows.	8%
13	Zapier		8%
14	IBM		7%
15	DifyA rising low-code platform with a visual builder for agent workflows.	A rising low-code platform with a visual builder for agent workflows.	6%
16	Anthropic		6%
17	Vellum		6%
18	Langflow		6%
19	arXiv		6%
20	Botpress		5%
21	Model Context Protocol		5%
22	MindStudio		5%
23	PlaywrightThe dominant recommendation for the browser automation layer in web research agents.	The dominant recommendation for the browser automation layer in web research agents.	5%
24	Redis		5%
25	AUTOGEN		5%
26	Gumloop		4%
27	Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)		4%
28	Stack AI		4%
29	Relevance AI		4%
30	Pinecone		4%
31	Salesforce		4%
32	Temporal		4%
33	Kore.ai		4%
34	Apache Software Foundation		4%
35	SuperAGI		4%
36	Auto-GPT		3%
37	RasaConsistently recommended for building complex, open-source conversational AI agents.	Consistently recommended for building complex, open-source conversational AI agents.	3%
38	Kubernetes		3%
39	Selenium		3%
40	Browser Use		3%
41	Agno		3%
42	Pydantic		3%
43	Prometheus		3%
44	Datadog		3%
45	Mem0		3%
46	AutoGen		3%
47	Voiceflow		3%
48	GitHub		3%
49	Prefect		3%
50	Ray		2%
51	Composio		2%
52	Nango		2%
53	HashiCorp		2%
54	Weaviate		2%
55	Letta		2%
56	Browserbase		2%
57	Arize AI		2%
58	Strands Agents		2%
59	Tilab		2%
60	Deepset		2%
61	HumanLayer		2%
62	Workato		2%
63	Make		2%
64	Kubiya		2%
65	MetaGPT X		2%
66	FAISS		1%
67	AutogenAI		1%
68	Langfuse		1%
69	Stagehand		1%
70	Mongodb		1%
71	PostgreSQL		1%
72	Chroma		1%
73	Puppeteer		1%
74	Glean		1%
75	Relay		1%
76	Dask		1%
77	Zep		1%
78	LangMem		1%
79	Camel AI		1%
80	UiPath		1%
81	OpenTelemetry		1%
82	AG2		1%
83	Akka		1%
84	OpenSearch		1%
85	Firecrawl		1%
86	Magentic-UI		1%
87	Azure Bot Service		<1%
88	DeepEval		<1%
89	Grafana		<1%
90	SmolAgents		<1%
91	GoHumanLoop		<1%
92	Mastra		<1%
93	ZenML		<1%
94	Jenkins		<1%
95	Bubble		<1%
96	Atlassian		<1%
97	Orchestral AI		<1%
98	Marsys		<1%
99	Agent Squad		<1%
100	AgentGPT		<1%