Our verdict
A notable project that carries real maintenance risk. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
Written in Python, AutoGen describes itself as a programming framework for agentic AI. It has 60,610 stars and 534 contributors, though the last commit landed 4 months ago. The most recent tagged release is python-v0.7.5, from 2025-09-30. Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-26 and refresh daily.
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Repository
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-04-15
Releases
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python-v0.7.5python-v0.7.5 -
python-v0.7.4python-v0.7.4 -
python-v0.7.3python-v0.7.3 -
python-v0.7.2python-v0.7.2 -
python-v0.7.1python-v0.7.1 -
python-v0.6.4python-v0.6.4
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceCC-BY-4.0
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
AutoGen does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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Price points are recorded when a price moves, not on a schedule, so a flat run means the price held. Release cadence comes from GitHub releases. A series appears only once we have watched it for long enough to have more than one observation.
Changelog
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What users actually say
- Has anyone discovered any practical use cases for … Reddit · 2024
- Why are people using Microsoft AutoGen vs other agentic … Reddit · 2025
- Is autogen still a good framework to be building new … Reddit · 2025
- A Framework for Building Multi-Agent Generative AI … Reddit · 2024
- AutoGen: Enabling Next-Gen LLM Applications via Multi-Agent Conversation Framework - Microsoft 2023 - Outperfo Reddit · N/A
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Questions
Is AutoGen free?
Yes. AutoGen’s code is released under the MIT licence (LICENSE-CODE in microsoft/autogen, read 2026-10-02). Its README also says AutoGen is now in maintenance mode and tells new users to start with Microsoft Agent Framework.
How much does AutoGen cost?
Nothing in licence fees: the code is MIT licensed. What you pay for is the model behind it and the machine you run it on. Read 2026-10-02.
Is AutoGen open source?
Yes. The code is MIT licensed under LICENSE-CODE; GitHub’s detector shows CC-BY-4.0 because that is the documentation licence. As of 2026-10-02 the README says the project is in maintenance mode: bug fixes, security patches and documentation only, no new features.
How is AutoGen scored here?
AutoGen scores 4.9 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.