# Agno vs Pydantic AI (slim)

> Pydantic AI scores 83.7 (A) on agent readiness against Agno's 72.8 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Pydantic AI scores 83.7 (A) on agent readiness against Agno's 72.8 (BB), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.

- Agno: BB 72.8, rank #85 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agno.min.md
- Pydantic AI: A 83.7, rank #3 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- Agno, good for Python teams that want agents, teams and workflows plus a self-hosted server with REST, MCP, approvals and scheduling in one package.
- Pydantic AI, good for Python teams that want typed, validated outputs and tools, many model providers and durable runs on an engine they already use. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 100 against 90; Agent ergonomics, 95 against 76; Security & auth, 95 against 64; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | Agno | Pydantic AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 100 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 95 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 95 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 83 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agno | Pydantic AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agno Inc. | Pydantic |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2024-02-21 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |
| Popularity | 43k stars, 476k PyPI/wk | 20k stars, 1.3M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (8) |