# Agno vs TradingAgents

> Agno scores 72.8 (BB) to TradingAgents's 64.7 (B) for agent frameworks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-25

Agno scores 72.8 (BB) on agent readiness against TradingAgents's 64.7 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. TradingAgents leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent frameworks.

- Agno: grade BB, 72.8/100, rank #102 of 1210. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agno.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/agno.json
- TradingAgents: grade B, 64.7/100, rank #388 of 1210. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tradingagents.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tradingagents.json
- Best agent frameworks and SDKs: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/frameworks/index.md
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## Which one, for what

### Agno (BB)

Good for: Python teams that want agents, teams and workflows plus a self-hosted server with REST, MCP, approvals and scheduling in one package.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 83 against 67
- Schema & documentation, 90 against 61
- Agent ergonomics, 76 against 61
- Transparency & trust, 83 against 68

Also in its favour:
- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better

Watch for: Usage telemetry is on by default and sends session, run and agent identifiers unhashed. Prompts and outputs are not sent

### TradingAgents (B)

Good for: Researchers who want a fixed multi-agent analysis of one listed instrument or crypto pair on a date, with point-in-time data for backtests, and who will run Python.

Ahead on:
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 50

Also in its favour:
- No incidents deducted, where Agno loses 3 points for them

Watch for: No MCP client or MCP server, so an agent drives it only through Python or the CLI


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Agno | TradingAgents | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 83 | 67 | Agno +16 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 61 | Agno +29 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 61 | Agno +15 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 64 | 62 | Agno +2 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 60 | TradingAgents +10 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 86 | 82 | Agno +4 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 68 | Agno +15 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **72.8 · BB** | **64.7 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Agno | TradingAgents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent framework | Agent framework |
| Vendor | Agno Inc. | Tauric Research |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  |  |
| Auth | API key | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 43k stars, 476k PyPI/wk | 114k stars |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |

## Verdicts

**Agno.** An Apache 2.0 Python agent framework at 3.1.1 with an MCP client, tool confirmation and admin approvals, a durable job queue and 25 stable releases in 90 days. Usage telemetry is on by default with unhashed identifiers, and three high or critical advisories were published against it in the last 12 months, all fixed.

**TradingAgents.** An Apache 2.0 LangGraph framework at 0.7.0 with six releases in 90 days, a dated changelog with upgrade notes, a public test matrix and point-in-time rules for historical runs. It has no MCP client or server, no PyPI package and no documentation beyond the README, and its output is a model-written rating that places no orders.

## Before you call either

### Agno

1. Set AGNO_TELEMETRY=false before the first run, and pass telemetry=False to AgentOS and to each eval, which ignore the variable
2. Configure JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY with AgentOS authorisation switched on, or OS_SECURITY_KEY, before exposing AgentOS. With neither set, REST and MCP routes take no credential
3. Mark tools that write with requires_confirmation, and resume with continue_run once every requirement is resolved
4. Set tool_call_limit on agents. The default is None
5. Install extras for what you use, such as agno[mcp] for MCPTools and agno[os,mcp] for AgentOS with its MCP server

### TradingAgents

1. Run headless with `tradingagents --ticker <T> --date <YYYY-MM-DD> --analysts market,news,fundamentals --save --no-show`; a missing answer stops the run and names the flag
2. Guard on the REVIEW signal before mapping `propagate()`'s decision to a rating; it means no rating could be parsed
3. Set SEC_EDGAR_USER_AGENT to the operator's own name and address before fetching US fundamentals
4. Keep provider keys out of the working directory tree unless intended, since the package loads the nearest .env on import
5. Treat the rating as model output for research; the framework places no orders and its results vary between runs

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Agno or TradingAgents?

Agno scores 72.8 (BB) on agent readiness against TradingAgents's 64.7 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. TradingAgents leads on payments & pricing.

### Are Agno and TradingAgents open source?

Yes. Agno is open source (Apache-2.0). TradingAgents is open source (Apache-2.0).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-tradingagents.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agno-vs-tradingagents.min.md
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- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/agno.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tradingagents.json

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