# guilds.run vs Pydantic AI (slim)

> Pydantic AI scores 83.7 (A) to guilds.run's 56.5 (C) for agent frameworks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Pydantic AI scores 83.7 (A) on agent readiness against guilds.run's 56.5 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent frameworks.

- guilds.run: C 56.5, rank #674 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guilds-run.min.md
- Pydantic AI: A 83.7, rank #3 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- guilds.run, good for A person or small team that wants a standing, inspectable team of agents with schedules, shared tables and a web app, run on one machine, and is comfortable tracking main. Also Free to start without a card.
- 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 Reliability, 83 against 53; Schema & documentation, 100 against 58; Agent ergonomics, 95 against 67; Security & auth, 95 against 68; Maintenance & community, 90 against 41; Transparency & trust, 85 against 52. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it.

| Category | guilds.run | Pydantic AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 53 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 100 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 95 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 95 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 41 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | guilds.run | Pydantic AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cigale AI | Pydantic |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2024-02-21 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 57 stars | 20k stars, 1.3M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (8) |