# OpenAI Agents SDK vs Pydantic AI (slim)

> OpenAI Agents SDK has a score of 86.5 (AA) against Pydantic AI's 80 (A). Both do agent frameworks. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 15 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenAI Agents SDK has a score of 86.5 (AA) against Pydantic AI's 80 (A). Both do agent frameworks. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 15 points.

- OpenAI Agents SDK: AA 86.5, rank #1 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-agents-sdk.min.md
- Pydantic AI: A 80, rank #7 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- Pick OpenAI Agents SDK for agent ergonomics (+12), maintenance & community (+10), transparency & trust (+15). Pick Pydantic AI for nothing in particular.

| Category | OpenAI Agents SDK | Pydantic AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 95 | 95 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 97 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 80 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 100 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 92 | 77 |