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CrewAI
shipPython framework for multi-agent crews — roles, tasks and processes.
crewai.comVerified 2026-08-15
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The fastest way to get a multi-agent prototype running: the role/task/process mental model maps well onto real workflows, and examples are plentiful.
Known limitations
- Multi-agent loops burn tokens fast.
- Debugging delegation chains between agents is painful.
- Production observability needs external tooling.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- open source (MIT); cloud Free Basic (50 exec/mo); Enterprise custom
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- yes
- api
- yes
- self-host
- yes
- category
- agents
Sources
If we can't show the source, we don't print the number.
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