LangGraph (orchestration) vs LlamaIndex (framework)
LangGraph (orchestration) vs LlamaIndex (framework): side-by-side comparison of two agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer) systems — architecture, taxonomy, license, pricing, MCP/A2A support, and direct edges.
Cost & capability
| LangGraph (orchestration) | LlamaIndex (framework) | |
|---|---|---|
| Capability band | competent | competent |
| Capability composite | 74 | 70 |
| Cost tier | searched not found | searched not found |
| $/Mtok input | searched not found | searched not found |
| $/Mtok output | searched not found | searched not found |
| Use cases | Long Running Session, Multi Agent Coordination, Scoped Agentic | Analytical Summarization, Memory Augmented Chat, Scoped Agentic, Multi Agent Coordination |
Where they differ (5)
Rows where both sides have data and the values disagree — the shortlist of dimensions that actually distinguish these two systems.
| LangGraph (orchestration) | LlamaIndex (framework) | |
|---|---|---|
| Capability composite | 74 | 70 |
| Use cases | Long Running Session, Multi Agent Coordination, Scoped Agentic | Analytical Summarization, Memory Augmented Chat, Scoped Agentic, Multi Agent Coordination |
| Type | Stateful agent graph runtime | Data framework for LLM apps |
| Created | 2024 | 2022 |
| Funding | Part of LangChain Inc — same funding (see LangChain row). | $27M total raised through Series A 2024-06 ($19M, Norwest led; $200M valuation rumored). |
At a glance
| LangGraph (orchestration) | LlamaIndex (framework) | |
|---|---|---|
| Section | Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer) | Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer) |
| Tier | T1 | T1 |
| Type | Stateful agent graph runtime | Data framework for LLM apps |
| Created | 2024 | 2022 |
| Latest release | searched not found | searched not found |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| GitHub | searched not found | searched not found |
| Pricing | searched not found | searched not found |
| Funding | Part of LangChain Inc — same funding (see LangChain row). | $27M total raised through Series A 2024-06 ($19M, Norwest led; $200M valuation rumored). |
| Deployment | searched not found | searched not found |
| API surface | searched not found | searched not found |
| Multi-tenancy | searched not found | searched not found |
| MCP | searched not found | searched not found |
| A2A | searched not found | searched not found |
| OpenTelemetry | searched not found | searched not found |
| Optimised for | searched not found | searched not found |
| Anti-fit | searched not found | searched not found |
Taxonomy
| Axis | LangGraph (orchestration) | LlamaIndex (framework) |
|---|---|---|
| storage | n/a | n/a |
| retrieval | n/a | n/a |
| persistence | n/a | n/a |
| update | n/a | n/a |
| unit | n/a | n/a |
| governance | n/a | n/a |
| conflict | n/a | n/a |
Pros & cons
LangGraph (orchestration)
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Cons: searched not found
LlamaIndex (framework)
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Cons: searched not found