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LangChain vs Semantic Kernel vs Vercel AI SDK
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| Field | LangChain | Semantic Kernel | Vercel AI SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 147,178 (highest of the compared values)Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 28,608Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 27,001Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| downloads | 3,201,198Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — | 29,813,554 (highest of the compared values)Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Last commit | 2026-09-27Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 2026-09-19Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 2026-09-28Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Language | pythonSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | csharpSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | typescriptSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago |
| Licence | MITSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | MITSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — |
| Archived | noSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | noSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | noSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Category | orchestrationSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | orchestrationSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | orchestrationSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago |
| Contributors | 3741Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 416Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 719Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Forks | 24634Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 4793Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 5207Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Maintainer | LangChainSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | MicrosoftSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago | VercelSeeded, unreviewedwritten 1mo ago |
| npm downloads, monthly | 10682493Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — | 92989638Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| npm downloads, weekly | 3201198Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — | 29813554Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| npm package | langchainSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — | aiSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| npm window ends | 2026-09-26Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — | 2026-09-26Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| Open issues | 569Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 338Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 1450Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
| PyPI package | langchainSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | semantic-kernelSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — |
| PyPI released | 2026-09-18T17:31:10.056247ZSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 2026-08-06T09:56:42.518861ZSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — |
| Requires Python | <4.0.0,>=3.10.0Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | >=3.10Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — |
| PyPI version | 1.4.2Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | 1.44.1Synced from sourceCurrent4h ago | — |
| Repository | https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernelSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago | https://github.com/vercel/aiSynced from sourceCurrent4h ago |
Sources: GitHub REST API, npm registry downloads, PyPI registry metadata, pypistats.org downloads. Most recent observation 4h ago. Where a row is marked, ▲ is the highest of the values shown and ▼ the lowest — arithmetic on the figures above, not a ranking or a recommendation. Rows where neither extreme is meaningful are left unmarked rather than given a direction they do not have.
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