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Best Agent frameworks — Opt out of training
7 of 16 researched agent frameworks have a confirmed yes for Opt out of training. Qualified, negative, and unknown answers stay distinct.
The ranking
7 agents, compared. Start with fit and price, then open the full assessment. Payment does not alter this ranking. Selection and method ↓
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| # | Agent | Best for | Starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LangGraph | Engineering teams building production agents who need cyclical graphs, durable state and replayable runs | Free, then $39/month |
| 2 | Agno | Python developers who want an Apache 2.0 SDK with memory, knowledge, learning, guardrails and a Control Plane they run inside their own cloud account, and who are comfortable running Docker or a cloud deploy template themselves. | Free, then $150/month |
| 3 | Claude Agent SDK | Developers already building on Claude (or Claude Code) who want its exact agent loop, tools and context management as a callable library, and are comfortable being single-vendor on Anthropic in exchange for the tightest possible integration with Claude Code's own capabilities. | From $1/million input tokens |
| 4 | Mastra | Full-stack JavaScript and TypeScript teams, especially those already building in Next.js or Node, who want agents, durable workflows and memory unified in one framework without adopting a Python-first stack. | Free, then $250/month |
| 5 | LiveKit Agents | Engineering teams that want to own their voice-agent stack end to end, self-hosted or on LiveKit Cloud, without being locked into one vendor's API. | Free, then $50/month |
| 6 | LlamaIndex | Engineers building RAG-heavy or document-heavy agents who want an MIT-licensed OSS core with an optional managed parsing and extraction platform on top. | Free, then $50/month |
| 7 | LangChain | Engineering teams building a bespoke, production-grade agent who want the largest integration ecosystem plus real stateful control. | Free, then $39/seat/month |
Selection, context, and ranking method
7 of 16 agent frameworks have a confirmed yes for “Opt out of training”. 6 are qualified or tier-scoped, 0 are confirmed no, and 3 remain not established. Only confirmed yes answers appear in this set; an unknown is never treated as a negative.
This is not an arbitrary slice of agent frameworks. Among the ones with a confirmed yes for “Opt out of training”, 7 of 7 also answer yes on how it meters, against 1 of 9 across the rest of the category. Every figure is counted from the stored, sourced datasheet answers linked on each row.
Projected from the live listing datasheets using the tenant’s “Can you stop your code training someone else’s model?” axis. Membership requires a sourced yes; partial and unknown answers are reported above but excluded from the ranking. Differences from the rest of the category are Fisher exact tests over 34 other datasheet axes, Holm-corrected. Entries retain the directory’s paid-tier ordering, visibly labelled on every promoted card.
The ranking
Editor’s pick
#1
LangGraph
Open-source orchestration framework and runtime for stateful, long-running LLM agents, from LangChain.
Best forEngineering teams building production agents who need cyclical graphs, durable state and replayable runs
Opt out of training: Yes — Nothing to opt out of: the vendor states it does not train on customer data. Separately, setting LANGSMITH_TRACING=false keeps agent data on your own machine entirely.“No. LangSmith does not use your data to train models. Your traces, prompts, and outputs remain private to your organization.”General Questions FAQ, 'Will you train on the data that I send to LangSmith?' · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #2

Agno
Python SDK, open-source AgentOS runtime and hosted control plane for building and operating agents.
Best forPython developers who want an Apache 2.0 SDK with memory, knowledge, learning, guardrails and a Control Plane they run inside their own cloud account, and who are comfortable running Docker or a cloud deploy template themselves.
Opt out of training: Yes — Nothing to opt out of: the vendor never receives a copy of your data, which stays in your own database.“Your data stays in your cloud and we never hold a copy of it.”Plan comparison table, Control plane section footnote (final sentence) · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #3

Claude Agent SDK
Python and TypeScript library that runs Claude Code's agent loop and tools inside your own application.
Best forDevelopers already building on Claude (or Claude Code) who want its exact agent loop, tools and context management as a callable library, and are comfortable being single-vendor on Anthropic in exchange for the tightest possible integration with Claude Code's own capabilities.
Opt out of training: Yes — Retained API data is not used for training without express permission, and the opt-in route is a named program an admin must join.“Retained data is never used for model training without your express permission.”How Anthropic approaches data retention, first commitment bullet · retrieved 2026-09-02
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Mastra
Open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents, with a hosted platform for running and observing them.
Best forFull-stack JavaScript and TypeScript teams, especially those already building in Next.js or Node, who want agents, durable workflows and memory unified in one framework without adopting a Python-first stack.
Opt out of training: Yes — Contractual no-training default on customer inputs and outputs, for Mastra's and model providers' models, with training only on express opt-in.“Mastra does not, and will not, use Customer Inputs or Customer Outputs to train, fine-tune, or otherwise improve any foundation model or other Model owned by Mastra or by any Model Provider”Section 4.3 No Training on Customer Data · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #5

LiveKit Agents
Open-source Python and Node.js framework for voice AI agents, with LiveKit Cloud hosting, telephony and observability.
Best forEngineering teams that want to own their voice-agent stack end to end, self-hosted or on LiveKit Cloud, without being locked into one vendor's API.
Opt out of training: Yes — Nothing to opt out of: zero retention is the default on every plan, LiveKit logs no prompts, audio or completions, and voice-clone samples are opted out of provider training on your behalf.“Sub-processors do not retain, log, or use customer inference traffic for training or model improvement.”AI and inference data section, 'Zero retention by sub-processors' · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #6

LlamaIndex
Open-source agent framework plus a credit-metered document parsing, extraction and indexing platform.
Best forEngineers building RAG-heavy or document-heavy agents who want an MIT-licensed OSS core with an optional managed parsing and extraction platform on top.
Opt out of training: Yes — Nothing is used for training by default, and do_not_cache=True skips the 48-hour cache entirely.“Your data is kept private to you only and is used only to return your results, never for model training.”Privacy & Caching, Are documents stored or cached? · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #7

LangChain
Open source agent frameworks plus LangSmith, a hosted platform to trace, evaluate, deploy and govern agents.
Best forEngineering teams building a bespoke, production-grade agent who want the largest integration ecosystem plus real stateful control.
Opt out of training: Yes — No opt-out is needed because the vendor states it never trains models on customer traces, prompts or outputs; Engine's analysis still runs through LangChain-managed inference.“No. LangSmith does not use your data to train models. Your traces, prompts, and outputs remain private to your organization.”FAQ, General Questions, 'Will you train on the data that I send to LangSmith?' · retrieved 2026-09-18
Side by side
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| Feature | LangGraph | Agno | Claude Agent SDK | Mastra | LiveKit Agents | LlamaIndex | LangChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Open-source orchestration framework and runtime for stateful, long-running LLM agents, from LangChain. | Python SDK, open-source AgentOS runtime and hosted control plane for building and operating agents. | Python and TypeScript library that runs Claude Code's agent loop and tools inside your own application. | Open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents, with a hosted platform for running and observing them. | Open-source Python and Node.js framework for voice AI agents, with LiveKit Cloud hosting, telephony and observability. | Open-source agent framework plus a credit-metered document parsing, extraction and indexing platform. | Open source agent frameworks plus LangSmith, a hosted platform to trace, evaluate, deploy and govern agents. |
| Category | Agent frameworks | Agent platforms, Agent frameworks | Agent frameworks | Agent frameworks | Voice agents, Agent frameworks | Agent frameworks | Agent platforms, Agent frameworks |
| Pricing | From Free | From Free | From $1/million input tokens | From Free | From Free | From Free | From Free |
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- verified September 18, 2026