AutoGen
Open source Microsoft framework for building multi agent AI apps with chat tool use function calling human in the loop and orchestration primitives for production workflows.
Pricing Free
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
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AI code editor that pairs a familiar IDE with chat, repo aware context and background agents so developers scaffold, refactor and fix code faster with transparent pricing for heavy usage.
Pricing Free, Pro $20 per month, Pro+ $60 per month, Ultra $200 per month
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in AutoGen
frameworkorchestrationopen-sourcetool-calling
Shared
agents
Only in Cursor
iderefactordebuggithubpricing
Key Features
AutoGen
- • Agent Roles: Define planner executor critic or custom roles
- • Tool Calling: Register Python functions APIs or shell tasks
- • Conversation Loop: Coordinate agent messages tool calls and human handoffs
- • Memory and Logs: Persist conversations and tool results for debugging
- • Deterministic Scripts: Encode repeatable dialogues for reliability
- • Extensible Storage: Plug in vector stores and retrieval sources
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- • IDE with repo aware chat and edits
- • Background agents for longer tasks
- • Large context windows for big repos
- • GitHub integration for diffs and PRs
- • Bugbot for proactive error detection
- • Model choice across leading providers
Use Cases
AutoGen
- → Customer Support Flows: Triage issues call CRM tools summarize tickets
- → Data Processing: Pull files clean columns analyze and report
- → Developer Copilots: Draft tests refactors open PRs with approval gates
- → Research Assistants: Combine retrieval and critique roles with citations
- → Operations Runbooks: Encode dialogues that escalate to humans with logs
- → Marketing Drafts: Connect CMS analytics to propose briefs and drafts
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- → Scaffolding features with agent assistance
- → Refactoring and code modernization
- → Fixing bugs and stabilizing PRs
- → Onboarding to unfamiliar repositories
- → Generating tests and documentation
- → Automating repetitive edits across files
Perfect For
AutoGen
Software engineers, platform teams, and researchers who need a flexible open source base to prototype and run multi agent systems with tool calling logging and human oversight
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software engineers, tech leads and startups that want an editor with strong agents and clear pricing for heavier workloads
Capabilities
AutoGen
Roles and Policies Professional
Tool Calls Professional
Memory and Traces Intermediate
Human in the Loop Intermediate
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Repo Aware Chat Intermediate
Background Agents Professional
Bugbot and Reviews Professional
Models and Limits Intermediate
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