CrewAI

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Open-source multi-agent framework, plus a paid enterprise runtime

CrewAI is an MIT-licensed open-source Python framework for orchestrating multi-agent AI workflows; CrewAI Enterprise adds a hosted runtime with a free Basic tier and custom-priced governance features.

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Founded2023
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Latest sourceSeptember 27, 2026
Overview

What is CrewAI?

CrewAI is an open-source Python framework, started in 2023 by João Moura, for orchestrating multiple collaborating AI agents ("crews") and multi-step flows, released under the MIT license and installable via pip. CrewAI Inc. also sells CrewAI Enterprise, a hosted runtime and build platform with a free Basic tier (50 workflow executions/month) and custom Enterprise pricing adding SSO, role-based access control and deployment to private VPCs or customer infrastructure.

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Sources checked 27 September 2026: CrewAI, GitHub repository, documentation, CrewAI pricing.

CrewAIAI Platforms & Generative AI

Open-source multi-agent framework, plus a paid enterprise runtime

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Why teams use it

Key capabilities

  • Framework: open-source Python library for defining agents, tasks, crews and flows.
  • Enterprise runtime: visual editor, AI copilot, GitHub integration (free Basic tier, paid beyond it).
  • Governance (Enterprise tier): SSO, RBAC, PII redaction, private VPC or customer-infrastructure deployment.
  • Execution quota: Basic tier free up to 50 monthly workflow executions.
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Why it matters

CrewAI can structure multi-agent orchestration that would otherwise require custom code, but reliability still depends on the underlying models and your task design. License and pricing details are drawn from the CrewAI GitHub repository and CrewAI pricing page, checked 27 September 2026.

“Open-source multi-agent framework, plus a paid enterprise runtime”

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