Both sit in the framework layer with similar commercial terms, so the practical split is language: Agno targets Python and LlamaIndex targets Python.
Fast, lightweight multi-agent runtime with built-in memory and knowledge.
Data-first framework — ingestion, indexing and RAG-heavy agents.
| Agno | LlamaIndex | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Open source | Open source |
| Pricing | open source | freemium |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | Python | Python, TypeScript |
| Install | pip install agno | pip install llama-index |
| Keys required | None | None |
Both sit in the framework layer with similar commercial terms, so the practical split is language: Agno targets Python and LlamaIndex targets Python. Agno: Fast, lightweight multi-agent runtime with built-in memory and knowledge. LlamaIndex: Data-first framework — ingestion, indexing and RAG-heavy agents.
Agno can run on your own infrastructure. LlamaIndex can run on your own infrastructure.
Agno is open source (open source). LlamaIndex is open source (freemium).
Every page here answers to Accept: text/markdown and returns the same content at roughly a tenth the tokens. No separate site, no toggle — same URL.
curl -s -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://newagent.build/compare/agno-vs-llamaindex