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LangChain vs LangGraph

Trust Score comparison · March 2026

LangChain
96
Trust
Excellent
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VS
Trust Score Δ
8
🏆 LangChain wins
LangGraph
88
Trust
Good
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Signal Comparison

8.2M / wkPyPI downloads200k / wk
201 commitsCommits (90d)250 commits
95k ★GitHub stars11k ★
7.8k q'sStack Overflow2k q's
HighCommunityGrowing fast
LangChainLangGraph

Key Differences

FactorLangChainLangGraph
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePython / TypeScriptTypeScript / Python
HostedSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
Free tier
Open Source✓ Yes
TypeScript

Pick LangChain if…

  • You need the largest pre-built tool ecosystem for agents
  • You're building complex multi-step workflows
  • Your team already has LangChain experience

Pick LangGraph if…

  • Building complex multi-step agent workflows
  • You need stateful agents with memory across steps
  • Human-in-the-loop approval flows

Side-by-side Quick Start

LangChain
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate

llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o")

prompt = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages([
    ("system", "You are a helpful assistant."),
    ("user", "{input}"),
])

chain = prompt | llm
response = chain.invoke({"input": "Hello!"})
print(response.content)
LangGraph
import { StateGraph, END } from '@langchain/langgraph';

const workflow = new StateGraph({ channels: { messages: { value: (x, y) => x.concat(y) } } });

workflow.addNode('agent', async (state) => {
  const response = await llm.invoke(state.messages);
  return { messages: [response] };
});

workflow.setEntryPoint('agent');
workflow.addEdge('agent', END);

const app = workflow.compile();
const result = await app.invoke({ messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello' }] });

Community Verdict

Based on upvoted notes
🏆
LangChain wins this comparison
Trust Score 96 vs 88 · 8-point difference

LangChain leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.