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Microsoft Agent FrameworkvsAutoGen
Microsoft's official agent SDK — merger of AutoGen and Semantic Kernel versus Conversational multi-agent framework — superseded by Microsoft Agent Framework
Compare interactively in Explore →Choose Microsoft Agent Framework when…
- •You are migrating off AutoGen or Semantic Kernel
- •You are building .NET-native agents and want a first-party SDK
- •You want a Microsoft-backed agent framework with enterprise support
Choose AutoGen when…
- •You want conversational multi-agent orchestration
- •Research or Microsoft ecosystem integration matters
- •You need flexible human-in-the-loop patterns
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Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 (April 2026) is the official merger of AutoGen and Semantic Kernel into a single production-ready SDK for .NET and Python. Microsoft publishes a migration path from both predecessors; this is the recommended Microsoft path for new agentic applications.
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