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Microsoft AutoGen

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Open-source framework for building and coordinating multi-agent AI applications

AI AgentsRedmond, Washington (parent: Microsoft)5,000+ employeesFounded 2023

Visibility score
4.5%
New vs last week
Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

  • Microsoft AutoGen ranks #26 of 80 in AI Agents with an AI visibility score of 4.5 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
  • Microsoft AutoGen is most visible on Google AI Mode (13.5) and least on Perplexity (0).
  • AI engines name Microsoft AutoGen in 6 of the 30 AI Agents buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
  • reddit.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Microsoft AutoGen, with 5 citations.

About

Company details for Microsoft AutoGen

AutoGen is an open-source programming framework from Microsoft Research for building AI agents and coordinating multiple agents. It is a Python-based library with AgentChat and Core APIs, and it supports C# and Python. According to its GitHub repository, the project is archived and no longer actively maintained by Microsoft, and new users are directed to Microsoft Agent Framework. It ranks #26 of 80 in AI Agents on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 4.5 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington (parent: Microsoft), the company employs 5,000+ people. Its differentiator: asynchronous, event-driven architecture in its v0.4 design.

Categories
AI Agents
Company size
5,000+ employees
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington (parent: Microsoft)
Founded
2023
Company type
Division of Microsoft
Deployment
Open-source Python library

Read from en.wikipedia.org, microsoft.com, github.com, azure.github.io, visualstudiomagazine.com · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score
4.5%
across AI Agents answers, weighted by position
ChatGPT0%
AI Mode13.5%
Perplexity0%
Change
New
vs last week’s run
Category rank
#26 of 80
in AI Agents
Mentions
6
in this week’s run
Share of voice
1.2%
of AI mentions in AI Agents

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now4.5%
30-day change—
High · low4.5% · 4.5%
Rank#26
0%25%50%75%100%Nov 3Microsoft AutoGen 5%

Changes appear after the second weekly run in AI Agents. Microsoft Copilot Studio leads the category at 33.3%.

Media

Website and product screenshots for Microsoft AutoGen

All media

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Microsoft AutoGen

All prompts

Products & features

What Microsoft AutoGen sells

AutoGen

Open-source Python framework with AgentChat and Core APIs for building multi-agent AI applications.

AutoGen Studio

Low-code, no-code GUI for building multi-agent workflows; Microsoft's documentation warns it is not production-ready.

AutoGen Bench

Benchmarking suite for AutoGen agents.

Strengths engines cite

  • high-concurrency asynchronous multi-agent conversations
  • enterprise-grade scaling

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Latest known roundTotal raised
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Recent developments

  1. Apr 2026ProductMicrosoft Agent Framework 1.0 ships for .NET and Python

    Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 for .NET and Python shipped, positioned as the successor to AutoGen.

  2. Apr 2026ProductMaintenance-mode banner added to AutoGen README

    The AutoGen README gained a maintenance-mode banner in April 2026.

  3. Oct 2025ProductMicrosoft Agent Framework announced as combining Semantic Kernel and AutoGen

    Microsoft announced Microsoft Agent Framework as combining Semantic Kernel and AutoGen.

  4. Oct 2025ProductAutoGen enters maintenance mode

    AutoGen reportedly entered maintenance mode in October 2025.

Competitive landscape

How Microsoft AutoGen compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Microsoft AutoGen most often appears alongside LangGraph, CrewAI, AWS in AI answers.

BrandVisibilityShare of voicevs last weekStarting price
Microsoft AutoGen4.5%1.2%NewPricing not available
LangGraph24.4%5.3%NewPricing not available
CrewAI17.5%4.9%NewFree plan
AWS35.7%7.5%NewPricing not available
Microsoft Copilot Studio33.3%5.9%NewPricing not available

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Microsoft AutoGen AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/microsoft-autogen, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.