Introducing smolagents: simple agents that write actions in code.
What changed
smolagents, a very simple library that unlocks agentic capabilities for language models. This will give you a 100% reliable system with no risk of error introduced by letting unpredictable LLMs meddle in your workflow. This comparison shows that open source models can now take on the best closed models!
Why it matters
A concrete addition to Practical AI: Tools, Models & Frameworks: it changes what's available to builders today rather than being general commentary.
How it compares
Related prior coverage to compare against:
- Introducing canvas, a new way to write and code with ChatGPT.
- No-code personal agents, powered by GPT-4.1 and Realtime API
- Introducing workspace agents in ChatGPT
Sources
- Introducing smolagents: simple agents that write actions in code. (huggingface-blog)primary