--- title: "aisix vs agentos" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/api7-aisix-vs-framerslab-agentos" tools: ["api7-aisix", "framerslab-agentos"] --- # aisix vs agentos *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick aisix if aISIX is a Rust-native AI gateway designed for routing and managing traffic to various AI providers; pick agentos if agentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript. [aisix](https://api7.ai/ai-gateway) reports 64 GitHub stars, 9 forks, and 77 open issues, last pushed Jul 15, 2026. [agentos](https://agentos.sh) has 591 stars, 88 forks, and 6 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [aisix's repository](https://github.com/api7/aisix) and [agentos's repository](https://github.com/framerslab/agentos). | | [aisix](/tools/api7-aisix.md) | [agentos](/tools/framerslab-agentos.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Open-source AI gateway for LLMs & AI agents | TypeScript AI agent framework providing cognitive memory and runtime tool forging with support for multi-agent orchestration | | Stars | 64 | 591 | | Forks | 9 | 88 | | Open issues | 77 | 6 | | Language | Rust | TypeScript | | Adopt for | AISIX is a Rust-native AI gateway designed for routing and managing traffic to various AI providers | AgentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | AISIX is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0 which allows you to freely use, modify, and distribute it with proper attribution | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Inference & Serving | AI Agents | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [aisix](/tools/api7-aisix.md) | [agentos](/tools/framerslab-agentos.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 77 | 6 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/api7-aisix/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/framerslab-agentos/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: aisix - **Pricing:** freemium - The open-source core (AISIX Gateway) can be used for free. For advanced features like team governance, budgets, and audit dashboard access, the AISIX Cloud is available on a managed SaaS model. - **Requirements:** Requires etcd running to store configurations; Self-hosted setup requires Docker Compose for local testing with example configuration files - **Adopt for:** AISIX is a Rust-native AI gateway designed for routing and managing traffic to various AI providers - **License detail:** AISIX is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0 which allows you to freely use, modify, and distribute it with proper attribution ## Decision facts: agentos - **Adopt for:** AgentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript. ## Choose when ### Choose aisix if… - aisix is primarily Rust; agentos is TypeScript. - Pricing: The open-source core (AISIX Gateway) can be used for free. For advanced features like team governance, budgets, and audit dashboard access, the AISIX Cloud is available on a managed SaaS model.. - Requirements: Requires etcd running to store configurations; Self-hosted setup requires Docker Compose for local testing with example configuration files. - Tags unique to aisix: ai-agents, llm-gateway, observability, openai-compatible. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - aisix ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you need an OpenAI-compatible API that can route requests to multiple LLM providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Bedrock ### Choose agentos if… - agentos is primarily TypeScript; aisix is Rust. - Tags unique to agentos: agent-framework, cognitive-memory, llm-orchestration, multi-agent. - Need for cognitive memory and real-time tool generation in AI agents ## When NOT to use aisix - If you require a fully managed service with minimal setup and configuration since AISIX requires self-hosting or connecting to AISIX Cloud for management features - For projects preferring dynamic languages over statically compiled binaries, given that AISIX is built in Rust and ships as one static binary ## When NOT to use agentos - Preferring frameworks without multi-agent orchestration support - Prioritizing environments with less than eleven LLM provider options ## Common questions ### What is the difference between aisix and agentos? aisix: Open-source AI gateway for LLMs & AI agents. agentos: TypeScript AI agent framework providing cognitive memory and runtime tool forging with support for multi-agent orchestration. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose aisix over agentos? Choose aisix over agentos when aisix is primarily Rust; agentos is TypeScript; Pricing: The open-source core (AISIX Gateway) can be used for free. For advanced features like team governance, budgets, and audit dashboard access, the AISIX Cloud is available on a managed SaaS model.; Requirements: Requires etcd running to store configurations; Self-hosted setup requires Docker Compose for local testing with example configuration files; Tags unique to aisix: ai-agents, llm-gateway, observability, openai-compatible; Also covers Inference & Serving; aisix ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you need an OpenAI-compatible API that can route requests to multiple LLM providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Bedrock. ### When should I choose agentos over aisix? Choose agentos over aisix when agentos is primarily TypeScript; aisix is Rust; Tags unique to agentos: agent-framework, cognitive-memory, llm-orchestration, multi-agent; Need for cognitive memory and real-time tool generation in AI agents. ### When should I avoid aisix? If you require a fully managed service with minimal setup and configuration since AISIX requires self-hosting or connecting to AISIX Cloud for management features For projects preferring dynamic languages over statically compiled binaries, given that AISIX is built in Rust and ships as one static binary ### When should I avoid agentos? Preferring frameworks without multi-agent orchestration support Prioritizing environments with less than eleven LLM provider options ### Is aisix or agentos more popular on GitHub? agentos has more GitHub stars (591 vs 64). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are aisix and agentos open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (aisix: Apache-2.0, agentos: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to aisix or agentos? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [aisix alternatives](/tools/api7-aisix/alternatives) and [agentos alternatives](/tools/framerslab-agentos/alternatives) ([aisix markdown twin](/tools/api7-aisix/alternatives.md), [agentos markdown twin](/tools/framerslab-agentos/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/api7-aisix-vs-framerslab-agentos.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, aisix or agentos? aisix: Very active. agentos: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for aisix and agentos? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [aisix trust report](/tools/api7-aisix/trust); [agentos trust report](/tools/framerslab-agentos/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=api7-aisix`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=api7-aisix) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_