LangChain

Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $39/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

LangChain is ranked #23 of 73 in AI agent platforms on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/mo.

LangChain plans and pricing

All plans

Developer (LangSmith) Free $0 / seat per month; usage billed pay as you go. 1 seat · Up to 5k base traces / mo, then pay-as-you-go · Community support langchain.com · 4 Oct 2026

LangChain framework Free Free to use; MIT-licensed open-source library. Open-source framework langchain.com · 4 Oct 2026

Plus (LangSmith) $39/mo $39 / seat per month; usage billed pay as you go. Up to 10k base traces / mo, then pay-as-you-go · Add unlimited seats · 1 free Serverless (Small) deployment included langchain.com · 4 Oct 2026

Enterprise (LangSmith) Not published Custom pricing; Enterprise plans are invoiced annually upfront. Self-hosted and hybrid deployment options · Custom SSO, ABAC, and RBAC · Support SLA · Custom seats and workspaces langchain.com · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Purpose: LangChain is an open-source framework that provides a pre-built agent architecture and integrations for models and tools.
Agent harness: The `create_agent` harness composes a model, tools, prompt, and middleware into a configurable agent.
Agent patterns: The framework provides templates for common use cases and a ReAct pattern through `create_agent`.
Middleware: Middleware can add human approval, conversation compression, sensitive-data removal, guardrails, retries, routing, and custom tool policies.
Runtime: LangChain agents run on LangGraph’s durable runtime, with persistence, rewind, checkpointing, and human-in-the-loop support.
Integrations: LangChain documents 1000+ integrations across chat and embedding models, tools and toolkits, document loaders, and vector stores.
Model portability: LangChain provides a standard interface for chat models and embeddings across providers, allowing models to be switched with minimal code changes.
Languages: The maker provides LangChain framework documentation and installation examples for Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Observability: LangSmith can trace requests and help developers debug agent behavior and evaluate outputs from LangChain applications.
Security compliance: LangChain’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance for LangSmith.
Data use: The LangSmith pricing FAQ states that customer data is not used to train models and remains private to the customer’s organization.
Support: The LangSmith Developer plan includes community support, while the Enterprise plan includes a support SLA.
Notable limits: The Developer plan includes one seat and up to 5k base traces per month before pay-as-you-go charges apply.
Company: LangChain says it was started as a company in early 2023 and is headquartered in San Francisco.
Price from: $39/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best AI Agent Platforms in 2026#23 of 73
Best AI Agent Builders in 2026#14 of 35
Best Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools in 2026#11 of 26

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Sources

langchain.com/langchain· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.langchain.com/oss/python/integrations/providers/overv· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.langchain.com/oss/javascript/langchain/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
trust.langchain.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
langchain.com/pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026
langchain.com/about· checked 4 Oct 2026