CrewAI vs Letta (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CrewAI grades higher than Letta: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
CrewAI grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Letta
Stateful agents with long-term memory, from the MemGPT team
Free plan · from $20/mo
Which one is for you
Pick CrewAI if
- Fits if you want to try multi-agent workflows in a visual editor
- Works for a company that wants a VPC or self-run deployment
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you build for real: 2 automations and 50 executions a month
- Not for you if you want a self-serve paid plan, as none is published
- Watch out: SSO, role-based access and enterprise connectors are Enterprise only
- Skip it if you want instant sign-up for Enterprise, which starts with a trial request and a 45-day onboarding
Pick Letta if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants agents that keep their memory between runs
- Works for people who already pay for a coding plan and can bring that key
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, because there is no included model usage and 3 agents is the cap
- Pricey if you code heavily, as the pricing page says $100 to $200 a month or more of usage
- Watch out: server tool time is billed at $0.00015 a second against your credits
- Watch out: more than one person needs Teams Pro, since Pro covers a single user
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACrewAIFair | 2.0GPALettaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe page lists only Free and a custom Enterprise, with no self-serve paid price to compare. | CPro is $20 a month with $20 of credits, around the category's $21 middle. Teams Pro is $20 a seat. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree has 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month, with no overage option. | CFree covers 3 stateful agents but no model usage, so you bring your own keys or buy credits. |
| Features | CVisual editor, role-based agents, tracing and governance, but SSO, RBAC and connectors are Enterprise only. | CPersistent memory, a coding CLI, an SDK, and Slack and GitHub channels. Memory repositories are capped at 5 MiB on Free, and web search and tools spend credits. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You design agents, roles and workflows yourself. | DNo store rating, and the main route is an npm-installed CLI and SDK, so you work from a command line. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with seven integrations and flexible deployment on Enterprise, including a VPC or your own servers. | BWeb plus a CLI and SDK, with Slack, GitHub, Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp and Signal channels. |
| Best for | building multi-agent workflows | developers building agents that remember across sessions |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CrewAI and Letta. How we grade
Where they differ
- CrewAI also covers no-code.
In commonFree planWebOpen sourceWorkflow automationAI agents
At a glance
| CrewAI | Letta | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $20 per month |
| Free plan | Basic plan: visual editor and AI copilot, GitHub integration, 2 automations and 50 workflow executions a month. | Up to 3 stateful agents and 5 MiB per memory repository; bring your own API keys or an external coding plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CrewAI | Letta, Inc. |
| Price read from | crewai.com | docs.letta.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CrewAI
- The pricing page lists only Free and Enterprise; there is no published self-serve paid tier.
- The free plan stops at 2 automations and 50 executions a month, with no overage option.
- SSO, role-based access, enterprise connectors and dedicated support are Enterprise only.
- Enterprise starts with a trial request and a 45-day onboarding, not instant sign-up.
Letta
- The free plan has no included model usage; you bring your own keys or buy credits.
- Credits are spent by model usage at provider-based rates, and the pricing page says heavy coding use can run $100 to $200 a month or more.
- Server-side tool time is billed at $0.00015 per second against credits, and web search and fetch tools also cost credits.
- Adding members to an organization needs Teams Pro; Pro covers a single user.
Key features
CrewAI
- Visual editor and AI copilot
- A no-code canvas builder, guided by an AI copilot, that can be exported to Python code.
- Role-based agents and workflows
- Agents are given roles, and deterministic workflows control how they hand work to each other.
- Tracing and evaluation
- Tracing of every LLM call, tool call and memory read with cost accounting, plus OpenTelemetry and LLM testing.
- Governance controls
- Human-in-the-loop approval gates, guardrails, and on Enterprise, SSO, role-based access and PII redaction hooks.
- Flexible deployment
- Run on CrewAI cloud; Enterprise adds a dedicated VPC or the customer's own infrastructure. Agents can be exported as an MCP server.
Letta
- Persistent agent memory
- Agents are stateful: they carry memory across sessions, and memory repositories are versioned in git so changes can be tracked.
- Letta Code CLI
- An open-source harness installed with npm for coding agents, personal assistants and agents that work on local files, with skills and schedules.
- Agent SDK and app server
- Developers can embed stateful agents in their own applications, with a self-hosting option and a protocol for external tools.
- Channels and cloud agents
- Cloud-hosted agents connect to Slack and a GitHub integration; the channels guide also lists Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp and Signal.
- Bring your own keys
- All plans accept your own model API keys, and usage then goes through your provider account instead of using Letta credits.
Plans
CrewAI
Basic$0
Visual editor, AI copilot, tracing and GitHub integration; 2 automations and a hard cap of 50 executions a month.
EnterpriseCustom
SSO, RBAC, PII redaction, enterprise connectors, dedicated support, and deployment on CrewAI cloud, a VPC or your own servers.
Letta
Free$0
per month
Up to 3 stateful agents; no included model usage, so bring your own keys or buy credits.
Pro$20
per month
Includes $20 of credits a month for any model and remote sandboxes, up to 20 stateful agents.
Teams Pro$20
per seat / month
Everything in Pro, plus teammates in an organization, shared agents and access control.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume-based pricing with role-based access control, SAML/OIDC SSO and dedicated support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CrewAI or Letta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CrewAI publishes no starting price, and Letta starts at $20 per month.
Which has a free plan, CrewAI or Letta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both CrewAI and Letta have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.