OpenAI SDK vs Anthropic SDK

Head-to-head adoption data comparison based on real metrics

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OpenAI SDK
SDK
Monthly Downloads
84.4M
Total: 84.4M
GitHub Stars
10,071
Forks
1,232
Open Issues
95
Description
Official OpenAI API client library for Node.js and Python
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Anthropic SDK
SDK
Monthly Downloads
71.6M
Total: 71.6M
GitHub Stars
3,444
Forks
676
Open Issues
232
Description
Official Anthropic API client for Claude models
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Side-by-Side Metrics

Metric OpenAI SDK Anthropic SDK
Monthly Downloads 84.4M Leader 71.6M
GitHub Stars 10,071 Leader 3,444
GitHub Forks 1,232 Leader 676
Open Issues 95 232 Leader
Community Mentions 0 0

Pricing

OpenAI SDK
  • GPT-5: Free
  • GPT-5: Free
  • GPT-4.1: Free
  • GPT-4.1: Free
  • Realtime API: Free
Anthropic SDK
No pricing data available

OpenAI SDK offers a free tier

Summary

OpenAI SDK leads in downloads with 1x more monthly downloads than Anthropic SDK, while OpenAI SDK leads in community popularity with 192% more GitHub stars than Anthropic SDK.

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About This Data

This comparison uses real adoption metrics collected daily from NPM, PyPI, GitHub, benchmark leaderboards, and pricing data sources. Download counts reflect cumulative totals and weekly/monthly snapshots from the most recent scraper run. All data is publicly verifiable.

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