MCP vs OpenAI Swarm
MCP for production tool integration standard; Swarm for educational multi-agent patterns.
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
The open protocol that standardised tool connections for LLM agents. Now an industry standard.
Use this when
Production tool connections, cross-model portability, ecosystem adoption.
Full profile →OpenAI Swarm
OpenAI's educational multi-agent framework. Minimal, opinionated, not production-hardened.
Use this when
Learning multi-agent patterns, minimal overhead prototype.
Full profile →Cost comparison
Both free open-source.