Anthropic Python SDK
Official Python library for calling Claude via the Anthropic API.
Model SDKs PyPI MIT
Used in agent projects
115
0.9% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in model sdks
#6 of 15
by use in those projects
Downloads
40.9M
PyPI, last 7 days, anthropic
GitHub stars
3,954
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Anthropic Python SDK is used
Anthropic Python SDK is a dependency in 115 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.9%), #6 of 15 in model sdks. The most used alternative there is OpenAI. Projects that use it most often also use python-dotenv (71.3%), OpenAI Python Library (53.0%), Pydantic (50.4%).
Often used with Anthropic Python SDK
| python-dotenv | 71.3% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 10.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| OpenAI Python Library | 53.0% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 27.6× more than average |
| Pydantic | 50.4% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 9.9× more than average |
| NumPy | 43.5% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 11.3× more than average |
| Requests | 42.6% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 8.0× more than average |
| FastAPI | 38.3% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 9.0× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 38.3% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 8.9× more than average |
| pandas | 36.5% of Anthropic Python SDK projects · 12.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 2.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 1.9% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Anthropic Python SDK as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install anthropic |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (111), Next.js (4) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, capture0x/AdStrike, timowhite88/Farnsworth, kr8tiv-ai/Jarvis, JinchengGao-Infty/FWMA |
Alternatives to Anthropic Python SDK
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI npm Official TypeScript SDK for accessing OpenAI APIs including GPT and embeddings. |
362 (2.9%) | 43.2M | 11.2K | Apache-2.0 |
| AI SDK npm Vercel's unified SDK for building AI apps with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more. |
328 (2.6%) | 29.8M | 27.2K | Apache-2.0 |
| Google Generative AI npm Official SDK for Google Gemini API to build AI-powered applications. |
258 (2.0%) | 25.3M | 1,686 | Apache-2.0 |
| OpenAI Python Library pypi Official Python SDK to call OpenAI APIs including GPT models and embeddings. |
244 (1.9%) | 75.1M | 31.8K | — |
| Anthropic SDK npm Official TypeScript SDK for calling Claude API and building agent applications. |
211 (1.7%) | 46.5M | 2,136 | MIT |
| Google GenAI Python SDK pypi Official Python SDK for Google's generative AI models including Gemini. |
111 (0.9%) | 34.1M | 4,013 | — |
| Hugging Face Hub pypi Python client library for downloading and publishing models and datasets on Hugging Face. |
59 (0.5%) | 60M | 3,974 | Apache-2.0 |
| Transformers.js npm Run Hugging Face transformer models directly in browser without servers. |
34 (0.3%) | 3.9M | 16.3K | Apache-2.0 |