When would you avoid LangChain?
Practice this question- For a small direct API call with clear validation, plain SDK code may be easier to understand and maintain.
- I adopt abstractions when they reduce actual integration complexity and keep provider requests, costs, and failures inspectable.
Adapted from 13_AI.MD · “29.6 LangChain”. Code examples are study fragments. Difficulty and core labels are editorial estimates; version-specific behavior should be checked against your project.