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When to Use an AI Agent Instead of a Simple LLM Call
Community description: The word “agent” is being attached to almost every AI feature right now. A prompt calls a model, the...
Dev.to | Oct 13, 2026 | Himanshu Sharma
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A prompt calls a model, the model returns JSON, and suddenly the architecture diagram has an agent in it. A model inside a workflow follows the path your code selected. The model still provides valuable judgment.
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