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LLM vs AI Agent: The Simplest Explaination

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You have probably heard this explanation before: An LLM is a brain. An AI agent is a brain with a body. It is a useful comparison, but it skips the part most people actually need to understand. What does an LLM do by itself? What does an agent do differently? Where do tools, memory, permissions, an…

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  1. 2026-08-25 19:39 · DEV Community — AI
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