When One Agent Is Enough: Comparing Single and Multi-Agent Architectures for Complex Tasks
Understanding the core difference The way you structure an AI system to handle a complex task often comes down to a fundamental choice: do you build one capable agent that does everything, or do you split the work among several specialised agents that cooperate? This question sits at the heart of modern agentic architectures . Both approaches have real trade-offs in complexity, reliability, and cost. The right answer depends on what you are trying to achieve. A single-age