multi-agent — Using several AI agents on one problem — splitting work in parallel, checking each other, or filling different roles like planner and reviewer.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Agentic search buys accuracy with latency because tool calls run sequentially; training a dedicated search multi-agentUsing several AI agents on one problem — splitting work in parallel, checking each other, or filling different roles like planner and reviewer.Full definition → to fan out parallel view, grep and bash calls recovers 4x latency while holding F1 near a frontier model.