Compare Patterns

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12 patterns

Pattern ↕	Category ↑	Complexity ↕	Latency ↕	Cost ↕	Best For ↕
ReAct	Agent	Intermediate	Variable	Medium	Open-ended tasks requiring tool use
Plan & Execute	Agent	Intermediate	High	High	Complex multi-step tasks needing upfront planning
Tool Use	Agent	Beginner	Low	Low	Structured API calls and function execution
Memory	Agent	Intermediate	Medium	Medium	Sessions requiring context persistence
RAG	Agent	Intermediate	Medium	Medium	Knowledge-intensive Q&A and generation
Reflection	Agent	Intermediate	High	High	High-quality outputs needing self-critique
Routing	Agent	Beginner	Low	Low	Multi-intent systems with specialized handlers
Multi-Agent	Agent	Advanced	High	High	Enterprise systems with parallel specialization
Prompt Chaining	Workflow	Beginner	Medium	Low	Sequential, predictable transformations
Parallel Calls	Workflow	Beginner	Low	Medium	Independent sub-tasks, aggregated results
Orchestrator-Worker	Workflow	Intermediate	Medium	Medium	Complex tasks with dynamic decomposition
Evaluator-Optimizer	Workflow	Intermediate	High	High	Quality-sensitive outputs needing iteration

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