At least once a month, a client emails me the same question: "Should we use RAG or agents? " The question is understandable and the phrasing is wrong, because they are not two versions of the same thing. RAG answers questions from your knowledge base.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/mryadavgulshan/agentic-ai-vs-rag-theyre-not-the-same-thing-3ej6)