by Amit Shekhar · 22 May 2026
AI Orchestration
AI Orchestration. We will understand what it is, why we need it, how it is different from AI Agents, and the common patterns we use to coordinate multiple LLMs, tools, and steps together to build real AI products.
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What this article covers
- What is AI Orchestration?
- Why do we need AI Orchestration?
- AI Orchestration vs AI Agents
- Components of AI Orchestration
- How AI Orchestration works
- Patterns of AI Orchestration
- Sequential Pattern
- Parallel Pattern
- Conditional Pattern
- Loop Pattern
- Orchestrator-Worker Pattern
- Tools for AI Orchestration
- Challenges in AI Orchestration
- Best Practices
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