GenAI vs AI Agent vs Agentic AI

GenAI        ----   AI Agent    ----    Agentic AI 

(Thinks)                (Acts)               (Thinks, plans, acts and adapts)

Engineering analogy:

• GenAI → A smart function (Creates content when you ask)
• AI Agent → A running service (Observes, decides and acts toward a goal - loop)
• Agentic AI → A coordinated system of services with control logic (Autonomously plans, coordinates actions, and adapts until the goal is achieved).