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# LLM+API vs LMM+UI
- URL: https://www.taivo.ai/__llm-api-vs-lmm-ui/
- Published: 2023-10-19T18:30:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T11:24:48.000Z
- Author: Taivo Pungas
- Tags: Systems, stream

The two most famous startups focused on making *Agent middleware*s seem to be [Imbue](https://imbue.com/?ref=taivo.ai) and [Adept](https://adept.ai/?ref=taivo.ai). Both companies' goal is to have a large model use a computer effectively, but it is interesting how they seem to bet on two different approaches.

- Imbue: use *LLM*s (text-based) with API-based tools.
- Adept: use *LMM*s (multimodal) with UI-based tools.

I don't currently hold a view on which is more likely to succeed. The LLM+API approach seems easier to implement but less likely to work, and LMM+UI approach harder to implement but much easier to deploy once working.