# How Is an AI Development Partner Different From a Traditional Web Agency? | Yungle

> A web agency builds the site; an AI partner also builds the automation and intelligence behind it.

Source: https://yungle.ai/faqs/how-is-an-ai-development-partner-different-from-a-traditional-web-agency/

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# How Is an AI Development Partner Different From a Traditional Web Agency?

Short answer

A web agency builds the site; an AI partner also builds the automation and intelligence behind it.

In detail

A traditional web agency builds and maintains your website's design and content; an AI development partner does that plus builds the automation and intelligence layer running behind it — lead scoring, AI chat, workflow automation, and data pipelines. The two overlap on foundational web work but diverge once you need systems that reason, respond, or act on your business data. Businesses increasingly need both under one roof, since AI features built without strong web fundamentals tend to underperform.

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-   FAQ

    ## Do I Need Both a Web Development Partner and an AI Development Partner?

    Increasingly no — AI features now live inside your website and its data.

    [Read the full answer](https://yungle.ai/faqs/do-i-need-both-a-web-development-partner-and-an-ai-development-partner)
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    ## What's the Difference Between an AI Development Partner and a Software Development Agency?

    An AI partner specializes in systems that reason over data and act on their own.

    [Read the full answer](https://yungle.ai/faqs/whats-the-difference-between-an-ai-development-partner-and-a-software-development-agency)
-   FAQ

    ## What Is an AI Development Partner?

    A team that designs, builds and maintains custom AI systems tailored to how you operate.

    [Read the full answer](https://yungle.ai/faqs/what-is-an-ai-development-partner)

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