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Decision Models: Choose Inputs, Hosting and Output Contracts

Choose by the information the model must read and the system you can operate. Compare hosted decisions, Workers AI and self-hosted models before comparing probability scores.

Last checked October 6, 2026 · Eight product families · No independent model benchmark

Choose the input and hosting path first

Need a managed text decision? Start with the hosted rows. Need image decisions? Confirm a documented image endpoint or explicit vision mode before comparing models. Need local operation? Budget for memory, inference and maintenance, not just a weight download.

These eight families return bounded decisions or probabilities. They are not eight interchangeable endpoints or a performance ranking. Beam belongs to coding and general agent work, not this dedicated category.

Selection matrix

Checked October 6, 2026. Choice means a distribution over named options; Noul or yes/no expresses a binary probability; Score uses an ordered rubric. Field names, SDK coverage, preprocessing and confidence semantics differ. Scroll horizontally on small screens.

Eight decision-model families: choose by input and operating responsibility
FamilyInput and actual pathAccess, licence and costAnswer contractTask fit and constraint
TypeSafe JevText/JSON through hosted TypeSafe API; no image pathHosted service; input-token billingChoice / Noul / ScoreTicket routing without operating a model server. Account limits and data handling still apply. Official source.
AutoTrust JEV-27BOriginal checkpoint is text-only; self-hosted /v1/decide. Separate VL checkpoint is not this text model.Apache-2.0; own compute and runtimeTyped decisions; generation is separateLocal text judgments when you can operate the runtime. Independent of TypeSafe. Official source.
Cloudflare Clef / Clef-flashWorkers AI binding/REST; Clef has an embedded-image extension. Self-hosted weights are another route.Workers AI input-token billing, or Apache-2.0 weights plus hosting. Check each variant.Choice / Noul / ScoreBounded decisions near a Workers application. Clef limits/prices are not automatically Clef-flash limits. Official source.
Perplexity pplx-decider-v1-27bText plus local image paths through the released predict(images=[...]) inference codeApache-2.0; self-hosted CUDA, substantial weight and working memoryChoice / yes-no / ScoreOperate the released inference path. A vendor API benchmark does not establish your hosted access. Official source.
Liquid d1Paid Liquid API accepts images; d1:free and Vercel/OpenRouter currently text-onlyHosted input-token billing; images repeated for each questionChoice / Noul / ScoreHosted screenshot or text decisions. Validate the exact channel; no released d1 weights verified. Official source.
Command Code Agr / Agr-flashEnglish text/JSON through Python or self-hosted System OneApache-2.0; hardware and operations costsChoice / Noul / ScoreCompare local text routing variants. Agr-flash is explicitly not for safety decisions. Official source.
vLLM Decision 2.0Six text/JSON checkpoints with system_one; no verified family image pathApache-2.0; self-hosted custom-code runtimeChoice / yes-no / ScoreChoose context and memory fit across sizes. This is a model family, not an engine version. Official source.
Strands DeciderLocal CLI/server; images require explicit --vision mode and dependenciesExperimental Apache-2.0 project; local runtime costsChoice / Noul / ScoreLocal development and routing. Pin v21 reference/runtime; a non-vision server rejects images. Official source.

Current model profiles

Eight product families; variants stay inside their family profile.

TypeSafe Jev

Ticket routing without operating a model server. Account limits and data handling still apply.

AutoTrust JEV-27B

Local text judgments when you can operate the runtime. Independent of TypeSafe.

Liquid d1

Hosted screenshot or text decisions. Validate the exact channel; no released d1 weights verified.

vLLM Decision 2.0

Choose context and memory fit across sizes. This is a model family, not an engine version.

Strands Decider

Local development and routing. Pin v21 reference/runtime; a non-vision server rejects images.

Three tasks, with an unresolved outcome

Support ticket routing

Define billing, technical, account and needs-review options, then optionally score urgency against a written rubric. Keep disputed labels and unknown topics in review. Do not close a ticket just because a model chose a queue.

Screenshot triage

First verify that the selected endpoint received the image in its supported format. Ask which known UI state is visible. A missing image, uncertain state or unsupported channel stays unresolved; it is not proof that an operation succeeded.

A proposed tool action

Use a bounded decision to classify the requested action or suggest a handler. Check caller identity, permission, allowed arguments and required human approval separately. A high probability cannot authorize a payment, deletion or privilege change.

These are original integration briefs, not executed tests or model outputs.

Evaluate the contract as well as the answer

Pin the model/checkpoint, endpoint, runtime version and input preparation. Run labeled examples that were not used to tune instructions, including missing information and out-of-domain inputs. Choose task-specific thresholds and a fallback path from error costs; no universal confidence cutoff is established here.

Similar primitive names do not guarantee compatible request bodies, SDKs or response fields. An update can change a result even when your prompt stays the same. Keep deterministic permissions and safety controls outside inference.

Cost and evidence boundaries

Hosted input-token charges and local compute costs are different units. Compare the complete decision workload: request length, number of questions, image preprocessing, retries, fallback calls and operations. Liquid explicitly repeats image input billing for each question; do not generalize one provider's batching rules to all systems. Liquid billing example.

Open weights and an open license do not provide free hosting. Vendor benchmarks use different checkpoints, hardware, prompts and score definitions; we have not reproduced them and do not combine them into a ranking. Follow each profile for the exact source and limitations.

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