Head to head · Inference decision · October 2026 research run

Celeris-1 Decision vs GLiClass

GLiClass and Celeris-1 Decision score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 49.9 (D) and 49.3 (D). Celeris-1 Decision leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do inference decision. Celeris-1 Decision is cheaper for inference decision, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

Which one, for what

Celeris-1 Decision D

Good for Multimodal classification, routing and bounded decisions with probabilities and optional explanations

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 60 against 49
  • Agent ergonomics, 80 against 60
  • Security & auth, 45 against 38

Also in its favour

  • Cheaper for inference decision, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens
  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install

Watch for

Early-access terms and capacity-dependent workspace activation

GLiClass D

Good for Topic, intent and sentiment routing over a known label set on the owner's own CPU or GPU, where many labels must be scored at once.

Ahead on

  • Payments & pricing, 60 against 20
  • Transparency & trust, 64 against 53

Also in its favour

  • No key needed to call it
  • Open source

Watch for

No calibration evidence. The cards report F1 only, and the docs tell users to calibrate thresholds on their own traffic

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runCeleris-1 DecisionGLiClassEdge
Reliability16%204043GLiClass +3
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26049Celeris-1 Decision +11
Agent ergonomics13%16.28060Celeris-1 Decision +20
Security & auth14%17.54538Celeris-1 Decision +7
Payments & pricing10%12.52060GLiClass +40
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.84044GLiClass +4
Transparency & trust7%8.85364GLiClass +11
Negative events≤1500
Total49.3 · D49.9 · D

Facts side by side

FactCeleris-1 DecisionGLiClass
KindModel APIModel API
VendorCeleris (Marqo Inc)Knowledgator
Hosted endpointhttps://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemoneno (local only)
TransportsHTTPHTTP
AuthAPI keyNone
PricingPay per useFree
Price for inference decisionfreefree
x402nono
LicenceProprietary hosted model under Celeris terms of serviceApache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked)
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesno
Last release2026-10-082026-07-21
Terms last updated2026-09-08no document linked
Privacy policy last updated2026-07-23no document linked
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingyes
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the text
Popularitynone555 stars, 13k PyPI/wk

Verdicts

Celeris-1 Decision

Typed probabilities, image inputs and optional explanations suit routing and classification inside an agent. Both System One and OpenAI Decisions request formats are documented. The service remains early access under its terms, activation can queue, and prepaid credit expires after 30 days. The published accuracy and latency figures are Celeris measurements, not Anchor Terminal tests.

GLiClass

An Apache-2.0 classifier that scores a whole label set in one encoder pass on the owner's hardware, with single-label, multi-label, hierarchical and few-shot modes. It returns label scores with no calibration claim, the bundled server has no authentication, and the last three test runs on the main branch, on 24 September 2026, failed.

Before you call either

Celeris-1 Decision

  1. Use the decision model path and matching model field. This model has no chat, Responses or models endpoint.
  2. Use at most 512 questions per request, or 64 with explanations. Both endpoints reject streaming.
  3. Preserve x_celeris in a custom Jev SDK response model when reading explanations. The default response type drops it.
  4. Retry 429 with Retry-After and backoff. Stop on 402 until workspace credit is replenished.
  5. Read usage.input_tokens for cost, including images and request overhead. Track credit expiry separately from token consumption.

GLiClass

  1. Pass --host 127.0.0.1 to python -m gliclass.serve, or put the port behind your own gateway. The server checks no credential
  2. On a machine without a GPU add --device cpu --dtype float32 --num-gpus-per-replica 0. The default configuration expects CUDA
  3. Send one text a request to POST /gliclass. An array in texts is cut to its first item without an error
  4. Set multi_label to false for one label from a set. The default scores each label independently, so scores do not sum to 1
  5. Keep text plus labels under the pipeline's 1,024-token max_length, or use ZeroShotClassificationWithChunkingPipeline. Longer input is truncated silently

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Celeris-1 Decision or GLiClass?

GLiClass and Celeris-1 Decision score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 49.9 (D) and 49.3 (D). Celeris-1 Decision leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics and security & auth.

Which is cheaper for inference decision, Celeris-1 Decision or GLiClass?

Celeris-1 Decision, at free against free for GLiClass. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.

Do Celeris-1 Decision and GLiClass need an API key?

Celeris-1 Decision needs an API key. GLiClass needs no key.

Can an agent call Celeris-1 Decision and GLiClass without installing anything?

Celeris-1 Decision has a hosted endpoint at https://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemone. No hosted endpoint is listed for GLiClass.

Are Celeris-1 Decision and GLiClass open source?

No open-source release is listed for Celeris-1 Decision. GLiClass is open source (Apache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked)).

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