# Celeris-1 Decision vs pplx-decider-flash (slim)

> pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) to Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D) for decision models. Celeris-1 Decision is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do decision models. Celeris-1 Decision is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- Celeris-1 Decision: D 49.3, rank #898 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/celeris-1-decision.min.md
- pplx-decider-flash: B 67.9, rank #260 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.min.md
- Celeris-1 Decision, good for Multimodal classification, routing and bounded decisions with probabilities and optional explanations Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.
- pplx-decider-flash, good for High-volume routing, labelling and filtering over text and images with clear criteria, where half the 27B model's price matters and accuracy has been checked on the team's own labels. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 40; Schema & documentation, 89 against 60; Security & auth, 68 against 45; Payments & pricing, 25 against 20; Maintenance & community, 67 against 40; Transparency & trust, 71 against 53. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

| Category | Celeris-1 Decision | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 81 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 40 | 67 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Celeris-1 Decision | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Celeris (Marqo Inc) | Perplexity |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemone` | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted model under Celeris terms of service | Apache-2.0 for the published weights and inference code. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-08 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-23 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |