# Laya vs Microsoft-Decision-1 (slim)

> Laya scores 69.2 (B) to Microsoft-Decision-1's 39 (E) for decision models. Microsoft-Decision-1 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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Laya scores 69.2 (B) on agent readiness against Microsoft-Decision-1's 39 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do decision models. Microsoft-Decision-1 is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- Laya: B 69.2, rank #192 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/convai-laya.min.md
- Microsoft-Decision-1: E 39, rank #921 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-decision-1.min.md
- Laya, good for Fast, cheap classification and routing on short text in many languages, as a base to fine-tune on your own labels, and as an MCP or LangGraph routing step. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 30; Schema & documentation, 80 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 50; Security & auth, 57 against 52; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 83 against 40; Transparency & trust, 62 against 32. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- Microsoft-Decision-1, good for Routing, classification, prioritisation and rubric checks over text, where a fixed set of options and a low price per token matter more than generated text. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

| Category | Laya | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 32 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laya | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Convai Innovations | Microsoft |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Not stated. The announcement and OpenRouter's model page name no licence, and no weights repository was found. |
| Tools exposed | 8 | none |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 29k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |