# Decider vs Granite Switch 4.1 (slim)

> Decider scores 69.5 (B) to Granite Switch 4.1's 59.4 (C) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Decider scores 69.5 (B) on agent readiness against Granite Switch 4.1's 59.4 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Granite Switch 4.1 leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do decision models.

- Decider: B 69.5, rank #193 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decider.min.md
- Granite Switch 4.1: C 59.4, rank #601 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-switch.min.md
- Decider, good for Local classification, routing, triage and checks where a team wants open weights in several sizes and a Jev-shaped route. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 46; Schema & documentation, 78 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 66; Maintenance & community, 87 against 81.
- Granite Switch 4.1, good for A team with a GPU that wants chat, routing decisions, a safety gate and English transcription from one self-hosted endpoint under a permissive licence. Ahead on Security & auth, 54 against 38; Transparency & trust, 74 against 46.

| Category | Decider | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 55 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decider | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mark Marosi (Mapika) | IBM |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (code and weights) | Apache 2.0 for the weights, the adapters and the repository |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-14 |
| Popularity | 1.1k stars, 2.7k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |