# Decider vs pplx-decider (slim)

> Decider scores 69.5 (B) to pplx-decider's 62.9 (B) for decision models. pplx-decider 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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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-09

Decider scores 69.5 (B) on agent readiness against pplx-decider's 62.9 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. pplx-decider leads on schema & documentation, security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do decision models. pplx-decider is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- Decider: B 69.5, rank #181 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decider.min.md
- pplx-decider: B 62.9, rank #417 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider.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 61; Payments & pricing, 60 against 25; Maintenance & community, 87 against 62. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.
- pplx-decider, good for High-volume classification, routing and rubric scoring over text and images where a team wants a low hosted price and the option to run the same weights itself. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 90 against 78; Security & auth, 61 against 38; Transparency & trust, 52 against 46. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Decider | pplx-decider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 61 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 62 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decider | pplx-decider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mark Marosi (Mapika) | Perplexity |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (code and weights) | Apache-2.0 for the published weights. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 1.1k stars, 2.7k PyPI/wk | none |