# Decision 3.0 vs GLiClass (slim)

> Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (B) to GLiClass's 49.9 (D) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (B) on agent readiness against GLiClass's 49.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. GLiClass leads on transparency & trust. Both do decision models.

- Decision 3.0: B 63.1, rank #413 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decision-3.min.md
- GLiClass: D 49.9, rank #793 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gliclass.min.md
- Decision 3.0, good for Self-hosted typed decisions over screenshots, documents and short video as well as text, where open weights matter. Ahead on Reliability, 58 against 43; Schema & documentation, 70 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 60; Security & auth, 56 against 38; Maintenance & community, 82 against 44.
- GLiClass, 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 Transparency & trust, 64 against 45.

| Category | Decision 3.0 | GLiClass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 58 | 43 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 44 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decision 3.0 | GLiClass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | vLLM Semantic Router Team | Knowledgator |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 for the weights and the bundled runtime, built on Apache-2.0 Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.8 bases | Apache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked) |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-07-21 |
| Popularity | none | 555 stars, 13k PyPI/wk |