# Decision 3.0 vs Granite Switch 4.1 (slim)

> Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (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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Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (B) on agent readiness against Granite Switch 4.1's 59.4 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Granite Switch 4.1 leads on transparency & trust. Both do decision models.

- Decision 3.0: B 63.1, rank #448 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decision-3.min.md
- Granite Switch 4.1: C 59.4, rank #601 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-switch.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 46; Schema & documentation, 70 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 66.
- 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 Transparency & trust, 74 against 45.

| Category | Decision 3.0 | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 58 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 55 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decision 3.0 | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | vLLM Semantic Router Team | IBM |
| 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 for the weights, the adapters and the repository |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |