# Decision 3.0 vs Microsoft-Decision-1 (slim)

> Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (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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Decision 3.0 scores 63.1 (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.

- Decision 3.0: B 63.1, rank #413 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decision-3.min.md
- Microsoft-Decision-1: E 39, rank #931 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-decision-1.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 30; Schema & documentation, 70 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 82 against 40; Transparency & trust, 45 against 32. Also No key needed to call it; 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 | Decision 3.0 | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 58 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 32 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decision 3.0 | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | vLLM Semantic Router Team | Microsoft |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 for the weights and the bundled runtime, built on Apache-2.0 Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.8 bases | Not stated. The announcement and OpenRouter's model page name no licence, and no weights repository was found. |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |