# Gemini Decision 1 vs pplx-decider-flash (slim)

> pplx-decider-flash scores 68.4 (B) to Gemini Decision 1's 63.2 (B) for decision models. Gemini 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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pplx-decider-flash scores 68.4 (B) on agent readiness against Gemini Decision 1's 63.2 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Decision 1 leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do decision models. Gemini Decision 1 is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- Gemini Decision 1: B 63.2, rank #630 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-decision-1.min.md
- pplx-decider-flash: B 68.4, rank #374 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.min.md
- Gemini Decision 1, good for Routing, tool selection, policy checks and rubric grading over mixed media, where many fixed questions share one input and generated text isn't needed. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 38; Maintenance & community, 79 against 65. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens; No incidents deducted, where pplx-decider-flash loses 3 points for them.
- pplx-decider-flash, good for High-volume routing, labelling and filtering over text and images with clear criteria, where half the 27B model's price matters and accuracy has been checked on the team's own labels. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 40; Schema & documentation, 89 against 80; Security & auth, 68 against 45. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Gemini Decision 1 | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 81 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 38 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 70 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemini Decision 1 | pplx-decider-flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google | Perplexity |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Licence | Closed model, used through the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint under Google's terms. The google-genai SDK that calls it is Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 for the published weights and inference code. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service |
| Last release | 2026-11-11 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-28 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reliability, pplx-decider-flash +35: Gemini Decision 1 40 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider-flash 75 (Read as a hosted model API, the same endpoint as pplx-decider.)
- Security & auth, pplx-decider-flash +23: Gemini Decision 1 45 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider-flash 68 (Read for a model API, on the same account, keys and terms as pplx-decider.)
- Payments & pricing, Gemini Decision 1 +22: Gemini Decision 1 60 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider-flash 38 (No x402, MPP or L402 in the guide, the reference, the pricing page or llms.txt (0).)
- Maintenance & community, Gemini Decision 1 +14: Gemini Decision 1 79 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider-flash 65 (Read for a hosted model with open weights, on the decision-model lines (notice 0 to 12, churn 0 to 8) as pplx-decider.)
- Schema & documentation, pplx-decider-flash +9: Gemini Decision 1 80 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider-flash 89 (The same documentation as pplx-decider, which covers both models.)