# Gemini Decision 1 vs pplx-decider (slim)

> pplx-decider scores 71.8 (BB) 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 scores 71.8 (BB) 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: BB 71.8, rank #248 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider.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.
- pplx-decider, good for High-volume classification, routing and rubric scoring over text and images where a team wants a low hosted price, several related questions per item and the option to run the same weights itself. 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; Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Gemini Decision 1 | pplx-decider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 83 |
| 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reliability, pplx-decider +35: Gemini Decision 1 40 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider 75 (Read as a hosted model API, the surface an agent would call.)
- Security & auth, pplx-decider +23: Gemini Decision 1 45 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider 68 (Read for a model API.)
- 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 38 (No x402, MPP or L402 in the guide, the reference, the pricing page or llms.txt, re-read on 17 October (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 65 (Read for a hosted model with open weights.)
- Schema & documentation, pplx-decider +9: Gemini Decision 1 80 (Model reading for gemini-decision-1 on the Gemini API's Decisions endpoint.); pplx-decider 89 (An OpenAPI 3.1.0 description of `POST /v1/decisions` is in docs.perplexity.ai/openapi.json, listed in llms.txt and embedded in the reference page.)