# GLiClass vs Microsoft-Decision-1 (slim)

> GLiClass scores 49.9 (D) 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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GLiClass scores 49.9 (D) on agent readiness against Microsoft-Decision-1's 39 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Microsoft-Decision-1 leads on security & auth. Both do decision models. Microsoft-Decision-1 is cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- GLiClass: D 49.9, rank #785 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gliclass.min.md
- Microsoft-Decision-1: E 39, rank #921 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-decision-1.min.md
- 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 Reliability, 43 against 30; Schema & documentation, 49 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 60 against 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 64 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. Ahead on Security & auth, 52 against 38. Also Cheaper for decision models, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

| Category | GLiClass | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 43 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 49 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 44 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 32 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLiClass | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Knowledgator | Microsoft |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked) | Not stated. The announcement and OpenRouter's model page name no licence, and no weights repository was found. |
| Last release | 2026-07-21 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 555 stars, 13k PyPI/wk | none |