# Granite Switch 4.1 vs Microsoft-Decision-1 (slim)

> Granite Switch 4.1 scores 59.4 (C) to Microsoft-Decision-1's 38.8 (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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Granite Switch 4.1 scores 59.4 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft-Decision-1's 38.8 (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.

- Granite Switch 4.1: C 59.4, rank #601 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-switch.min.md
- Microsoft-Decision-1: E 38.8, rank #1046 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-decision-1.min.md
- 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 Reliability, 46 against 30; Schema & documentation, 55 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 81 against 40; Transparency & trust, 74 against 29. 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 | Granite Switch 4.1 | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 46 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 29 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite Switch 4.1 | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Microsoft |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 for the weights, the adapters and the repository | Not stated. The announcement and OpenRouter's model page name no licence, and no weights repository was found. |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |