# pplx-decider-flash vs SPEV (slim)

> pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) to SPEV's 51.1 (D) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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pplx-decider-flash scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against SPEV's 51.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SPEV leads on payments & pricing. Both do decision models.

- pplx-decider-flash: B 67.9, rank #260 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.min.md
- SPEV: D 51.1, rank #855 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprag-spev.min.md
- 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, 66 against 45; Schema & documentation, 89 against 81; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 76; Security & auth, 68 against 33; Maintenance & community, 67 against 49; Transparency & trust, 71 against 54.
- SPEV, good for Typed decisions over raw audio, such as end-of-turn detection, call triage and flagging, plus text and single images, hosted or self-hosted. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 25.

| Category | pplx-decider-flash | SPEV |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 66 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 33 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 67 | 49 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | pplx-decider-flash | SPEV |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Perplexity | Sprag |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` | `https://api.sprag.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Price for decision models | free | not published |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 for the published weights and inference code. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service | Apache-2.0 (weights and inference code, following the Qwen3-Omni base). Training code and data aren't published |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-09-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |