Microsoft2026-10-10 01:42:22Microsoft launches Decision-1, says the model runs about 35x faster than GPT-6 SolMicrosoft has introduced Microsoft-Decision-1, a model built to help AI agents make fast routing and action decisions. The company said the system was post-trained on Qwen3.5-9B and is designed to score predefined options and return probabilities rather than generate open-ended responses. According to Microsoft, the model can be used for tasks such as deciding which model should handle a user request or whether an agent should continue, retry, or hand the task off to a human. Microsoft said Decision-1 ranked first in accuracy across 36 evaluations covering nearly 150,000 questions. The company also shared speed comparisons, saying Decision-1 is 4.5x faster than the runner-up, Quyet-1.0-Large, and about 35x faster than GPT-6 Sol. In internal use, Microsoft said Xbox Research used the model to classify more than 10,000 pieces of player feedback, while the Copilot team used it to score AI responses. Microsoft added that Decision-1 is now available on Microsoft Foundry and OpenRouter, with Vercel AI Gateway already connected. Pricing is set at $0.042 per million input tokens, with output free. Microsoft has not announced whether the model weights will be released.00
Microsoft2026-10-09 20:09:36Microsoft launches Decision-1 AI model for faster decision-makingMicrosoft has introduced an AI model called Decision-1, according to a Techub News brief citing Crypto Briefing. The model is designed to make decisions quickly and is positioned around speed in decision execution. The available description says Decision-1 could reshape decision-making processes in business operations by improving efficiency and reliability. No additional technical details, launch timeline, or deployment information were disclosed in the brief. The report focuses on the model’s stated purpose and the claimed impact on commercial decision workflows.30
