Decision Models · checked Oct 17, 2026

AI that decides, not chats.

Decision models answer typed questions (yes/no, pick one, score) with a probability, in one fast pass. They never write prose. Think of them as a smart if-statement for your app or agent.

Flagship: Jev (TypeSafe AI)$0.042/M input tokens, output freeOn Vercel AI Gateway

What is a decision model?

1. You send state

Text, JSON or (from Jev 1.14) an image: a support ticket, a review, a form.

2. You ask typed questions

Boolean (“is this a refund request?”), Choice (“which team?”) or Score (“how urgent, 1–5?”).

3. You get answers with odds

Every answer comes with a calibrated probability, so you can act when it’s sure and escalate when it isn’t.

Chatbot (LLM)
“I was charged twice for my subscription.”
“I’m sorry to hear that! It sounds like you may have been billed twice. Here are a few steps you can take…”

Writes text. You still have to read it and decide what to do.

Decision model (Jev)
state: “I was charged twice for my subscription.”
question (noul): “Is the customer asking for money back?”
refund: 0.98

Returns a typed answer with a probability (0.98 = very likely yes). Your code acts on it directly.

Example request from Vercel’s TypeSafe docs ↗; the refund answer (0.98) is the sample response shown there. The chatbot reply is an illustration.

TypeSafe calls this fast “System One” thinking, next to LLMs as slower “System Two”. Use a decision model to classify, route, score, extract and verify; use an LLM when you need text, code or open-ended reasoning.

vercel.com ↗ · docs.typesafe.ai ↗

Also listed on Vercel

Other decision models Vercel links from its TypeSafe docs page. We list only what that page says; no prices or benchmarks were verified.

Laya decision model

Vercel lists it as available on AI Gateway, free through October 31.

Liquid AI d1

Vercel lists it as available on AI Gateway.

Microsoft Decision-1

Vercel lists it as available on AI Gateway.

Perplexity Decider V1.2

Vercel lists the Decider V1.2 models as available on AI Gateway.

Source: vercel.com ↗ · checked 2026-10-17

Where this fits

Running agents? A decision model is a cheap way to gate tool calls or route tasks inside an agent loop. See open agents and LLM model pages.

FAQ

What is a decision model?

An AI model that answers typed questions (yes/no, choice, score) about some input, with a probability, instead of writing text. Jev from TypeSafe AI is the best-known example.

Is Jev a chatbot?

No. Jev never writes prose. It returns Choice, Score or Boolean answers with calibrated probabilities.

How much does Jev cost?

$0.042 per million input tokens; output is free (TypeSafe docs, checked 2026-10-17).

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