Decisions API is in public beta
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OpenAI launches its Decisions API in public beta, a fast decision-making endpoint.
The Decisions API is a new endpoint for cost-effective, fast decision-making (e.g., classification, yes/no/confidence scoring). It supports image inputs and is designed for low-latency use cases like game-playing, though it is stateless per request. Pricing is $0.10 per million input tokens with free output, making it a competitor to Jev. The API is a core concept in OpenAI's documentation alongside the Responses API and is aimed at 'System One' style reasoning tasks.
What commenters are saying
Commenters quickly compare the Decisions API to Jev, noting OpenAI is over twice as expensive ($0.10/mm input vs $0.042/mm input for Jev). Many question OpenAI's moat, arguing that self-hosting or using cheaper open models is trivial and that the product is a commodity. Supporters cite enterprise ease of use: existing contracts, single-vendor procurement, and data retention agreements. Others highlight image input support as a differentiator. The thread's center of gravity is skepticism about pricing and value, with enterprise stickiness as the counterpoint.