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Microsoft Decision-1 now available on AI Gateway

Microsoft Decision-1 is now live on AI Gateway—a structured reasoning model for classification, routing, and scoring. Call it via API with just an AI Gateway key.

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Why it matters

Microsoft ships a decision-making model accessible through unified API Gateway, lowering friction for enterprises building classification and routing workflows. Practitioner win: no separate Azure deployment required; usage and cost tracked alongside other models.

The key facts

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  1. Decision-1 available on Vercel AI Gateway as of October 9, 2026

  2. Answers typed questions with probabilities, choices, and scores

  3. Use cases: classify support requests, select workflow next steps, assess AI responses against rubrics

  4. Access via AI SDK decision API, OpenAI-compatible Decisions API, or TypeSafe-compatible API

  5. Model name: microsoft/microsoft-decision-1

  6. Requires only AI Gateway API key; no separate Azure account or deployment

  7. Decision calls appear in logs and count toward budgets alongside other model requests

  8. Multiple questions can share the same input in one request

  9. Choice and score answers include probabilities for each option

  10. Decision-1 available on Vercel AI Gateway as of Oct 9, 2026

  11. Supports boolean yes/no questions, multi-choice selection, and ordered-criteria scoring

  12. Answers include probabilities for each option, enabling confidence-based routing

  13. Accessible via AI SDK, OpenAI-compatible Decisions API, and TypeSafe-compatible API

  14. Single API key required; no separate Azure deployment or account needed

  15. Decision calls logged and budgeted alongside other model requests in AI Gateway

  16. Use cases: support-request classification, workflow-step selection, AI-response rubric assessment

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Publisher excerpt: is now available on . It answers typed questions about text with probabilities, choices, and scores. Use it to classify support requests, select the next step in a workflow, or assess an AI response against a rubric.Decision-1 from MicrosoftAI Gateway Ask yes/no questions, choose among named…
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