ToolsThe story, in brief
OpenAI launches Decisions API that reduces complex evaluations to yes, no, or pick one
OpenAI's Decisions API classifies in 1/10th the time at $0.10 per million tokens—a new tier for high-volume eval workloads.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
OpenAI is shipping a specialized inference product for binary/categorical decisions, enabling cost-effective classification at scale. Practitioners building filtering, routing, or approval workflows can now reduce latency and token spend by an order of magnitude.
The key facts
6 to knowDecisions API achieves ~10x faster classification than Responses API
Pricing: $0.10 per million input tokens
Outputs: yes/no probabilities, category picks, or scale ratings
API tier restructuring: OpenAI cut paid tiers from five to three
Use case: text and image classification
Release date: October 7, 2026
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The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: OpenAI's new Decisions API classifies text and images about ten times faster than the Responses API, returning yes/no probabilities, category picks, or scale ratings for $0.10 per million input tokens. The company also cut its paid API tiers from five to three.