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OpenAI launches Decisions API to power responsive applications

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OpenAI has released its Decisions API, making a decision-optimized model widely available to compete with traditional large language models. The model is designed for multimodal use cases like voice and vision, offering lower costs and latency. Companies such as Speak have reported reducing decision times from 1.4 seconds to 0.13 seconds. While evaluation standards for decision models remain inconsistent, the API's speed and cost efficiency are driving adoption across various workflows.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/22/2026

Latest developmentOct 23, 03:00
OpenAI releases Decisions API making fast, low-cost decision models widely available
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 23, 00:00recorded Oct 23, 03:51revised

    Build more responsive apps with the Decisions API

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    发布 Decisions API
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    Oct 23, 00:00
    TechCrunch · AI ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
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    Oct 23, 03:00
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    Oct 23, 03:51
    OpenAI News ↗Report pageOriginal / first version
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    Oct 23, 03:00
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    Oct 23, 06:56
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  1. TechCrunch · AISource report revised
    OpenAI releases Decisions API making fast, low-cost decision models widely available

    Report first recorded Oct 23, 03:51

    OpenAI has made its Decisions API model available to all users, enabling fast and cheap intelligence that can replace LLMs in various workflows. The public version now includes voice and visual modalities, and OpenAI is targeting geographic inference resources to lower latency globally. Initial trials with customers like Speak showed a reduction in action time from 1.4 seconds to 0.13 seconds. While optimization criteria for decision models vary, the low-cost, high-speed nature of these models is driving their adoption.

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  2. OpenAI NewsFirst-party source
    OpenAI releases Decisions API for building responsive applications

    Report first recorded Oct 23, 06:56

    OpenAI has launched the Decisions API, enabling developers to integrate fast, focused, and low-cost decision-making into any application. This API supports custom tools and models, facilitating the creation of agents and automated workflows, and is currently in a limited preview phase with usage-based pricing.

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