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Strands Decider 2B
Strands Decider 2B is an open-weight decision model from AWS Strands Labs (Apache 2.0, plus data and training code, 1.9B parameters): it answers typed questions, such as yes or no, pick one or pick several, with probabilities instead of writing text. There's no hosted version: you run it on your own hardware. JevBench, the main independent benchmark, doesn't list it yet.
- Made by
- AWS Strands Labs
- Weights
- Open, Apache 2.0, plus data and training code
- Size
- 1.9B
- Where
- Self-host only
- Images
- Yes
- Context
- 4,096
- Fine-tuning
- Full recipe published
Strands Decider 2B price
US dollars per million input tokens. Decision models don't write text, so none of the hosted ones charge for output.
| Where | Input | Output | Notes | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-host only | Self-host | – | – | 2026-10-14 |
Strands Decider 2B speed
| Measure | Result | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Reported speed | 115 ms median on an RTX 3090 | AWS Strands Labs |
Measured by the maker on its own hardware; JevBench doesn't list this model yet.
Decision models like Strands Decider 2B
Every other decision model we track, by independent JevBench score.
| Model | Input / M | JevBench | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strands Decider 2B | Self-host | – | Open |
| Jev 1.13 TypeSafe AI | $0.042 | 77.1 | Closed |
| Clef Cloudflare | $0.24 | 75.3 | Open |
| d1 Liquid AI | $0.04 | 74.4 | Closed |
| OpenAI Decisions (GPT-6 Luna) OpenAI | $0.10 | 73.5 | Closed |
| Microsoft-Decision-1 Microsoft | $0.042 | 70.8 | Closed |
| Clef-flash Cloudflare | $0.038 | 63.8 | Open |
| Clef-omni Cloudflare | $0.15 | 58.3 | Open |
| d1-3B Liquid AI | Self-host | 49.5 | Open |
| d1-omni-600M (experimental) Liquid AI | Self-host | 32.8 | Open |
| Laya Convai Innovations | Free | 32.5 | Open |
| CLM-8B Stanford and NVIDIA | Self-host | 20.1 | Open |
Compare them all in the decision models table →
Strands Decider 2B on dbggr
- Microsoft enters decision models at Jev's price as TypeSafe raises $870M Daily, 2026-10-09
- Claude Haiku 5.5 launches at $0.10 per million tokens, matching GPT-6 Luna Daily, 2026-10-07
- Containing agents stopped being the labs' private problem Saturday edition, 2026-10-03
- Stop asking your LLM multiple-choice questions: a guide to decision models Article, 2026-10-02
- Cloudflare and AWS release open-weight decision models to rival Jev Daily, 2026-10-01
Strands Decider 2B FAQ
How much does Strands Decider 2B cost?
Strands Decider 2B has no hosted, per-token price: you download it and run it yourself, so the cost is your own compute.
Is Strands Decider 2B open weight?
Yes. AWS Strands Labs publishes the weights under Apache 2.0, plus data and training code, so you can run and fine-tune it yourself.
How fast is Strands Decider 2B?
AWS Strands Labs reports 115 ms median on an RTX 3090, measured on its own hardware.
How does Strands Decider 2B compare with Jev?
JevBench doesn't list Strands Decider 2B yet, so there's no independent comparison. Jev costs $0.042 per million input tokens; Strands Decider 2B is self-host only.