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Microsoft's Decision-1 model enters the fast-growing AI decision model race

Microsoft released Decision-1, a decision model built on Qwen3.5-9B and optimized for fast classification and routing, which the company says reaches 83.5 percent accuracy at 85 ms latency across 36 benchmarks in its own tests. The model marks Microsoft's entry into the growing AI decision model space.

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Microsoft's Decision-1 model enters the fast-growing AI decision model race
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By Matthias BastianSource:

[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com)
        With Decision-1, Microsoft enters the growing decision model space. Built on Qwen3.5-9B and optimized for fast [classification](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/classification) and routing, it hits 83.5 percent accuracy with 85 ms latency across 36 benchmarks, according to the company's own tests.

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