Every day, developers wire up massive generative Large Language Models (like GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, or Gemini) to make simple classification decisions:
Generative models generate text token-by-token. For simple structured tasks, this introduces:
To solve this, I built Laya AI Decision Gateway.
Inspired by cognitive "System 1" thinking (fast, automatic, and deterministic), Laya uses a non-autoregressive 322M parameter multilingual bidirectional encoder (mmBERT).
Instead of generating text, it maps inputs into high-dimensional vector spaces and computes calibrated categorical probabilities in a single mathematical forward pass in RAM (< 35 milliseconds).
Transparency in AI latency is essential. Here are our measured numbers:
| Layer | Measured Latency | Technical Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Model Core | < 35 ms | Pure tensor mathematical execution of the 322M mmBERT encoder in RAM. |
| Direct Edge Microservice | ~40 ms – 70 ms | Direct TLS 1.3 container edge transit. |
| RapidAPI Marketplace Gateway | ~750 ms – 1,200 ms | Real-world round-trip over RapidAPI public proxy (includes key validation, daily quota accounting, and international routing). |
Laya provides 6 dedicated decision endpoints:
POST /v1/triage`` billing, technical, account), grades urgency (0–2), and flags churn risks. POST /v1/guard``POST /v1/filter/spam`` POST /v1/sentiment``POST /v1/moderate`` POST /v1/decide``/v1/triage):
curl --request POST \
--url https://laya-ai-api-gateway-lightning-decision-engine-api.p.rapidapi.com/v1/triage \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: laya-ai-api-gateway-lightning-decision-engine-api.p.rapidapi.com' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"subject": "Billing dispute regarding invoice #4081",
"body": "I was double charged this morning for my enterprise plan. Please refund immediately or cancel my account."
}'
{
"department": "billing",
"urgency_level": "critical",
"is_churn_risk": true,
"recommended_priority": "critical",
"latency_ms": 28.4
}
Privacy is first-class:
I've set up a generous free tier on RapidAPI offering 16,666 free requests per day (~500,000 requests/month) with zero cost so developers can integrate it into automation workflows:
I would love to get your thoughts! What endpoints or workflow integrations (e.g. native n8n community nodes) would you like to see next?