# Stop Using 2,000ms LLMs for Simple Choices: Introducing Laya (<35ms Free AI Decision API)

> Source: <https://dev.to/harshadjadav/stop-using-2000ms-llms-for-simple-choices-introducing-laya-35ms-free-ai-decision-api-49g9>
> Published: 2026-09-27 18:45:16+00:00

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](https://laya.harshad.eu.org)**.

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?