Google launches Gemini Decisions API for fast multimodal scoring
The gist
Google introduced the Gemini Decisions API, which scores up to 1,000 yes/no or rubric questions in one pass.
It joins OpenAI and Microsoft in a decision-model niche now crowded within five weeks.
How it unfolded
- Sep 29, 2026OpenAI presented its Decisions API at DevDay, built on a specialized version of GPT-6 Luna that returns classified answers in 150 milliseconds instead of 1.6 seconds for a standard Luna call.
- Oct 6, 2026OpenAI's Decisions API entered public beta.
- Oct 9, 2026Microsoft followed with a model called Microsoft-Decision-1.
Key terms
- API
- A software interface that lets one program connect to and use the services of another program.
- public beta
- A testing stage of software development in which a limited group of users tries a product before its public release.
- multimodal
- Involving or integrating multiple types of data, such as text, audio, images, or video, in a single model or system.
Source: Wikipedia