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OpenAI · OpenAI Blog · Oct 22, 2026 · Product Launches

OpenAI launches Decisions API for fast, low-cost application decision-making

“Fast, focused, low-cost decisions for any application.”— OpenAI

OpenAI announced the Decisions API, a new offering positioned as a lightweight, cost-efficient layer for embedding fast decision logic into applications. The framing around 'low-cost' and 'focused' suggests a smaller, specialized model or routing layer distinct from full chat completions. For developers building agentic or real-time systems, this signals OpenAI expanding its tiered API portfolio beyond general-purpose models.

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