OpenAI Releases Decisions API and Streamlines Paid API Tiers
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On October 7, 2026, The Decoder reported that OpenAI announced two updates to its API platform: the launch of a public beta of the Decisions API and a streamlining of its paid API tiers from five to three. The Decisions API can evaluate text, images, or both, and is roughly ten times faster than the Responses API. It currently supports only the gpt-6-luna model, priced at $0.10 per million input tokens with output tokens free. It supports three response types: yes/no probabilities, predefined category selection, and scale ratings, and supports zero data retention as well as HIPAA-compliant use in the US and Europe.
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- The DecoderOpenAI launches Decisions API that reduces complex evaluations to yes, no, or pick one
OpenAI announced two updates to its API platform, launching the Decisions API in public beta, which can evaluate text, images or both at roughly ten times the speed of the Responses API. The API currently supports only gpt-6-luna, priced at $0.10 per million input tokens with free output tokens, and offers three response types — yes/no probabilities, predefined category selection and scale ratings — with zero data retention and HIPAA-compliant use in the US and Europe.