Liquid AI releases d1-ultra decision model
MarkTechPost: Liquid AI Releases d1-ultra: A Multimodal Decision Model That Scores 65 on the AA Decision Index
Liquid AI has released d1-ultra, its most capable decision model to date. The Liquid AI d1-ultra decision model reads text, images, or both. It answers typed questions with a probability for each possible answer. It does this in one forward pass and generates no output tokens. For developers, that means classification, routing and scoring calls without paying for generated text. It is available now on the Liquid API at $0.042 per million input tokens. TL;DR Size: Parameters and context l
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A decision model is a type of AI that answers bounded questions by returning probabilities for each possible answer rather than generating free text. This newly released decision model processes text and images to handle tasks like classification, routing, and scoring in a single operation while generating zero output tokens, meaning users pay only for input processing. The model ranks first on an independent benchmark with a score of 65, outperforming comparable competitors, and costs $0.042 per million input tokens. Decision models are recommended for use cases including moderation, guardrails, triage, and replacing language models used as judges, while traditional language models remain better suited for tasks like summarization and code generation.
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