# Darwin-27B-ZTC vs Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout)

As of Oct 14, 2026, Darwin-27B-ZTC leads Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) in 0 of 1 shared categories.

Darwin-27B-ZTC: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout): price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Darwin-27B-ZTC: open weights.

Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout): open weights.

- Which to pick, Decision models: As of Oct 14, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) leads Darwin-27B-ZTC in Decision models at #1 against #6.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Darwin-27B-ZTC is near state of the art, rank #6 in Decision models (since Oct 14, 2026; sources Decision Index Full; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) is tied for state of the art with low confidence in Decision models (since Oct 14, 2026; sources Decision Index Full and JevBench; methodology v1.0).