# Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) vs RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto)

As of Oct 14, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) leads RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto) in 1 of 1 shared categories: Decision models.

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

RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto): price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

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

RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto): open weights.

- Which to pick, Decision models: As of Oct 14, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) leads RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto) in Decision models at #1 against #25.

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).

As of Oct 14, 2026, RSI-Jev v6.1 VL 27B (effort auto) is state of the art in Decision models › Vision (since Oct 14, 2026; sources Decision Index ECE; methodology v1.0).
