# Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) vs Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs)

As of Oct 15, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) leads Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs) 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.

Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs): price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

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

Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs): closed weights.

- Which to pick, Decision models: As of Oct 15, 2026, Perplexity Decider v1.1 27B (Qwen3.8-27B, noncausal decision readout) leads Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs) in Decision models at #1 against #21.

As of Oct 15, 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 15, 2026, Sage 1.3.0 (Levanto Labs) is state of the art in Decision models (since Oct 8, 2026; sources JevBench; methodology v1.0).