AI Launch Profile
Strands Decider 2B
The Strands team released Decider 2B, a small decision model that chooses among defined outputs and assigns probabilities. The release includes model weights, code, data and resources for experimentation. Access: Public model weights, code and data for local experimentation on CPU or GPU; no hosted-service GA established.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Amazon Web Services
- Launch date
- October 1, 2026
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- AI Open-Weight Models
- Audience
- AI Agent Developers, Developers, Researchers
- Pricing
- The release offers public code, weights and data for local experimentation. Running or training it requires local or rented compute; no hosted API price or hosted free plan is established by the announcement.
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- Not publicly confirmed
- Open weights/source
- Yes
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Source-verified
- Source links
- 3
- Freshness
- Checked October 2, 2026
- Last verified
- October 2, 2026
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
What this evidence state means
- Definition
- The stated claim was checked against a named primary or authoritative source. This does not mean Kingy tested the product.
- Required provenance
- At least one public, named primary or authoritative source that directly supports the claim.
- Owner
- Kingy editorial reviewer
- Freshness rule
- Recheck within 30 days and after a material product, price, access, or source change.
- Disputes and corrections
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Kingy AI Take
Strands Decider 2B fits experiments that need a model to choose among defined options. It is not a general chat or coding model; evaluate calibration and decision accuracy with your own inputs before relying on it in a workflow.
Who it is for
Users evaluating Strands Decider 2B within the stated access limits.
What feels promising
The Strands team released Decider 2B, a small decision model that chooses among defined outputs and assigns probabilities. The release includes model weights, code, data and resources for experimentation.
What feels unproven
Public model weights, code and data for local experimentation on CPU or GPU; no hosted-service GA established. Source review completed October 2, 2026. No new hands-on test, paid API request, independent benchmark or account-specific access check was performed. Vendor results remain attributed. Existing dated tests and disclosures were not edited. Commercial disclosure: On October 2, 2026, Curtis confirmed that Kingy had no client or sponsorship relationship, affiliate compensation or supplied access from Amazon Web Services.
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