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By The Zookeeper in OpenAI —

OpenAI Solves Slow Inference by Inventing the Dropdown Menu

The claim: OpenAI says its new Decisions API delivers fast, focused, and low-cost decisions for any application.

The reality: It is merely a branded wrapper for JSON mode structured outputs, charging developers API fees to constrain a GPT-4o mini call to a binary choice.

Why should I care? You shouldn't
You can implement this exact workflow with standard Python and a regex string match for zero dollars.

Read the original: Build more responsive apps with the Decisions API

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