# We're rolling out pplx-decider-v1.3 and pplx-decider-flash-v1.3, the latest version of our open-weight decision models

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/were-rolling-out-pplx-decider-v1-3-and-pplx-decider-flash-v1-3-the-latest-version-of-our-open-weight-decision-models/6606>\
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**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/were-rolling-out-pplx-decider-v1-3-and-pplx-decider-flash-v1-3-the-latest-version-of-our-open-weight-decision-models/6606 "2026-11-12T19:34:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/were-rolling-out-pplx-decider-v1-3-and-pplx-decider-flash-v1-3-the-latest-version-of-our-open-weight-decision-models/6606/1 "2026-11-12T19:34:22Z")

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v1.3 adds locate, a new feature that extracts spans based on type or instructions.

Now available in our Decisions API, on Hugging Face, or through OpenRouter.

> **[Perplexity Decider v1.3: Training, eval, and use cases](https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-decider?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=decider-v13)**
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> How we train and evaluate Decider v1.3 and Decider Flash, with locate extraction, real-world results, and costs.

![decider_v1_3.mp4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/sonar1/original/2X/e/ee89f97fb40a7698528700daa5f4eb0f7e73f016.gif)