Strands Decider 2B
Ranked 6 of 6 decision models by recommenders
A small open-source decision model that people run locally for filtering and automations. Critics note a bias toward the first option listed.
5 people recommended Strands Decider 2B in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
5 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model”.
Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 2
- warn against or regret it
- 2
The record
Recommended in 1 of 12 months
In 1 different thread.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 1 threadNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 5 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 8 of the 9 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs locally on your own machine
“This is a great model. I've been running it on device in chrome extension to filter things like email.”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model” “Looks really nice, I think I could use it on my Mac mini for some smaller automations”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model” “it works okay inside a docker container with just CPU”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model” Useful for decisions and automations
“Decision models though, I have lots of uses for at work”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Bias toward the first option
“it looks like there is a pretty big bias toward the first option listed”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model” Slow on CPU-only hardware
“Isnt that a bit slow for these?”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model”
Other decision models people recommend
The four most recommended other decision models, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jev by Typesafe AI | 271 | 79 | 147 | 65% | 2 | — | — |
| Laya | 31 | 10 | 25 | 55% | 2 | — | — |
| OpenJev | 14 | 6 | 22 | 39% | 1 | — | — |
| Typesafe AI | 10 | 6 | 11 | 48% | 2 | — | — |
| Strands Decider 2BThis page | 5 | 2 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Decision models though, I have lots of uses for at work”
“you can get great in-distribution performance”
“it looks like there is a pretty big bias toward the first option listed”
“Isnt that a bit slow for these?”
“being locked-in to strands cli would be a bummer and will slow down adoption”
“it works okay inside a docker container with just CPU”
“Looks really nice, I think I could use it on my Mac mini for some smaller automations”
“This is a great model. I've been running it on device in chrome extension to filter things like email.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.