# Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/amazon-releases-its-own-jev-clone-as-decision-models-flood-the-web/)
> **Author**: Tim Fernholz (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Thursday, October 1, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, products

## Executive Summary
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B



## Full Coverage
Amazon Web Services released an open source decision model inspired by TypeSafe's Jev , with AI developers increasingly seeking intelligence that is more suited to computer automation than frontier LLMs

Amazon's Strands Decider 2B, released the same week OpenAI announced a similar offering , is a high-speed, low-cost way to sort between pre-decided options and deliver a measure of how confident it is in its choice. The model is fully open sourced, available now, and small enough to run locally

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