—per task?
self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
262Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
bBettermammoth-1 (27B)Open+38%—$0 / —Context: 262K → 16K+2bOpenelephant-1 (9B)+21%—$0 / —Context: 262K → 16K+2
BetterDecider v1.2Open+36%—$0.02 / —Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 15 GBABetterAutoTrust-JEV-27B v1.1Open+36%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 16 GB+1SBetterStartLux-Decision v1.1 27BOpen+36%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 16 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
bmammoth-1 (27B)Open+38%—$0 / —Context: 262K → 16K+2Decider v1.2Open+36%—$0.02 / —Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 15 GBAAutoTrust-JEV-27B v1.1Open+36%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 16 GB+1SStartLux-Decision v1.1 27BOpen+36%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 16 GBvD3 TurboOpen+35%——Context: 262K → 33K+1ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
belephant-1 (9B)Open+21%—$0 / —Context: 262K → 16K+2Decider Flash v1.2Open+9%—$0.01 / —vD3 FlashOpen+9%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 4.9 GBOOneJev1.6 9BOpen+6%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.5 GBFfrontier-infra Jebadiah 9B v2.1 (t1e)Opensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.7 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
vD3 TurboOpen+35%——Context: 262K → 33K+1vD3Open+34%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 15 GBvD3 FlashOpen+9%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 4.9 GBvvLLM-SR Decision 2.0 Lux 9BOpen-8%——Context: 262K → 16K+2vvLLM-SR Decision 2.0 Nox 4BOpen-18%——Context: 262K → 16K+2vvLLM-SR d3-nano (2B)Open-31%——vvLLM-SR d3-lite (0.8B)Open-48%——vvLLM-SR Decision 2.0 Sol 2BOpen-53%——Context: 262K → 16K+2All vLLM Semantic Router models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · 8-bit✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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in Decision modelsFAQ
How much does D3 Mini cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is D3 Mini free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is D3 Mini, and what is it best at?›
#38 of 99 in Decision models.
Is D3 Mini better than frontier-infra Jebadiah 9B v2.1 (t1e)?›
On Community Decision Index 0.4.1, D3 Mini scores 50 vs 50.9 — about the same.
What is the context window of D3 Mini?›
262K tokens.
When was D3 Mini released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is D3 Mini open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run D3 Mini locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can D3 Mini read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is D3 Mini?›
D3 Mini is an open-weights language model from vLLM Semantic Router, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to D3 Mini?›
mammoth-1 (27B) (better), elephant-1 (9B) (open weights).