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October 9, 2026

Pondero Brief: OpenAI's 150ms Decisions API could replace your classifier prompts

Pondero Brief - OCTOBER 9TH, 2026

Plus: GitHub's next secret checks bill AI credits, and Cursor's phone remote goes local.
pondero. BRIEF · OCT 9

OpenAI built an endpoint that only picks from your answers.

A faster, cheaper swap for classifier and moderation prompts

OpenAI's Decisions API returns a predicate, choice or score in about 150ms, per The New Stack, for $0.10 per 1M input tokens, per OpenAI. See what the 150ms figure is measured against.

Also in today's brief

  • Cursor's remote control goes fully local
  • GitHub's deeper secret checks will cost credits
  • Muse can now shop and check out for you
  • OpenAI's top usage tier got easier to reach
 
Tools & How-To
Cursor Remote Control local-agent architecture illustration

Cursor's phone remote now drives agents that never leave your laptop.

Per Cursor's changelog, the iOS app now connects to agents running entirely on your machine instead of July's cloud-routed setup, off by default for Enterprise. See the catch about your laptop lid.

 
GitHub AI secret-detection model illustration

GitHub's smarter secret scanner is free. Its push-time sibling is not.

Per GitHub's changelog, AI-detected secret alerts moved to a context-reading model on Oct 7 at no extra cost, while two preview checks bill AI Credits. Set a budget before you opt in.

 
Meta Muse iPad app illustration

Meta's Muse agent lands on iPad and can now check out at Walmart.

Meta's iPad release adds Figma, QuickBooks and GitHub connectors plus checkout at Best Buy, Sephora and Wayfair, per TechCrunch; AppleInsider says it stays US-only. Read the permission complaints first.

 
OpenAI API usage tiers illustration

OpenAI's API ladder drops to three rungs, and a small spend reaches the top.

Since Oct 6, $500 in lifetime credit purchases qualifies an account for Grow and its $200,000 monthly usage ceiling, according to OpenAI's usage-tiers guide. Check which tier your org lands in.

 

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Jonathan Hildebrandt Jonathan Hildebrandt
Co-founder and primary operator of Pondero. Writes the Pondero Brief.

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