# Snowflake adds low‑latency decision model to private preview

> Snowflake expands its Decision AI offering with a faster variant and REST API, aiming for sub‑300 ms responses in real‑time workflows.

Oossa · 2026-10-19 · https://oossa.com/en/snowflake-adds-low-latency-decision-model-to-private-preview

Snowflake announced today that its private‑preview Snowflake Decision service now includes a faster version called snowflake‑decision‑fast. The new model returns structured answers – categories, scores or yes/no probabilities – within about 300 ms. Snowflake also opened a REST API via the Cortex AI Gateway, so applications outside SQL can call the model directly. The company says the speed enables live ticket routing, fraud checks and other latency‑sensitive tasks.

## The facts

- Announcement date: 2026‑10‑19 ("Mon Oct 19 2026 21:10:59 GMT+0200")
- Latency claim: endpoint round trips consistently under 300 ms

## Why it matters

Developers can add instant AI routing and scoring to support tools without building separate inference pipelines.

## Sources & references

1. [Snowflake Decision Fast: Low-Latency AI Decision Models](https://www.snowflake.com/content/snowflake-site/global/en/blog/snowflake-decision-fast-low-latency-ai-decisions) – Snowflake, 2026-10-19

Last updated: 2026-10-19