Articul8 launches Bivia, a zero-token multimodal decision model for AI agents
hey_abusiddik · x · 2026-10-29
Articul8 has launched Bivia, pitched as a "decision layer" for AI: a compact multimodal model that outputs structured decisions (choice, boolean, score, span, extraction — 9 decision types) instead of generating text, aimed at the high-frequency small calls agents make during execution.
- 7 input modalities: text, images, documents, code, signals, audio, video — read directly as state, in 50+ languages.
- Zero generated tokens: returns instant structured decisions, cutting latency and token bills versus prompting a large LLM hundreds of tokens for every yes/no or ranking call.
- Calibrated by design: every answer carries a real confidence score; an abstain mode hands unresolvable decisions back to humans rather than hallucinating one.
- Promoted case study: Bivia solved a data centre cooling problem in 15 seconds for 40 cents.
- Launch offer: first 10,000 users get 1 billion free tokens.
The team says it's built on 3+ years of production AI deployments across semiconductors, energy, and manufacturing.
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