Strands Labs, AWS's experimental agent-development project, unveils Strands Decider 2B, a free, open-source Jev competitor fine-tuned from an Alibaba Qwen base (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Strands Labs, AWS's experimental agent-development project, has unveiled Strands Decider 2B. This new offering is a free, open-source competitor to Jev, fine-tuned from an Alibaba Qwen base. The development highlights the ongoing effort to make AI agents more affordable and efficient, moving beyond just the models that generate responses.