IBM Decision Intelligence

AI-powered decisions that are trusted, explainable and future-proof

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Smarter, safer decisions—from policy to impact in hours

 

Turn business policies into AI-authored decisions in hours, governed by design and built to deliver operational speed, transparency and regulatory confidence at scale.

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Decisions in Plain Language

Turn policies into decision models with an AI-powered assistant.

Hybrid AI Built In

Blend rules, machine learning, and generative AI for smarter outcomes.

Trust You Can Explain

Every decision is transparent, auditable, and compliant.

Scale Without Limits

SaaS-native, elastic, and ready to grow with your business.

How it works

From business policy to governed decision in hours. With IBM Decision Intelligence, policies written in natural language become governed, auditable decision flows, ready to be deployed with confidence.

The result: faster actions, fewer errors and a measurable path to return on investment (ROI).

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Translate policy into decisions without code

Use Decision Assistant powered by IBM watsonx® to convert business policies into traceable rules. Designed for business users, trusted by compliance leaders and accelerated by IT.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showing the 'Decision Model' tab active with rules for life‑insurance eligibility, including 'AgeRangeCheck', 'CoverageLimitCheck' and 'HealthStatusCheck', displayed in a scrollable panel

AI, rules and data—integrated by design

Remove the complexity of stitching together separate tools. Build, govern and deploy decisions in one unified environment—accelerating transformation and reducing operational risk.

IBM Decision Intelligence Unified environment workflow diagram screen capture showing the 'Modeling (15)' tab active and demonstrating the result for a decision model prompt about loan approval decision flowchart with detailed criteria such as 'Risk Score', and 'Insurance'

Decisions you can explain

IBM Decision Intelligence provides full lifecycle traceability. This feature works from policy creation to business outcome, which can ensure that decisions are discernible, auditable and built for trust.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'Modeling (15)' tab active, displaying a grading table with range columns for repayment and corporate score, with corresponding values in each row, featuring a logic editor on the right

Industries

Every click, cart, promotion and promise date is a decision. When those decisions live in scattered tools and disconnected teams, retailers bleed margin and miss moments that matter. IBM Decision Intelligence gives you a governed, AI-driven backbone for pricing, promotions, assortment and omnichannel fulfillment — so your systems move with the same precision and speed as your customers. Turn decisions into growth, not guesswork.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'Discount Calculator' decision model with the  'Step 2 of 4 completed!' active, displaying a flow diagram with labeled nodes and arrows, and interconnected modules such as discount calculation, customer category evaluation, and order value assessment

Credit risk, fraud signals, payment routing and collections strategy all shift by the second — but most FIs still make these calls with brittle rules and partial data. IBM Decision Intelligence adds a real-time, cross-platform decision layer that sharpens approvals, reduces losses and lifts customer trust. Modernize the decisions that shape your balance sheet — with transparency and control built in.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'Car Loan Approval Service' interface, with the 'Policy document' tab active and 'Step 1 of 4 completed!' highlighted, displaying eligibility criteria such as age requirement, income verification, credit score threshold, and loan amount terms, presented in a structured policy text panel

Beds, pathways, authorizations, staffing, payments — healthcare is powered by decisions that rarely share context. IBM Decision Intelligence connects clinical, operational and financial logic into one transparent, AI-supported layer that strengthens patient flow, care quality and revenue integrity. Faster approvals, clearer pathways, fewer delays — all governed, explainable and outcomes-driven.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'MRI Request Decision Service' workflow with the 'Decision Model' tab active and 'Step 2 of 4 completed!' highlighted, displaying a flow diagram where three branches extend from 'MRIRequest' to 'CoverageCheck', 'ClinicalEvaluation', and 'PreAuthEvaluation', converging into 'MRIRequestOutcome'

Inventory moves, orders shift, lanes break, forecasts wobble. What slows supply chains isn’t one big disruption — it’s thousands of uncoordinated decisions made without a common source of truth. IBM Decision Intelligence blends demand, cost, capacity, service and risk into fast, explainable recommendations that help teams act before the impact hits. Build a supply chain that thinks ahead, not reacts late.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'Supplier Compliance Validation' workflow with the 'Decision Model' tab active and 'Step 4 of 4 completed!' highlighted, displaying a several arrows interconnected branching from 'Supplier' to 'ComplianceResult'

Churn signals, network loads, plan design, fraud detection — telcos operate in constant motion, but decision logic often can’t keep pace. IBM Decision Intelligence unifies subscriber, device, usage and network intelligence into one governed decision brain that powers retention, personalization, service assurance and revenue protection. Align commercial and network strategies with decisions you can explain, measure and scale.

IBM Decision Intelligence dashboard screen capture showcasing the 'Retention Decision Service' workflow with the 'Decision Model' tab active and 'Step 2 of 4 completed!' highlighted, displaying a flow diagram where three branches extend from 'CustomerProfile' to 'ChurnRiskAssessment', 'LifetimeValueCategory', and 'Payment Status Evaluation', converging into 'RetentionStrategy' and moving to the final step 'RetentionAction'

Pricing and packaging — multiple payment options available

IBM Decision Intelligence – Essentials Plan

 

Price per month

 

USD 1,500 / month*

Decision executions

Up to 100,000 decisions per month

Additional usage

USD 10 per additional 1,000 decisions

Authors

Up to 10 active users

Environments

1 pre-configured environment included

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Essentials Plan includes

  • AI-Powered Decision Assistant 
    • Generate decision models directly from policy text using Generative AI
  • Low-Code Decision Modeling 
    • Build, edit, and deploy governed decision flows through an intuitive web interface—no IDE required
  • Hybrid AI Engine 
    • Combine business rules, predictive ML models, and generative AI insights in a single decision flow
  • Explainability & governance
    • Every outcome is transparent, auditable, and compliant with enterprise standards
  • Seamless ML Integration
    • Bring your own models from watsonx.ai or other platforms for predictive decisioning
  • Built-In validation & testing 
    • Test and refine decision logic before deployment
  • Secure SaaS architecture
    • Enterprise-grade scalability, role-based access control, and data isolation by design

*Prices shown are indicative, may vary by country, exclude any applicable taxes and duties, and are subject to product offering availability in a locale.

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