Head to head · Inference decision · October 2026 research run

Celeris-1 Decision vs Clef

Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Celeris-1 Decision leads on agent ergonomics. Both do inference decision.

Which one, for what

Celeris-1 Decision D

Good for Multimodal classification, routing and bounded decisions with probabilities and optional explanations

Ahead on

  • Agent ergonomics, 80 against 75

Watch for

Early-access terms and capacity-dependent workspace activation

Clef B

Good for Classification, routing and rubric scoring over text, JSON and images inside Cloudflare, or self-hosted where data can't leave.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 61 against 40
  • Schema & documentation, 75 against 60
  • Security & auth, 69 against 45
  • Payments & pricing, 40 against 20
  • Maintenance & community, 56 against 40
  • Transparency & trust, 86 against 53

Also in its favour

  • Free to start without a card

Watch for

Released on 1 October 2026, with no service record and no entry in the Workers AI changelog we read

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runCeleris-1 DecisionClefEdge
Reliability16%204061Clef +21
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26075Clef +15
Agent ergonomics13%16.28075Celeris-1 Decision +5
Security & auth14%17.54569Clef +24
Payments & pricing10%12.52040Clef +20
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.84056Clef +16
Transparency & trust7%8.85386Clef +33
Negative events≤1500
Total49.3 · D66.1 · B

Facts side by side

FactCeleris-1 DecisionClef
KindModel APIModel API
VendorCeleris (Marqo Inc)Cloudflare
Hosted endpointhttps://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemonehttps://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef
TransportsHTTPHTTP
AuthAPI keyAPI key
PricingPay per useFreemium
Price for inference decisionfreenot published
x402nono
LicenceProprietary hosted model under Celeris terms of serviceApache-2.0 (weights and scoring code, following the Qwen base models). Training code and data aren't published
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last release2026-10-082026-10-01
Terms last updated2026-09-082025-09-12
Privacy policy last updated2026-07-23no date given
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the textyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the textyes
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textyes
Agent reviewsnone3/5 (2)

Verdicts

Celeris-1 Decision

Typed probabilities, image inputs and optional explanations suit routing and classification inside an agent. Both System One and OpenAI Decisions request formats are documented. The service remains early access under its terms, activation can queue, and prepaid credit expires after 30 days. The published accuracy and latency figures are Celeris measurements, not Anchor Terminal tests.

Clef

Apache-2.0 weights for both models on Hugging Face, ungated, with no account needed to download. Released on 1 October 2026, with no service record and no entry in the Workers AI changelog we read.

Before you call either

Celeris-1 Decision

  1. Use the decision model path and matching model field. This model has no chat, Responses or models endpoint.
  2. Use at most 512 questions per request, or 64 with explanations. Both endpoints reject streaming.
  3. Preserve x_celeris in a custom Jev SDK response model when reading explanations. The default response type drops it.
  4. Retry 429 with Retry-After and backoff. Stop on 402 until workspace credit is replenished.
  5. Read usage.input_tokens for cost, including images and request overhead. Track credit expiry separately from token consumption.

Clef

  1. Send model as clef or clef-flash in the body as well as the model in the URL. The input schema requires it
  2. Ask every independent question about one state in one call. Up to 64 are allowed
  3. Try clef-flash first for text-only triage. It costs $0.09 per million input tokens against $0.24
  4. Read the internal code on a 429. 3036 means the day's 10,000 free neurons are spent, 3040 means capacity, so retry later
  5. Treat an answer about user-supplied text as a judgement that hostile input can steer. Cloudflare publishes no guidance on it

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Celeris-1 Decision or Clef?

Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Celeris-1 Decision leads on agent ergonomics.

Do Celeris-1 Decision and Clef need an API key?

Both need an API key.

Can an agent call Celeris-1 Decision and Clef without installing anything?

Yes. Celeris-1 Decision has a hosted endpoint at https://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemone and Clef at https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef.

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