# Celeris-1 Decision vs Kev (slim)

> Kev scores 67.4 (B) on agent readiness against Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do inference decision. Celeris-1 Decision is cheaper for inference decision, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes…

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Kev scores 67.4 (B) on agent readiness against Celeris-1 Decision's 49.3 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do inference decision. Celeris-1 Decision is cheaper for inference decision, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens.

- Celeris-1 Decision: D 49.3, rank #708 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/celeris-1-decision.min.md
- Kev: B 67.4, rank #235 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jaredpalmer-kev.min.md
- Celeris-1 Decision, good for Multimodal classification, routing and bounded decisions with probabilities and optional explanations Also Cheaper for inference decision, $0 against $0 per 1M tokens; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Kev, good for Self-hosted classification, routing, triage and rubric scoring where a probability matters, especially for teams already calling Jev who want the same API on their own hardware. Ahead on Reliability, 73 against 40; Schema & documentation, 77 against 60; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 83 against 40. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Celeris-1 Decision | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 40 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Celeris-1 Decision | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Celeris (Marqo Inc) | Jared Palmer |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://inference.celeris.ai/celeris-1-decision/v1/systemone` | no (local only) |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted model under Celeris terms of service | Apache-2.0 (code, adapters and weights) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-08 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-23 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |