# Clef vs GLiClass (slim)

> Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against GLiClass's 49.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. GLiClass leads on payments & pricing. Both do inference decision. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against GLiClass's 49.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. GLiClass leads on payments & pricing. Both do inference decision.

- Clef: B 66.1, rank #276 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- GLiClass: D 49.9, rank #697 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gliclass.min.md
- Clef, 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 43; Schema & documentation, 75 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 60; Security & auth, 69 against 38; Maintenance & community, 56 against 44; Transparency & trust, 86 against 64. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- GLiClass, good for Topic, intent and sentiment routing over a known label set on the owner's own CPU or GPU, where many labels must be scored at once. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 40. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Clef | GLiClass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 43 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 56 | 44 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clef | GLiClass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | Knowledgator |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef` | no (local only) |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (weights and scoring code, following the Qwen base models). Training code and data aren't published | Apache-2.0 (library and the model weights we checked) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-07-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | none | 555 stars, 13k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |