# Clef vs Granite Switch 4.1 (slim)

> Clef scores 65.9 (B) to Granite Switch 4.1's 59.4 (C) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Clef scores 65.9 (B) on agent readiness against Granite Switch 4.1's 59.4 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Granite Switch 4.1 leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do decision models.

- Clef: B 65.9, rank #338 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- Granite Switch 4.1: C 59.4, rank #601 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-switch.min.md
- Clef, good for Classification, routing and rubric scoring over text, JSON and images inside Cloudflare, with audio and video through Clef-omni, or self-hosted where data can't leave. Ahead on Reliability, 61 against 46; Schema & documentation, 75 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 66; Security & auth, 69 against 54; Transparency & trust, 86 against 74. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- Granite Switch 4.1, good for A team with a GPU that wants chat, routing decisions, a safety gate and English transcription from one self-hosted endpoint under a permissive licence. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 81 against 54. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Clef | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 55 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 54 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clef | Granite Switch 4.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | IBM |
| 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 for the weights, the adapters and the repository |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-14 |
| 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 |  |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |