# Clef vs Kev (slim)

> Kev has a score of 67.4 (B) against Clef's 66.3 (B). Both do inference decision. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 40 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Kev has a score of 67.4 (B) against Clef's 66.3 (B). Both do inference decision. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 40 points.

- Clef: B 66.3, rank #159 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- Kev: B 67.4, rank #141 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jaredpalmer-kev.min.md
- Pick Clef for security & auth (+20), transparency & trust (+40). Pick Kev for reliability (+12), payments & pricing (+20), maintenance & community (+27).

| Category | Clef | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 56 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 89 | 49 |