# Clef vs Liquid d1 (slim)

> Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against Liquid d1's 43.5 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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 Liquid d1's 43.5 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do inference decision.

- Clef: B 66.1, rank #244 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- Liquid d1: E 43.5, rank #672 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/liquid-d1.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 21; Schema & documentation, 75 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 63; Security & auth, 69 against 35; Payments & pricing, 40 against 27; Transparency & trust, 86 against 54. Also Free to start without a card.
- Liquid d1, good for Classification, routing, yes or no gates and rubric scoring over text and images at a low per-token price, or on your own hardware with d1-3B where data can't leave.

| Category | Clef | Liquid d1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 21 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 27 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 56 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clef | Liquid d1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | Liquid AI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef` | `https://api.liquid.ai/decisions/v1/systemone` |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (weights and scoring code, following the Qwen base models). Training code and data aren't published | The hosted d1 model is proprietary under Liquid AI's terms of service. The d1-3B and d1-omni-600M weights and model code are under the LFM Open Licence v1.0, which is based on Apache-2.0 and conditions commercial use on annual revenue under $10 million. Training code and data aren't published |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | 2026-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-09-30 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |