# Clef vs Microsoft-Decision-1 (slim)

> Clef scores 65.9 (B) to Microsoft-Decision-1's 39 (E) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudflare-clef-vs-microsoft-decision-1.md (~2,700 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudflare-clef-vs-microsoft-decision-1.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudflare-clef-vs-microsoft-decision-1
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-10

Clef scores 65.9 (B) on agent readiness against Microsoft-Decision-1's 39 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do decision models.

- Clef: B 65.9, rank #307 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- Microsoft-Decision-1: E 39, rank #921 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-decision-1.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 30; Schema & documentation, 75 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 50; Security & auth, 69 against 52; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 54 against 40; Transparency & trust, 86 against 32. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- Microsoft-Decision-1, good for Routing, classification, prioritisation and rubric checks over text, where a fixed set of options and a low price per token matter more than generated text.

| Category | Clef | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 54 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 32 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clef | Microsoft-Decision-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | Microsoft |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef` | no (local only) |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for decision models | not published | free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (weights and scoring code, following the Qwen base models). Training code and data aren't published | Not stated. The announcement and OpenRouter's model page name no licence, and no weights repository was found. |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| 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) | none |