# Decider vs Kev (slim)

> Decider scores 69.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kev's 67.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kev leads on security & auth. Both do inference decision. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Decider scores 69.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kev's 67.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kev leads on security & auth. Both do inference decision.

- Decider: B 69.5, rank #172 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decider.min.md
- Kev: B 67.4, rank #235 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jaredpalmer-kev.min.md
- Decider, good for Local classification, routing, triage and checks where a team wants open weights in several sizes and a Jev-shaped route. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 73.
- Kev, good for Self-hosted classification, routing, triage and rubric scoring where a probability matters, especially for teams already calling Jev who want the same API on their own hardware. Ahead on Security & auth, 49 against 38.

| Category | Decider | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 46 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decider | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mark Marosi (Mapika) | Jared Palmer |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (code and weights) | Apache-2.0 (code, adapters and weights) |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-01 |
| Popularity | 1.1k stars, 2.7k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |