# Decision 3.0 vs Kev (slim)

> Kev scores 67.4 (B) to Decision 3.0's 63.1 (B) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kev scores 67.4 (B) on agent readiness against Decision 3.0's 63.1 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Decision 3.0 leads on security & auth. Both do decision models.

- Decision 3.0: B 63.1, rank #413 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/decision-3.min.md
- Kev: B 67.4, rank #257 of 965 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jaredpalmer-kev.min.md
- Decision 3.0, good for Self-hosted typed decisions over screenshots, documents and short video as well as text, where open weights matter. Ahead on Security & auth, 56 against 49.
- 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 Reliability, 73 against 58; Schema & documentation, 77 against 70; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 72.

| Category | Decision 3.0 | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 58 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Decision 3.0 | Kev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | vLLM Semantic Router Team | Jared Palmer |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 for the weights and the bundled runtime, built on Apache-2.0 Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.8 bases | Apache-2.0 (code, adapters and weights) |
| Last release | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-01 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |