# Kev vs RightNow System Zero (slim)

> Kev scores 67.9 (B) to RightNow System Zero's 66.8 (B) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kev scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against RightNow System Zero's 66.8 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. RightNow System Zero leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics, security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do decision models.

- Kev: B 67.9, rank #269 of 1244 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jaredpalmer-kev.min.md
- RightNow System Zero: B 66.8, rank #320 of 1244 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rightnow-system-zero.min.md
- 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 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Maintenance & community, 83 against 68. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.
- RightNow System Zero, good for Typed decisions with per-option probabilities over text, JSON, images, audio and PDFs, including on streaming state Ahead on Schema & documentation, 83 against 77; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 78; Security & auth, 70 against 49; Transparency & trust, 70 against 55. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Kev | RightNow System Zero |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 73 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 70 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 68 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kev | RightNow System Zero |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Jared Palmer | RightNow AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.rightnowai.co/v1/system-zero/decide` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, websocket |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (code, adapters and weights) | Proprietary hosted model under RightNow AI terms of use; the SDKs are Apache-2.0 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-27 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |