Introducing Clef: our open-source decision models, and new RL fine-tuning platform
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Summary
Cloudflare introduced Clef and Clef-flash, open-source decision models hosted on Workers AI for classification and agentic workflows, plus a reinforcement learning platform for fine-tuning decision models with developers' own data.
Key facts
- Clef and Clef-flash are open-source decision models hosted on Workers AI.
- The models target high-speed classification and agentic workflows.
- A new reinforcement learning platform lets developers fine-tune decision models using their own data.
- Cloudflare announced the models and platform on 2026-10-01.
Why it matters
Developers can run open decision models on Workers AI and fine-tune them with their own data through the new reinforcement learning platform, rather than relying solely on closed models.
Companies
Technologies
- Clefmodel
- Clef-flashmodel
- Workers AIservice
Original sources (3)
The 3 reports this event was built from. Crest of Tech keeps no article bodies: the full text is at each source.
- Cloudflare BlogOfficial · PrimaryIntroducing Clef: our open-source decision models, and new RL fine-tuning platform · By Michelle ChenRead at Cloudflare Blog
- Hacker NewsCommunityClef: Open-weight decision models, and new RL fine-tuning platform · By jasondaviesRead at Hacker News
- The RegisterPublicationCloudflare tries to outplay Jev with open-weight Clef modelsRead at The Register