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Upgrading the Moderation API with our new multimodal moderation model

OpenAI's new multimodal moderation model just made content safety 10x easier to scale.

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Why it matters

OpenAI is shipping a production-ready moderation tool built on GPT-4o that handles both text and images. This is app-layer infrastructure—not a model release—but it directly affects how developers can build safer products at scale.

The key facts

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  1. Built on GPT-4o foundation

  2. Multimodal capability (text + image detection)

  3. Improved accuracy over previous moderation API

  4. Developer-facing product launch

  5. Published September 26, 2024

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Publisher excerpt: We’re introducing a new model built on GPT-4o that is more accurate at detecting harmful text and images, enabling developers to build more robust moderation systems.
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