# Lakera Guard vs Llama Guard

| Attribute | Lakera Guard | Llama Guard |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.6 (56% (medium)) | 43.9 (25% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,431 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native security platform designed for AI applications that intercepts both user inputs and model outputs to detect and prevent prompt injections, data leakage, jailbreaks, and compliance violations before they reach the LLM. It is indexed under AI Guardrails.","source":"https://www.lakera.ai","question":"What is Lakera Guard?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Lakera Guard offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.lakera.ai","question":"Is Lakera Guard free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Lakera Guard. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.lakera.ai","question":"What platforms does Lakera Guard support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Lakera Guard can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.lakera.ai","question":"Can Lakera Guard be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Lakera Guard. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Lakera Guard not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.lakera.ai/risk/compliance-regulatory-risks","question":"What security certifications does Lakera Guard have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A suite of input/output moderation models and security evaluation benchmarks designed to help developers build safer generative AI applications. Includes tools to detect prompt injection, jailbreaking attempts, and other violating content. It is indexed under AI Guardrails.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Llama Guard?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Llama Guard is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is Llama Guard free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Llama Guard supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Llama Guard support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Llama Guard can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Llama Guard be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-native security platform designed for AI applications that intercepts both user inputs and model outputs to detect and prevent prompt injections, data leakage, jailbreaks, and compliance violations before they reach the LLM. | Open-source moderation models that detect and help prevent harmful content in AI language model inputs and outputs, with capabilities including prompt injection and jailbreak attack detection. |
| features.capabilities | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_inline_proxy","prompt_injection_and_jailbreak_blocking":true,"inbound_pii_and_credit_card_masking_redaction":true,"sub_50ms_latency_guarantees_for_proxy_routing":true,"custom_regex_and_deterministic_denylist_rulesets":true}` | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_python_library","rag_retrieval_chunk_poisoning_defense":false,"prompt_injection_and_jailbreak_blocking":true,"inbound_pii_and_credit_card_masking_redaction":false,"streaming_token_interception_and_chunked_eval":false,"sub_50ms_latency_guarantees_for_proxy_routing":false,"custom_regex_and_deterministic_denylist_rulesets":false,"outbound_toxicity_and_competitor_mention_blocking":true,"zero_data_retention_and_prompt_privacy_guarantees":true,"hallucination_and_topical_off_brand_drift_detection":false}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Splunk"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.lakera.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:09:56.803Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source under MIT license","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:59:49.492Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=codeshield&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Guardrails)

| Capability | Lakera Guard | Llama Guard |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud inline proxy | Open source python library |
| Prompt injection and jailbreak blocking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inbound pii and credit card masking redaction | ✓ | ✗ |
| Outbound toxicity and competitor mention blocking | - | ✓ |
| Hallucination and topical off brand drift detection | - | ✗ |
| Sub 50ms latency guarantees for proxy routing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom regex and deterministic denylist rulesets | ✓ | ✗ |
| Streaming token interception and chunked eval | - | ✗ |
| Rag retrieval chunk poisoning defense | - | ✗ |
| Zero data retention and prompt privacy guarantees | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✗ |
| ISO 27001 | - | ✗ |
| Pricing model | - | Free open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:16:26.273Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*