LlamaGuard

AI Security & Safety · Free

Meta's LLM-based input/output safeguard

At a glance

Made by
Meta
Korean
None (English and a few others only)
Open source
MIT
GitHub
18,565 stars · MIT

What is LlamaGuard?

Llama Guard is an LLM-based input and output safeguard model for human-AI conversation use cases. It has a safety risk taxonomy, and it classifies LLM prompts (prompt classification) as well as the LLM responses to those prompts (response classification). It is a Llama2-7b model instruction-tuned on a collected dataset, and the paper states that it matched or outperformed existing content moderation tools on benchmarks such as OpenAI Moderation Evaluation and ToxicChat. It produces multi-class classification and binary decision scores, and the classification categories can be adapted to the use case, or other taxonomies can be used via zero-shot or few-shot prompting. Meta states that it releases the model weights (as of the paper page, 2023-12-07).

  • Prompt classification (input check)
  • Response classification (output check)
  • Safety risk taxonomy
  • Multi-class classification and binary decision scores
  • Customizing classification categories
  • Using other taxonomies via zero-shot or few-shot prompting
  • Model weights released

Who uses LlamaGuard and for what

  • Checking prompts and responses in human-AI conversations for safety risks (content moderation)
  • For researchers to further develop and adapt the model for AI safety

Pricing

Open source + paid enterprise plans

Some open-source tools are free; enterprise security platforms are billed under separate contracts

Estimate based on AI knowledge - please verify on the official site

AI tools similar to LlamaGuard (alternatives)

LlamaGuard vs. alternatives at a glance

AIPricingCombos on the mapConnected toolsFreeCheapest monthlyKorean
LlamaGuardFree06——No
NeMo GuardrailsFree + paid06——No
ShieldstralFree05Yes—No

1 of these 3 tools have a free plan.

Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.

LlamaGuard on AI Galaxy Map

  • One of 21 AI tools in the AI Security & Safety field.
  • Connected to 6 other tools — #1 in its field.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use LlamaGuard for free?

Open source + paid enterprise plans. Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.

What AI can I use instead of LlamaGuard?

Tools that do the same job, such as NeMo Guardrails, Shieldstral, Guardrails AI, Lakera Guard, are connected to it on the map.

Can I use LlamaGuard in Korean?

None (English and a few others only)

Sources (official pages)

Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.

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