French startup Mistral AI has launched a new content moderation API to compete with OpenAI and address concerns about AI safety and content filtering.
The API, powered by Mistral's Ministral 8B model, detects harmful content across nine categories and supports 11 languages.
Mistral's approach focuses on both edge computing and safety features, making it attractive to European companies subject to data protection regulations.
The company's moderation API is already being used in its Le Chat platform and is available through Mistral's cloud platform.