OpenAI: GPT OSS Safeguard 20B

Safety model for policy screening, moderation, and risk-aware routing workflows

Source-linked gpt-oss Open weights Released 2025-10-29

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InputT

OutputT

Input price$0.07/M

Output price$0.2/M

Context131.072K

Max output131.072K

Providers9

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Providers

Provider-specific identifiers, limits, and listed prices per million tokens. Every row links back to the provider's own documentation.

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Providers offering GPT OSS Safeguard 20B
Provider	Provider model ID	Context	Max output	Input	Output	Cache read	Capabilities	Docs
Vercel AI Gateway	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	128K	16K	$0.07	$0.2	—	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
Amazon Bedrock	`openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	128K	16.384K	$0.07	$0.2	—	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
Merge Gateway	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	4.096K	4.096K	$0.07	$0.2	—	Reasoning	Docs ↗
NanoGPT	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	128K	16.384K	$0.075	$0.3	—	Reasoning	Docs ↗
Groq	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	131.072K	65.536K	$0.075	$0.3	$0.037	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
Kilo Gateway	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	131.072K	65.536K	$0.075	$0.3	$0.037	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
OpenRouter	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	131.072K	65.536K	$0.075	$0.3	$0.037	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
AI/ML API	`openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	131.072K	65.536K	$0.079	$0.317	$0.04	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗
LowRouter	`auto/openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b`	131.072K	131.072K	$0.08	$0.24	—	ReasoningToolsJSON	Docs ↗

Capability badges appear only where the provider catalog explicitly lists support. A blank cell means the source is silent, not that the feature is absent.

Listed rates

Price across providers

Input price per million tokens as published by each provider. Bars are drawn from listed rates only — no traffic weighting, since the catalog observes no requests.

Lowest input $0.07/M

Across 9 priced providers

Median input $0.075/M

Midpoint of listed rates

Highest input $0.08/M

1.1× the lowest listed rate

Output range $0.2 – $0.317

Per million output tokens

Vercel AI Gateway $0.07/M

Amazon Bedrock $0.07/M

Merge Gateway $0.07/M

NanoGPT $0.075/M

Groq $0.075/M

Kilo Gateway $0.075/M

OpenRouter $0.075/M

AI/ML API $0.079/M

LowRouter $0.08/M

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3 providers list the identical $0.07 input rate, so price alone will not separate them — compare context limits, max output, and capabilities above.

Context limits also differ by provider, from 4.096K to 131.072K tokens. Compare the provider table above before choosing on price alone.

Specification

Capabilities

Recorded from the source catalog and provider listings.

✓ Reasoning Yes

✓ Tool calling Yes

✓ Structured output Yes

× Attachments No

× Vision input No

✓ Open weights Yes

Creator: OpenAI
Model family: gpt-oss
Knowledge cutoff: Not documented
License: Not documented
Release date: 2025-10-29
Model ID: openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

Weights: Hugging Face ↗

Published evaluations

Benchmarks

Every result stays attached to its source, version, metric and harness. Scores from different versions are never merged, and the profile below plots each benchmark against its own population rather than on a shared scale.

Benchmark registry

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Catalog activity

Change log

Field-level changes detected between successful source imports.

Full change log

Oct 24, 2026Price Completion0.3 → 0.2

Oct 24, 2026Max Output Tokens65536 → 131072

Oct 24, 2026Price Prompt0.075 → 0.07

Oct 24, 2026Max Output Tokens131072 → 65536

Oct 24, 2026Price Completion0.2 → 0.3

Oct 24, 2026Price Prompt0.07 → 0.075

Oct 24, 2026Price Completion0.3 → 0.2

Oct 24, 2026Max Output Tokens65536 → 131072

Oct 24, 2026Price Prompt0.075 → 0.07

Oct 24, 2026Price Completion0.2 → 0.3

Provenance

Sources & verification

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Methodology

Last verified: Oct 24, 2026
Status: Source-linked
Confidence: Medium
Catalog source: Models.dev

Models.devcatalog ↗Vercel AI Gateway documentationprovider documentation ↗Amazon Bedrock documentationprovider documentation ↗Merge Gateway documentationprovider documentation ↗NanoGPT documentationprovider documentation ↗Groq documentationprovider documentation ↗Kilo Gateway documentationprovider documentation ↗OpenRouter documentationprovider documentation ↗AI/ML API documentationprovider documentation ↗LowRouter documentationprovider documentation ↗

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API documentation

Endpoint

GET https://modelbench.lol/api/v1/models/openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

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curl "https://modelbench.lol/api/v1/models/openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b"

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

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What is GPT OSS Safeguard 20B?

Safety model for policy screening, moderation, and risk-aware routing workflows. It is published by OpenAI and catalogued here from Models.dev.

How much does GPT OSS Safeguard 20B cost?

Listed input pricing starts at $0.07 per million tokens from Vercel AI Gateway, rising to $0.08 across 9 listed providers.

What is the context length of GPT OSS Safeguard 20B?

GPT OSS Safeguard 20B accepts up to 131.072K tokens of context and returns up to 131.072K output tokens.

Does GPT OSS Safeguard 20B support tool calling and structured output?

Provider catalogs list support for tool calling, structured output, and reasoning.

Which providers serve GPT OSS Safeguard 20B?

9 providers list this model: Vercel AI Gateway, Amazon Bedrock, Merge Gateway, NanoGPT, Groq, Kilo Gateway and 3 more.

Are the weights for GPT OSS Safeguard 20B open?

Yes. The weights are published and downloadable from Hugging Face.

When was GPT OSS Safeguard 20B released?

The catalog records a release date of 2025-10-29, last verified Oct 24, 2026.

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