Updated March 27, 2026
Lakera provides real-time AI security that protects LLM applications from prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, and toxic content. Lakera Guard is a low-latency API that scans inputs and outputs to detect and block attacks before they reach the model. The platform defends against the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and is used by enterprises to secure customer-facing AI applications.
Runtime guardrails API that validates AI agent actions against policies before execution, blocking incorrect actions with structured feedback.
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