gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
READER SUMMARYA smaller open-weight policy-reasoning model for adaptable local safety classification.
Why this model scores 38.6
Lower capacity and focused classification keep capability, autonomy, and misuse modest, while open licensing and easier local operation maximize deployment.
News tied to gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
The model score of 38.6 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 61.2 measures the recalibrated complete evidence corpus. These values answer different questions.
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OpenAI releases open-weight safety reasoners backed by deployed classifier practice
OpenAI released 120B and 20B open-weight safeguard models that interpret custom policies, with the underlying safety-reasoning approach already used in production systems.
- Full item contribution
- -0.18
- gpt-oss-safeguard-20b equal share
- -0.09
Model score history
- R1Doom Score 38.6
New exact safeguard tier absent from the durable catalogue.
11 Aug 2026