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OpenAI API EU AI Act Compliance Profile
OpenAI
① Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
② Model Info
③ Provider Info
ProviderOpenAI
Categoryapi platform
④ Obligations
2apply
~12h effort
□ AI Literacy (Art. 4)
□ AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
$ npx complior scan
Your risk depends on how you use OpenAI API
| Usage Context | Risk Level | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| Internal coding tool | MINIMAL | 3 obligations (~12h) |
| Customer support bot | LIMITED | 7 obligations (~32h) |
| HR screening / hiring | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
| Credit decisions | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
| Medical triage | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
Why this tool is classified as LIMITED RISK
API platform for GPT models — text generation, embeddings, vision, and function calling for application integration.
Applicable Articles
Who does what
OpenAI (provider)Their job
- Provider obligations being compiled
You (deployer)Your job
- •AI Literacy (Art. 4) (Art. 4)
- •AI Disclosure (Art. 50) (Art. 50)
Risk Assessment Reasoning
This model is classified as Limited Risk under the EU AI Act. Deployers must comply with transparency obligations (Art. 50), ensuring users are informed they are interacting with an AI system. AI literacy training (Art. 4) is also required.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is OpenAI API's EU AI Act risk classification?
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OpenAI API is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act.
What are my obligations if I deploy OpenAI API?
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As a OpenAI API deployer, you have 2 base obligations (~12 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Art. 4, Art. 50.
What is OpenAI API?
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OpenAI API is a Unknown model. It has 0 downloads on HuggingFace.
What are the EU AI Act deadlines for OpenAI API?
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Already passed: AI Literacy (Art. 4) — 2025-02-02. Already passed: AI Disclosure (Art. 50) — 2025-08-02.
Check OpenAI API compliance in your codebase
One command to scan. Open-source CLI.
$ npx complior scan