# Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models

DevFeed: [Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/offering-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models-6558.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/offering-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models>)

Published: 2026-08-19T19:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-safety.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [retention](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retention.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI reaffirms Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers and previews Private Safety Processing, which analyzes patterns across related interactions through automated systems without exposing prompts or responses to OpenAI personnel. The approach is intended to support safety monitoring for complex and agentic tasks while preserving customer control over sensitive content.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI reaffirms Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers and previews Private Safety Processing for advanced AI safety without compromising data privacy.