NemoGuard Models by NVIDIA AI
2 models2025Up to 4k ctx
Last refreshed 2026-05-19. Next refresh: weekly.
About
NemoGuard is NVIDIA's family of safety and content moderation models built on Llama, designed to detect unsafe content and enforce topic restrictions in LLM applications.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- safety
- Capability starting point
- Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Content Safety with 4k context
- Lowest tracked input
- Not tracked
- Closest related family
- NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
2 in view
Use when the workload needs safety, 4k context, and 8B parameters.
2025-01safety4k context8B parameters
Use when the workload needs safety, 4k context, and 8B parameters.
2025-01safety4k context8B parameters
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Content Safety | Use when the workload needs safety, 4k context, and 8B parameters. | 2025-01 | safety4k context8B parameters | Current |
| Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Topic Control | Use when the workload needs safety, 4k context, and 8B parameters. | 2025-01 | safety4k context8B parameters | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release group2025-01
2 current
Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Content Safety
Currentsafety4k context8B parameters
Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Topic Control
Currentsafety4k context8B parameters
Specifications(2 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Content Safety | 2025-01 | 4k | 8B |
| Llama 3.1 NemoGuard 8B Topic Control | 2025-01 | 4k | 8B |
Available From(1 provider)
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