Home AI terms of service OpenAI API data controls OpenAI API data controls: Benchmark and Analysis Clause Does OpenAI API data controls restrict publishing benchmarks or competitive analysis? Our reading of the terms on Oct 18, 2026: no clause found . Our reading · Observed Last checked Oct 18, 2026 · Source · Methodology
How we got this number What we read: the official wording on developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/your-data Checked: Oct 18, 2026 ; tracked since Oct 18, 2026Shown in: the United StatesChecks so far: 1 check since Oct 18, 2026What changed: no change since Oct 18, 2026 Page updated: Oct 18, 2026 Other measured facts Question Answer Checked Status Does OpenAI prohibit automated access or scraping of its web app, according to its API data controls? No clause found Oct 18, 2026 Observed Does OpenAI use customer inputs to train models (by plan), according to its API data controls? No. API data is not used for training unless you explicitly opt in to share it. Oct 18, 2026 Observed Does the OpenAI free tier allow commercial use, according to its API data controls? No clause found Oct 18, 2026 Observed When was the OpenAI API data controls last updated? No clause found Oct 18, 2026 Observed
History One check so far, on Oct 18, 2026.
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Record history — 5 records for 5 questions Last record Oct 18, 2026 Shown in the United States Does OpenAI API data controls restrict publishing benchmarks or competitive analysis? Time Value Status Oct 18, 2026 No clause found Observed
Does OpenAI prohibit automated access or scraping of its web app, according to its API data controls? Time Value Status Oct 18, 2026 No clause found Observed
Does OpenAI use customer inputs to train models (by plan), according to its API data controls? Time Value Status Oct 18, 2026 No. API data is not used for training unless you explicitly opt in to share it. Observed
Does the OpenAI free tier allow commercial use, according to its API data controls? Time Value Status Oct 18, 2026 No clause found Observed
When was the OpenAI API data controls last updated? Time Value Status Oct 18, 2026 No clause found Observed