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Guide·May 18, 2026·14 min read

AI Content Moderation APIs for B2B SaaS: The 2026 Buyer's Guide

A practical, opinionated guide to choosing a content moderation API in 2026. What to look for, what to avoid, and how custom-rule LLM systems change the math.

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Comparison·April 29, 2026·12 min read

OpenAI Moderation API vs Custom-Rule LLM Moderation: When to Use Which

OpenAI's free Moderation API ships in three minutes. Custom-rule LLM moderation takes thirty. Here's the honest trade-off, with cost math.

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Playbook·April 12, 2026·16 min read

How to Write Custom Moderation Rules in Plain English (with 25 real examples)

The 25 most useful moderation rules we've seen marketplaces, dating apps, AI chat products, and support teams ship — copy-pasteable, in plain English.

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