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Prohibition on Developing Competing Products or Services

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does Anthropic prohibit users from using the Services to develop products or services that compete with Anthropic's Services?
Anthropic prohibits users from using the Services to develop products or services that compete with Anthropic's Services, including developing or training AI or machine learning models or reselling the Services.
Does Anthropic prohibit users from developing or training AI or machine learning models?
Anthropic prohibits users from using the Services to develop products or services that compete with Anthropic's Services, including developing or training AI or machine learning models or reselling the Services.
Does Anthropic prohibit users from reselling the Services?
Anthropic prohibits users from using the Services to develop products or services that compete with Anthropic's Services, including developing or training AI or machine learning models or reselling the Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition restricts a broad range of commercial activities, including building AI-powered products that could be seen as competing with Anthropic's own offerings.

Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment of a list item rather than a complete standalone clause; the prohibition verb ('may not' or similar) is not visible in the excerpt itself and is inferred from the context of an acceptable use list. Confidence is medium on that basis.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are prohibited from using the Services to develop competing products, train competing AI models, or resell the Services.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

"Frame" or "mirror" any part of our Services without Tinder's prior written authorization;

Mailchimp Medium

Send content created in Mailchimp through another service.

Hulu Medium

index, frame, embed or link to the Services in a manner not authorized by us, or to collect information about users for the purpose of sending, facilitating, or encouraging unsolicited bulk or other communications

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To develop any products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms or models or resell the Services.

Excerpt from Anthropic's API Terms

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic API Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051160
Document ID
CA-D-00644
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
76b3ec7295fe5abd7a14cd2bc45c46e3b7dd9a66ea991a2455e2ef95f735e820
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 10:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic API Terms
Record ID: CA-P-051160
Captured: 2026-05-08 10:56:14 UTC
SHA-256: 76b3ec7295fe5abd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-api-terms/provision/CA-P-051160/prohibition-on-developing-competing-products-or-services/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Prohibition on Developing Competing Products or Services clause do?

This prohibition restricts a broad range of commercial activities, including building AI-powered products that could be seen as competing with Anthropic's own offerings.

How does this clause affect you?

You are prohibited from using the Services to develop competing products, train competing AI models, or resell the Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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