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No Use of Output to Compete with OpenAI

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

Key Facts

What does OpenAI prohibit users from using Output to do?
OpenAI prohibits users from using Output to develop models that compete with OpenAI.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This restriction prevents users from leveraging OpenAI's generated Output as a resource to build rival AI models, protecting OpenAI's competitive position.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a sentence fragment, typical of a prohibited-use list item, without explicit prohibitory language. The prohibition is inferred from its position within an acceptable use policy context. The claim is consistent with that reading.

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)

Users are prohibited from using any Output they receive from the Services to develop models that would compete with OpenAI.

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Host Content on our servers for any purpose other than for your use of the Service.

TikTok Medium

use TikTok Content...another user's content or generative AI-enabled features for commercial purposes unless permitted by TikTok USDS Joint Venture or the user, respectively...

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Using Output to develop models that compete with OpenAI.

Excerpt from OpenAI's EU Terms of Use

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
OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059288
Document ID
CA-D-00756
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
86ae292930d3782298e0436c053164660e09a9df37ec6ce35eccab5f9a771aa6
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-059288
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:09:20 UTC
SHA-256: 86ae292930d37822…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-eu-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-059288/no-use-of-output-to-compete-with-openai/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's No Use of Output to Compete with OpenAI clause do?

This restriction prevents users from leveraging OpenAI's generated Output as a resource to build rival AI models, protecting OpenAI's competitive position.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are prohibited from using any Output they receive from the Services to develop models that would compete with OpenAI.

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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