No. 10 of 23 ·AI Content Moderation Software

LocalMod

Linux · Self-hosted · API

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Two barsScore 6.3

LocalMod is ranked #10 of 23 in AI content moderation software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

LocalMod plans and pricing

Free, self-hosted Free No price stated · self-hosted content moderation API github.com · 8 Oct 2026

Purpose: LocalMod is a fully offline, self-hosted content moderation API for text and images.
Privacy: The project says it runs offline and that user data never leaves their infrastructure.
Text checks: Its text classifiers cover PII, toxicity, prompt injection, spam, and NSFW text.
Image checks: Its image moderation classifier detects explicit or adult images.
PII detection: The PII classifier detects emails, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and credit card numbers.
API endpoints: The API includes endpoints for single and batch text analysis, PII redaction, and image analysis by URL or uploaded file.
Ways to run: The README documents Python usage, an API server, and Docker deployment.
Discord: A Discord bot example supports real-time text and image moderation, auto-delete, timeout, and logging.
Offline setup: The README says to download the models once, then configure LOCALMOD_OFFLINE=1 to run offline.
Model download: The documented model download is about 3.5 GB and includes the image model.
Compute: The README recommends a GPU for production workloads and lists CPU and GPU latency estimates by classifier.
License: The repository identifies LocalMod as MIT licensed.
Audience: The project describes itself as a self-hosted content moderation API for users who want moderation within their own infrastructure.
Price from: Free

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