Google Model Armor
Model-agnostic prompt and response safety screening layer across Google enterprise infrastructure.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaStale
Strengths
- Model-agnostic screening
- Google security integration
- Enterprise API fit
Practitioner note
Worth evaluating for Google-first estates that need managed prompt and response protection, especially around injection and unsafe content controls.
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-05-26US/EU regional endpoints; in-memory processing without durable retention unless logging enabled.
SourceStateless cloud-native SaaS via regional API; standalone or with Security Command Center. (saas)
SourceAudit logs via Cloud Logging filtering on modelarmor.googleapis.com.
SourceRuns on SOC 2 Type II Google Cloud infrastructure.
SourceRuns on ISO/IEC 27001-certified Google Cloud infrastructure.
SourceModel Armor not confirmed in Google Cloud ISO 42001 scope as of 2026-05.
Prompt/response screening component; supports operators' compliance, not itself high-risk. (role: not-applicable)
Proprietary GCP SaaS; full dependency on GCP. (medium)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-08-23Source-backed information mapped from Google Model Armor's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.
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