Hive is strong on visual content.
For text moderation, you need a platform.
Hive Moderation is very good at image and video classification. Text is another matter: it now comes from LLMs and chatbots as well as forums and comment sections. OpenModeration gives you its own moderation AI, cross-checked by other AI models, with automated rules, human review by our team, built for the DSA.
Why teams look beyond Hive alone
Hive is a capable moderation engine. Moderating text in production takes more than one model and more than raw scores.
Hive is best known for visual moderation, while the volume of text keeps growing
Hive is known for image and video moderation. LLMs and chatbots now produce text at a scale no team can read by hand, so text needs the same care as images. OpenModeration focuses on text, with its own moderation AI cross-checked by other AI models on delicate cases.
One frozen model means no second opinion
With a single proprietary model, every decision relies on one classifier, frozen between two updates. OpenModeration has delicate cases arbitrated by other AI models, and plugs in better or cheaper models as they come out, with nothing to change on your side.
Proprietary models offer little transparency
Hive's models are black boxes. You can't audit them, fine-tune them or inspect their training data. OpenModeration explains every decision in writing, so you can see why each comment was kept or hidden.
DSA compliance needs more than API scores
The EU Digital Services Act requires documented moderation decisions, human review and transparency reports. API-level logs don't cover that. OpenModeration gives you audit trails, human review by our team and exportable reports.
One API format instead of several
Running Hive for visual moderation and a separate API for text leaves you with two integrations to maintain. For text, OpenModeration gives you one standardized API format, backed by its own moderation AI.
Delicate cases are cross-checked by other AI models before a decision is applied.
When a better or cheaper model comes out, we plug it in. Nothing changes on your side.
Every decision comes with a written reason, and you see it in real time.
# Before: Hive Moderation (direct)
const response = await fetch('https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/task/sync', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Authorization': 'Token YOUR_HIVE_KEY' },
body: JSON.stringify({ url: '...', text: { text: content } })
});
# After: OpenModeration
const result = await fetch('https://api.openmoderation.com/v1/moderation', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer om_key_...' },
body: JSON.stringify({ input: text })
});
// Plus: pre-filter, double threshold, auto-actions, audit trail, cross-checked AIHive Moderation vs OpenModeration
Hive is a strong moderation vendor. OpenModeration is a complete platform for comment moderation.
| Feature | Hive Moderation | OpenModeration |
|---|---|---|
| AI engine | Hive only (proprietary models) | Our own moderation AI, cross-checked by other AI models on delicate cases |
| Content types | Text, image, video (strong visual moderation) | Text moderation with 10 categories, plus your own categories in plain language. |
| Pre-filtering | Not available | Built-in word filter blocks obvious spam and forbidden words before any API call |
| Decision engine | Raw classification scores | Dual threshold, with the grey zone reviewed by our team |
| Auto-actions | Must build your own integration | Built-in Action Engine triggers hide, delete, flag, or notify when thresholds are exceeded. |
| Dashboard | Basic API dashboard | Full console: every decision in real time, team roles, analytics |
| API format | Proprietary Hive format | Standardized format. When we plug in a better model, nothing changes in your code. |
| Vendor lock-in | Locked to Hive's proprietary models | Low. Model-agnostic engine: better models plugged in as they come out. |
| Hosting | Cloud API only | EU-managed cloud; on-premise deployment possible on request |
| Audit trail | API request logs | Full DSA audit trail: every AI and human decision logged, exportable reports |
| Pricing | Usage-based, price on request | Free up to 1,000 comments/mo. Managed cloud from €99/mo (10,000 comments included). |
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Comment moderation with an AI that keeps improving.
Our own cross-checked AI and human review by our team, through one standardized API. OpenModeration is hosted in the EU, explains every decision and is ready for the DSA.
No credit card required · DSA-compliant · GDPR-compliant
Questions? contact@openmoderation.com