OpenAI has announced the acquisition of Promptfoo, a startup that develops tools to detect and fix vulnerabilities in AI systems. The move is aimed at enhancing security features for OpenAI’s enterprise Frontier platform.
Promptfoo’s technology helps identify issues such as prompt injection, data leaks, jailbreaks, and unsafe tool execution in AI models. Its tools are widely used by developers and enterprise teams for testing AI behaviour before deployment.
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Srinivas Narayanan, CTO of OpenAI’s B2B Applications, said, “Promptfoo brings deep engineering expertise in evaluating and securing AI systems at enterprise scale. Their work helps businesses deploy secure and reliable AI applications, and we’re excited to bring these capabilities directly into Frontier.”
Ian Webster, co-founder and CEO of Promptfoo, added, “We started Promptfoo to provide developers a practical way to secure AI systems. Joining OpenAI lets us accelerate this work and bring stronger security and governance to teams building real-world AI systems.”
OpenAI said Promptfoo’s open-source tools will continue to be maintained, while its team and technology are integrated into OpenAI’s platform to support enterprise AI safety and compliance.
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