Lelapa AI
- Rank
- Score
- 116/149
- 32 out of 100
Lelapa AI builds resource-efficient language AI designed to scale globally. Its Vulavula product transcribes and translates multilingual call centre conversations for telecoms and financial services, in languages such as isiZulu and Sesotho, and it released InkubaLM, a small open language model for African languages, on Hugging Face.
Is Lelapa AI safe?
Lelapa AI scores 32 out of 100 and ranks 116 of 149, and the rating is low confidence. Its strongest category is Privacy, and its weakest category is Security.
How is Lelapa AI scored?
Lelapa AI is scored out of 100 on Safety (25%), Transparency (25%), Security (25%), and Privacy (25%). See how we score.
Safety framework
Average used24.4This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Pre-release testing
0Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Was the model tested for dangerous capabilities, such as biological, chemical or cyber risks?
Company claim0/50huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Did an outside organisation test the model before release?
Company claim0/50huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Safety test results
Average used74.1This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Incident record
Not enough dataProtecting children
0Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Does the model card report child-safety tests or safeguards?
Company claim0/50huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the privacy policy set a minimum age, or say the service is not directed at children?
Company claim0/50lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Model documentation
50Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the model card describe what the model can do?
Company claim25/25“It is capable of understanding and generating content in five African languages: Swahili, Yoruba, Hausa, isiZulu, and isiXhosa, as well as E…” MoreLess
“It is capable of understanding and generating content in five African languages: Swahili, Yoruba, Hausa, isiZulu, and isiXhosa, as well as English and French.”
huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the model card report test results?
Company claim0/25huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the model card state the model's limitations?
Company claim25/25“While it can generate text on various topics, the resulting content may not always be entirely accurate, logically consistent, or free from…” MoreLess
“While it can generate text on various topics, the resulting content may not always be entirely accurate, logically consistent, or free from biases found in the training data.”
huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the model card describe safety safeguards?
Company claim0/25huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Training-data disclosure
Average used29.9This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Independent transparency index
Average used40.7This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Transparency reports
Average used25This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Public safety commitments
0Average of the commitments signed.
- No
Has it signed the EU code of practice for general-purpose AI?
Company claim0/100European Commission (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026 - No
Did it sign only the safety and security chapter?
Company claim0/50European Commission (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026 - No
Has it signed the Frontier AI Safety Commitments (Seoul 2024)?
Company claim0/100Frontier AI Safety Commitments (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026
Security programme and certifications
0Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Is there a way to report security flaws, such as a bug bounty?
Company claim0/34No document found - No
Does it state it holds a SOC 2 Type II report?
Company claim0/33No document found - No
Does it state it holds ISO 27001 certification?
Company claim0/33No document found
Software vulnerabilities
Not enough dataData breaches
Not enough dataClear privacy policy
100Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the privacy policy say what personal data is collected?
Company claim20/20“Name and email address from account registration.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say whether your data is used to train AI?
Company claim20/20“Lelapa AI does not use client data for model training.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say how long data is kept?
Company claim20/20“Account and registration information Retained for the duration of the account and as required for legal and billing purposes thereafter.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say who your data is shared with?
Company claim20/20“Stripe Billing email and payment information shared for payment processing only.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy explain your privacy rights?
Company claim20/20“You have the right to: Access: request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you and receive a copy.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Training-data defaults
100100 if training is opt-in only, 50 if you can opt out, 0 if neither.
- Yes
Is your data used for training only if you opt in?
Company claim100/100“Lelapa AI does not use client data for model training.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Can you stop your data being used for training?
Company claim0/50lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Export and delete your data
50Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Can you get a copy of your data?
Company claim0/50lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Can you delete your data?
Company claim50/50“For website account holders, you can manage or delete your account information at any time through your profile settings.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Privacy fines
Not enough dataIndependent privacy ratings
Average used52.9This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Risk governance
Average used26.6This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Regulator actions
Not enough dataCourt judgments
Not enough dataPrivacy contact and complaints
100Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Is there a privacy contact, such as an email or a data protection officer?
Company claim50/50“Email: popia@lelapa.ai”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does it tell you that you can complain to a regulator?
Company claim50/50“If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate your complaint to the Information Regulator of South Africa.”
lelapa.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Score history
Newest first. Only days when the score changed are listed.
2 Nov 2026
Score 32
Method 2 Nov 2026
+1
14 Oct 2026
Score 31
Method Not recorded
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