NetEase
- Rank
- Score
- 95/149
- 37 out of 100
NetEase is a Chinese internet technology company founded by Ding Lei in June 1997. In December 2007 it launched the Youdao search engine and later built a series of applications under the brand, including Youdao dictionary. Its NetEase Youdao AI team develops Confucius models such as Confucius4-T3PO, a simultaneous translation model.
Is Confucius safe?
Confucius scores 37 out of 100 and ranks 95 of 149. Its strongest category is Privacy, and its weakest category is Safety.
How is Confucius scored?
Confucius 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 claim0/50c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Model documentation
75Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the model card describe what the model can do?
Company claim25/25“Fully streaming text translation: supports fine-grained chunk input at the character and word level; committed translations are append-only…” MoreLess
“Fully streaming text translation: supports fine-grained chunk input at the character and word level; committed translations are append-only and never rewritten.”
huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the model card report test results?
Company claim25/25“1 Evaluation Results” (results shown as an image on the source page)
huggingface.co (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the model card state the model's limitations?
Company claim25/25“Lower latency can reduce translation quality, because a committed segment is never revised when later context arrives.”
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
No problems found in 1 public record. That is not proof.
Security programme and certifications
34Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Is there a way to report security flaws, such as a bug bounty?
Company claim34/34“Send reports to: security@corp.netease.com”
aq.163.com (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - 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
70This check counts only when a source covers the company. With no events it holds the pillar, which is not proof of a clean record. Each recorded event takes points off the pillar, and serious or recent ones count most. Allegation checks, regulator actions and open investigations use half the severity load. Confirmed data breaches, last 36 months.
No events
Independent sourceHave I Been Pwned (opens in a new tab) · 12 Nov 2026
Clear privacy policy
60Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the privacy policy say what personal data is collected?
Company claim20/20“注册信息：您需要提供手机号码、验证码，用于创建您的账号、用户名和密码，以及接受词典的网络社区服务、翻译服务等。”
c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the privacy policy say whether your data is used to train AI?
Company claim0/20c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the privacy policy say how long data is kept?
Company claim0/20c.youdao.com 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“为向您提供特定服务，我们需要向我们的关联公司及其他服务提供商，以共享或委托处理的方式提供与服务目的所必要相关的您的个人信息。”
c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy explain your privacy rights?
Company claim20/20“如您想查询、更正、删除、撤回授权同意、注销账户、获取个人信息副本，您可以访问相关功能页面或或通过本政策第十条约定的联系方式联络我们。”
c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Training-data defaults
0100 if training is opt-in only, 50 if you can opt out, 0 if neither.
- No
Is your data used for training only if you opt in?
Company claim0/100c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Can you stop your data being used for training?
Company claim0/50c.youdao.com 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 claim0/50c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Can you delete your data?
Company claim50/50“在以下情形中，您可以向我们提出删除个人信息的请求： 1、如果我们处理个人信息的行为违反法律法规； 2、如果我们收集、使用您的个人信息，却未征得您的授权同意； 3、如果我们处理个人信息的行为严重违反了与您的约定； 4、如果我们不再为您提供有道词典服务。”
c.youdao.com 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“邮箱：yddictservice @163.com”
c.youdao.com 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“如您不满意我们的处理，您还可向履行个人信息保护职责的部门进行投诉、举报。”
c.youdao.com privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Score history
Newest first. Only days when the score changed are listed.
3 Nov 2026
Score 37
Method 3 Nov 2026
-3 · Method update and new evidence
2 Nov 2026
Score 40
Method 2 Nov 2026
-4 · Method update
28 Oct 2026
Score 44
Method 28 Oct 2026, update 2
-3 · combines both 28 Oct updates (28 Oct 2026 - Update 1 and 28 Oct 2026 - Update 2)
23 Oct 2026
Score 47
Method 21 Oct 2026
+5 · Data fix
21 Oct 2026
Score 42
Method 21 Oct 2026
-3 · Method update
20 Oct 2026
Score 45
Method Not recorded
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