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+## News and Updates
+- **[Feb 12, 2025]** We just launched Guardrails Index -- the first of its kind benchmark comparing the performance and latency of 24 guardrails across 6 most common categories! Check out the index at index.guardrailsai.com
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 ## What is Guardrails?
 
 Guardrails is a Python framework that helps build reliable AI applications by performing two key functions: