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EU AI Act Compliance Navigator · 2026

Find your EU AI Act compliance path.

Start with the full eight-question assessment or jump directly to a focused checker. The navigator screens territorial scope, actor role, Article 50, high-risk AI, GPAI and governance, then produces an actionable exposure summary.

No account, email or personal data is required. Your answers stay in your browser and are not transmitted by this tool.

Choose your route

One hub. Eight ways to start.

Use the full navigator when you do not yet know which AI Act issue matters. Use a focused checker when you already know the legal question.

Full Compliance Navigator8 questions · scope, role, Article 50, high-risk, GPAI, Article 5 and governance.Provider vs DeployerIdentify the actor role that drives the obligation set.Annex III High-RiskScreen intended purpose against listed high-risk areas.EU RepresentativeScreen Articles 22 and 54 for non-EU providers.Article 50 TransparencyScreen chatbot, synthetic-content, deepfake and public-interest disclosure duties.GPAI ProviderScreen model-provider status, EU placement, open-source and systemic-risk issues.Article 5 Prohibited PracticesRed-flag screen for prohibited AI practices and the 2026 additions.Deadline NavigatorFind the current date for GPAI, Article 50, Annex III and product-linked high-risk rules.

Focused screening tools

Start with the specific legal question you need to answer

These tools are narrower than the full eight-question assessment and are designed for common U.S. company scoping questions.

Provider vs Deployer CheckerScreen your likely actor role and identify facts that can change it. Annex III High-Risk CheckerScreen whether the intended purpose intersects with listed high-risk use cases. EU Representative CheckerScreen whether Articles 22 or 54 may require an EU-established representative.

Before you start

This is a screening tool, not an automatic legal determination. EU AI Act obligations depend on territorial scope, actor role, intended purpose, system category, effective dates and exceptions.

  • 8 questions
  • About 3 minutes
  • No registration
  • You can move backward and change answers
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Does your organisation place an AI system or general-purpose AI model on the EU market, or put an AI system into service in the EU?

This is a core Article 2 territorial-scope signal for non-EU providers.

Are outputs produced by your AI system used in the European Union?

Article 2 can reach certain providers and deployers outside the EU when AI-system outputs are used in the Union.

Which best describes your main role for this AI system?

Role drives the obligation set. Rebranding or substantial modification can also affect role allocation.

Does the AI interact directly with people, generate content, create deepfakes, or perform emotion recognition or biometric categorisation?

These functions can trigger Article 50 transparency or other specific AI Act duties.

Is the intended purpose connected to employment, education, credit/essential services, biometrics, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, migration/border control, or justice/democratic processes?

These areas can intersect with Annex III high-risk categories. Classification still depends on the precise intended purpose and applicable exceptions.

Do you provide a general-purpose AI (GPAI) model, rather than only using a third-party model?

GPAI model providers have a distinct set of obligations. Downstream deployers and system providers have different responsibilities.

Could any intended use involve a prohibited AI practice under Article 5?

Examples require careful legal analysis. A potential Article 5 issue should be reviewed before relying on a general risk classification.

Do you maintain an AI inventory, assigned owners, AI-literacy measures, vendor/model documentation and evidence of reviews or controls?

Governance evidence matters even when a system is not high-risk.

EU AI Act tools FAQ

What these compliance checkers can — and cannot — tell you

Are these EU AI Act checkers free?

Yes. No account or email is required. The tools perform preliminary screening in the browser.

Do they determine legal compliance?

No. They identify regulatory signals, red flags and next questions. A final analysis can depend on facts, actor role, intended purpose, exceptions and current implementation rules.

Which checker should a U.S. company use first?

If you do not know your EU AI Act role or classification, start with the full Compliance Navigator. If you already know the issue, use the focused checker for Article 50, GPAI, Article 5, Annex III, EU representative status or deadlines.

Method & legal sources

Why the navigator asks these questions

Scope and role first

Article 2 territorial scope and Article 3 actor definitions determine whether later obligation questions are relevant. Provider and deployer duties should not be collapsed.

Function and intended purpose

Article 5, Article 50 and Article 6/Annex III depend on what the system does, how it is used and the legal role of the organisation.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — official text

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Navigator version: 2026.09.29 · Legal logic reviewed: 29 September 2026. Material changes to scope, classification or effective dates require source re-check and version update.