Compliance · EU hosted
EU-hosted LLMs
Every major LLM provider with EU datacenter residency. GDPR posture, regions, models, and contract type.
Providers6
EU regions15+
ScopeGDPR · Data residency
What this page is
If your data must stay inside the EU, this page is the shortlist. We cover every major LLM provider with documented EU residency · the datacenter regions, models available, GDPR posture, and contract type. Pricing is typically identical to US endpoints. For true data sovereignty (not just EU processing), pick Mistral direct or a sovereign cloud.
Providers with EU data residency
OpenAI (EU Data Residency)
Enterprise / Zero Data Retention
EU regions
Ireland · Germany · Netherlands
Models
GDPR
GDPR-compliant. Data processing addendum (DPA) available. Data stays in selected EU region.
Pricing
Same API pricing as US endpoints.
Anthropic (via AWS EU)
AWS Bedrock / Anthropic Direct
EU regions
Ireland (eu-west-1) · Frankfurt (eu-central-1) · Paris (eu-west-3)
Models
GDPR
Processed via AWS Bedrock EU regions. AWS DPA applies. Claude API direct also supports EU routing.
Pricing
Same as AWS Bedrock US pricing; Anthropic direct may differ.
Mistral (EU-based)
Direct
EU regions
France (Paris) · Sweden
Models
GDPR
Native EU-based company. All processing in EU by default. Strongest GDPR posture of any major lab.
Pricing
Direct API pricing.
Microsoft Azure OpenAI
Enterprise Agreement
EU regions
West Europe · North Europe · Sweden Central · France Central · Germany West Central
Models
GDPR
Full EU Data Boundary available. Signed DPA. Microsoft enterprise-grade compliance.
Pricing
Same as Azure OpenAI US rates.
Google Vertex AI
Vertex enterprise or per-call
EU regions
Belgium · Netherlands · Frankfurt · Finland · Warsaw · Milan · Paris
Models
GDPR
GDPR compliant. Data residency by region selection. Customer-managed encryption keys available.
Pricing
Same as Vertex US rates.
AWS Bedrock
AWS Account
Frequently asked questions
Yes. OpenAI offers EU Data Residency on Enterprise and API contracts in Ireland, Germany, and Netherlands. Anthropic offers Claude via AWS Bedrock in Ireland, Frankfurt, and Paris. Mistral is EU-based by default.