Privatemode vs. Chinese AI providers
DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, and GLM run on infrastructure bound by Chinese law.
Privatemode runs the same models in the EU, encrypted end-to-end.
Model quality
Same models. Different jurisdiction.
- Privatemode: identical models
- Chinese providers: identical models, too
Privatemode self-hosts the same open-weight DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, and GLM releases you'd use directly. Nothing changes about output quality, model quality isn't the argument here, jurisdiction is.
Data residency
Where your prompts and files physically sit.
- Privatemode: EU
- Chinese providers: China
Prompts and files processed through Privatemode stay inside confidential-computing environments hosted and operated in the EU. Using DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, or GLM directly means your data is processed on infrastructure located in, and operated under, China.
Legal access
Which government can compel disclosure.
- Privatemode: GDPR only
- Chinese providers: National Intelligence Law
Data processed through Privatemode is governed by GDPR, with no exposure to a foreign intelligence law. Providers operating under Chinese jurisdiction can be compelled to share data with the state, independent of how the provider intends to behave.
Data privacy
Who can technically read your data.
- Privatemode: hardware-enforced
- Chinese providers: contractual only
Privatemode encrypts prompts and files end-to-end and processes them only inside an isolated environment. Neither Privatemode, the cloud, nor the model's original lab can see the plaintext. Using the provider's own hosted API means your data is processed in plaintext on their infrastructure, protected only by policy.
Privatemode vs. Chinese AI providers, at a glance.
Same models, different jurisdiction. DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, and GLM run under Chinese law when used directly. Privatemode runs the identical models in the EU, under GDPR, hardware-enforced.
- Model quality
- Data residency
- Legal access
- Data privacy
Privatemode
The same open-weight Chinese models, self-hosted in EU confidential computing. Nobody, including Privatemode, can access your data.
- Identical models
- EU
- GDPR only
- Hardware-enforced
DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi & GLM
The same models, used directly from the Chinese provider. Prompts and files are processed in plaintext on their infrastructure.
- Identical models
- China
- China's National Intelligence Law
- Contractual only
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Privatemode vs. Chinese AI providers
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Privatemode hosts the same open-weight models released by their Chinese labs. Model quality is identical. Privatemode only changes where and how your data is processed.
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