Is data encrypted before leaving my machine?

Yes. The Privatemode proxy runs locally and encrypts all data before it leaves your machine. It also performs remote attestation to verify the integrity of the Privatemode service, so every request is protected end to end by confidential computing.

Does Privatemode store or retain my conversations?

No. Privatemode never learns from your data. All requests are processed using confidential computing, and no prompts or responses are retained after processing.

Can I still use local models alongside Privatemode?

Yes. GPT4All lets you switch between local and remote models freely. You can use Privatemode for tasks that benefit from frontier cloud models and local models for quick, offline work.

How does this differ from a conventional AI provider like OpenAI?

A conventional AI provider processes your prompts in plaintext on its servers. Privatemode uses confidential computing hardware so your data stays encrypted in memory throughout processing. By design, neither the infrastructure provider nor Privatemode can read your data.

Integrating Privatemode AI with GPT4All

GPT4All runs open-weight models and LocalDocs entirely on your own device. Privatemode extends that reach to models you cannot host yourself, with your conversations encrypted in memory even while they are processed.

Introduction

The challenge

Your hardware is the ceiling

GPT4All keeps everything on your machine, which is why people choose it. But a local model is limited by your RAM and GPU, and small models have little context to spare for the passages LocalDocs retrieves.

The solution

Bigger models, the same data control

The Privatemode proxy runs on the same machine and gives GPT4All access to models with far larger context windows than any model you could host yourself, so retrieved documents finally reach a model large enough to use them. Your prompts stay protected during processing within a hardware-isolated environment.

Benefits

Why use Privatemode AI with GPT4All?

Bigger than your own hardware

See models

End-to-end confidentiality

Learn how

Free tier available

How to get started

How to set up Privatemode in GPT4All

Get your API key

If you don't have a Privatemode API key yet, you can generate one for free here.

Run the Privatemode proxy

The proxy verifies the integrity of the Privatemode service using remote attestation. The proxy also encrypts all data before sending and decrypts data it receives.

Set up GPT4All

Download GPT4All 3.10 from the official website: nomic.ai/gpt4all and open the application on your computer. Remote providers are added on the Add Model page, under the Remote Providers tab.

Integrate Privatemode with GPT4All

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about using Privatemode with GPT4All

Minimal changes. GPT4All supports OpenAI-compatible remote providers since version 3.1, and version 3.10 gives them their own Remote Providers tab on the Add Model page. You add Privatemode there with the proxy URL, and the chat interface works as usual. Your local models remain available for offline use alongside Privatemode.