ChatGPT alternative from Europe: 13 providers compared
KIplatz is one of 13 AI chats in this overview. Every statement comes from the page of the respective provider, with a date, and stands there without a verdict. Where a provider does not say something, it says so here. What matters to you is your decision.
From KIplatz to GPT4All, as of 22 September 2026
| Provider | Seat | Where your questions are processed | Free | Cheapest paid plan | Input used for training (default) | Sources in the answer | Runs on your own device | Advertising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIplatz | Austria, Laakirchen | on your own device and on the community's devices; the server in Vienna passes on and stores no questions | yes, without limit | none | no | yes, under every answer | yes, Windows 11; questions from any device via the website | no |
| ChatGPT (OpenAI) | USA, San Francisco; for Europe OpenAI Ireland, Dublin | USA; Europe only for business and education customers | yes, with limits | Go, 7.99 € a month | yes, can be switched off | with web search | no | yes, in Free and Go, since 18 August 2026 also in Austria |
| Claude (Anthropic) | USA, San Francisco; for Europe Anthropic Ireland, Dublin | USA | yes | Pro, 20 $ a month, before tax | yes, can be switched off | with web search | no | no |
| Gemini (Google) | USA, Mountain View; for Europe Google Ireland, Dublin | worldwide; Europe only for business customers | yes | Google AI Plus, 4.99 € a month | yes, can be switched off | partly | no | conversations are not used for advertising |
| Copilot (Microsoft) | USA, Redmond; for Austria Microsoft Ireland, Dublin | own region or USA | yes, with limits | Microsoft 365 Single, 10 € a month | yes, can be switched off | yes | no | yes |
| Vibe, formerly Le Chat (Mistral AI) | France, Paris | Europe, by default | yes, with limits | Pro, 14.99 € a month | yes, can be switched off | with web search | no | conversations are not used for advertising |
| Lumo (Proton) | Switzerland, Geneva | Europe | yes, with limits | Plus; price only visible in the browser on the provider's page | no | with web search | no | no |
| IONOS GPT (IONOS) | Germany, Montabaur | Germany | until 30 September 2026, then 5 € a month | 5 € a month | no | not stated on the provider's page | no | not stated on the provider's page |
| DeepSeek | China, Hangzhou | China | yes | not stated on the provider's page | yes, can be switched off | not stated on the provider's page | app no; the models can be run on your device with other programs | no |
| Ollama | USA, California | on your own device; cloud models on request | yes | Pro, 20 $ a month, for cloud models | no | not stated on the provider's page | yes, Windows, Mac, Linux | not stated on the provider's page |
| LM Studio (Element Labs) | USA, Delaware | on your own device; cloud services on request | yes | Bionic+, 20 $ a month | no | not stated on the provider's page | yes, Windows, Mac, Linux | not stated on the provider's page |
| Jan (Menlo Research) | Singapore; team in Ho Chi Minh City | on your own device; cloud models on request | yes | none | not stated on the provider's page | with web search | yes, Windows, Mac, Linux | not stated on the provider's page |
| GPT4All (Nomic) | USA, Delaware | on your own device | yes | none | no; data donation only on request | yes, with your own documents | yes, Windows, Mac, Linux | not stated on the provider's page |
Prices as the providers showed them on their pages for Austria on 22 September 2026; dollar prices where there are no euro prices. For companies from the USA the contract for Europe is usually with an Irish subsidiary; processing still happens in the USA unless the provider states otherwise.
How this overview was made
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The rules for this comparison
Sources, all retrieved on 22 September 2026
ChatGPT: openai.com/policies/eu-terms-of-use, openai.com/policies/eu-privacy-policy, chatgpt.com/pricing, help.openai.com (articles 5722486, 9237897, 20001047, 9903489), openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-across-europe. Claude: anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms, anthropic.com/legal/privacy, claude.com/pricing, claude.com/download, privacy.claude.com (articles 10023580, 7996890), support.claude.com (article 10684626), anthropic.com/news/claude-is-a-space-to-think. Gemini: policies.google.com/terms, policies.google.com/privacy, support.google.com/gemini (answers 13594961, 14143489, 13275745), gemini.google/subscriptions, docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/enterprise/docs/locations. Copilot: microsoft.com/de-at/servicesagreement, microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement, microsoft.com/de-at/microsoft-365-copilot/pricing/individuals, support.microsoft.com/microsoft-copilot (Privacy FAQ, Privacy controls, Age limits, What is the Copilot app). Vibe: legal.mistral.ai/terms/data-processing-addendum, mistral.ai/pricing (euro), help.mistral.ai (articles 347629, 347617, 455207, 347633, 682992), legal.mistral.ai/terms/additional-terms, docs.mistral.ai/vibe. Lumo: proton.me/lumo/terms, proton.me/support/lumo-privacy, proton.me/lumo/pricing, proton.me/lumo/download, proton.me/blog/lumo-2, proton.me/lumo. IONOS GPT: ionos.de/impressum, ionos.de/office-loesungen/ki-assistent-kostenlos, ionos.de/hilfe/ki/gpt-ionos (end of the free version, FAQ, access, PWA), ionos.de/momentum/ionos-gpt. DeepSeek: cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html, cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-terms-of-use.html, api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news250115, github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1. Ollama: ollama.com/terms, ollama.com/privacy, ollama.com/pricing, ollama.com/download, docs.ollama.com/faq. LM Studio: lmstudio.ai/terms, lmstudio.ai/privacy, lmstudio.ai/pricing, lmstudio.ai/docs/app/system-requirements, lmstudio.ai/docs/app/offline. Jan: jan.ai/privacy, jan.ai/download, jan.ai/docs/desktop/privacy, jan.ai/docs/desktop/web-search, jan.ai/handbook/who/who-we-are, menlo.ai/terms. GPT4All: nomic.ai/gpt4all, nomic.ai/privacy, nomic.ai/terms-of-service, docs.gpt4all.io (LocalDocs, Settings), github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all.
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