DeutschlandGPT vs. You.com: data protection per plan
DeutschlandGPT (4 plans) and You.com (3 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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| Feature | DeutschlandGPT | You.com |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | DeutschlandGPT GmbH, Gabriele-Münter-Straße 3, 82110 Germering, Germany | SuSea, Inc., 417 Montgomery Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA |
| Plans recorded | 4 | 3 |
| Hosting | EU option: all 4 plans | US only: all 3 plans |
| Training on inputs | no: all 4 plans | no: all 3 plans |
| DPA | yes: all 4 plans | not documented: Free, Pay as you goyes: Enterprise |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: DeutschlandGPT Enterprise vs. You.com Enterprise
| Feature | DeutschlandGPTEnterprise | You.comEnterprise (custom) |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector) Provider’s DPA | yes: public 'SuSea, Inc. Data Processing Addendum' (you.com/dpa, 'Last updated: December 12, 2025', linked in the footer of the pricing page); in the Trust Center, 'You.com DPA - March 2025' and 'You.com DPA - Security Addendum' are also available to view. According to its text, the DPA becomes part of the Master Subscription Agreement or another written/electronic agreement. Pricing page: 'DPA-ready'. Provider’s DPA |
| no | no | |
| Details: Training on inputs | Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan. | Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): You.com does not use the content of prompts, files or generated outputs for training or fine-tuning its own models; contracts with the providers of the integrated language models prohibit them from training on this content, 'except where you have separately opted in'. De-identified and aggregated content may be used for other purposes. Zero Data Retention documentation: requests are not used for training. The statements are not differentiated by plan. Additionally with ZDR: requests are not used for training, not sold to third parties and not sent to Google or Bing (documentation). MSA (Online, December 2025) 3.4.3: You.com uses Customer Data (Prompts and Output) only 'as necessary to provide Customer with the Services, comply with applicable law, and for safety purposes'; Platform Analyses (statistical usage data without identifying Customer Data) may be used for product development (6.5). |
| differs by plan | EU option | US only |
| Details: Data residency | DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated). | Terms of use (as of 2024-08-27, Section 2.3): 'We are based in the United States and the Services are provided from the United States.' Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): 'We use Amazon Web Services for various content hosting'. Trust Center (sub-processor list): all cloud/hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas) with location 'United States'. EU option: not publicly documented. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | DPA Annex I: conversation histories… | Privacy notice: account and profile data… |
| Details: Data retention | DPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center. | Privacy notice: account and profile data are stored for as long as the account is active, user content and usage data for as long as necessary for provision and security; data subject to a deletion request until that request has been processed; the notice does not state fixed periods. Different periods or Zero Data Retention under the Enterprise contract take precedence. With ZDR (Enterprise, on request), requests and responses are processed only briefly for handling and are not stored permanently; pricing page: 'All queries and responses are automatically purged and never stored.' According to the documentation, ZDR applies to the Web Search API and Answer API and is activated by You.com on request (no self-service switch). MSA (Online) 11.4: after the end of the contract, 30 calendar days of access to retrieve Customer Data upon written notice, after which You.com will 'promptly delete Customer Data'. |
| custom | custom | |
| Details: Price | Custom, prices on request (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18) | Custom (pricing page: 'Custom, Talk to our humans') |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (all Business benefits plus dedicated onboarding, white-labelling with own domain, payment by invoice, audit log, customer success manager, learning platform with certificates, chat widget billed by usage, automatic switch to budget models once the quota is used up) | yes (all APIs; according to the pricing page, custom load capacity and SLA support) |
| 5 sources | 8 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- DeutschlandGPT Enterpriseyes
- You.com Enterpriseyes
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector)
Provider’s DPAYou.com Enterpriseyes: public 'SuSea, Inc. Data Processing Addendum' (you.com/dpa, 'Last updated: December 12, 2025', linked in the footer of the pricing page); in the Trust Center, 'You.com DPA - March 2025' and 'You.com DPA - Security Addendum' are also available to view. According to its text, the DPA becomes part of the Master Subscription Agreement or another written/electronic agreement. Pricing page: 'DPA-ready'.
Provider’s DPA
Training
- DeutschlandGPT Enterpriseno
- You.com Enterpriseno
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan.
You.com EnterprisePrivacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): You.com does not use the content of prompts, files or generated outputs for training or fine-tuning its own models; contracts with the providers of the integrated language models prohibit them from training on this content, 'except where you have separately opted in'. De-identified and aggregated content may be used for other purposes. Zero Data Retention documentation: requests are not used for training. The statements are not differentiated by plan. Additionally with ZDR: requests are not used for training, not sold to third parties and not sent to Google or Bing (documentation). MSA (Online, December 2025) 3.4.3: You.com uses Customer Data (Prompts and Output) only 'as necessary to provide Customer with the Services, comply with applicable law, and for safety purposes'; Platform Analyses (statistical usage data without identifying Customer Data) may be used for product development (6.5).
Hosting
- differs by plan
- DeutschlandGPT EnterpriseEU option
- You.com EnterpriseUS only
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated).
You.com EnterpriseTerms of use (as of 2024-08-27, Section 2.3): 'We are based in the United States and the Services are provided from the United States.' Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): 'We use Amazon Web Services for various content hosting'. Trust Center (sub-processor list): all cloud/hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas) with location 'United States'. EU option: not publicly documented.
Sub-processors
- DeutschlandGPT Enterpriselist available
- You.com Enterpriselist available
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
- T-Systems International GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: yes
- Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: no
- IONOS SE (Germany): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Azure, Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Mistral AI SAS (France): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- OpenAI Ireland Ltd (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Linkup Technologies SAS (France): web search (Search API), transmission of the search query without storage; location EU (France); in § 203 mode: yes
- Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, USA): error and crash reporting without user content; processing in the EU data centre, company seat USA; in § 203 mode: yes (without user content)
- Further sub-processors only for optional additional services that the customer activates in the organisation settings (DPA section 3); these are added to Annex IV
You.com Enterprise- According to the Trust Center (sub-processor list, 24 entries; location 'United States' in each case, no location for Coralogix and Gong): cloud/infrastructure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform (also LLM provider, according to the list 'with Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas (database), Confluent (Kafka infrastructure for user events), Cloudflare (CDN, security, DNS)
- LLM/model providers according to the Trust Center: Anthropic, OpenAI, Together.ai, Fireworks.AI (each 'Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Cohere (without this addition), Baseten (model serving), Modal (sandbox), Anchor Browser
- Others according to the Trust Center: Osano (privacy operations), Descope (identity/accounts), Moesif (billing analytics), Coralogix (observability/logs), Tableau (product analytics), Stripe (payments), Braze and HubSpot (marketing/CRM), Gong (sales)
- Privacy notice: AWS 'for various content hosting'; Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics; Stripe for payment processing
- In addition, 'Supplemental Subprocessors.xlsx' in the Trust Center only on access request; content not publicly documented
Retention
- differs by plan
- DeutschlandGPT EnterpriseDPA Annex I: conversation histories…
- You.com EnterprisePrivacy notice: account and profile data…
- DeutschlandGPT EnterpriseDPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center.You.com EnterprisePrivacy notice: account and profile data are stored for as long as the account is active, user content and usage data for as long as necessary for provision and security; data subject to a deletion request until that request has been processed; the notice does not state fixed periods. Different periods or Zero Data Retention under the Enterprise contract take precedence. With ZDR (Enterprise, on request), requests and responses are processed only briefly for handling and are not stored permanently; pricing page: 'All queries and responses are automatically purged and never stored.' According to the documentation, ZDR applies to the Web Search API and Answer API and is activated by You.com on request (no self-service switch). MSA (Online) 11.4: after the end of the contract, 30 calendar days of access to retrieve Customer Data upon written notice, after which You.com will 'promptly delete Customer Data'.
Price
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprisecustom
- You.com Enterprisecustom
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
Custom, prices on request (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18)
You.com EnterpriseCustom (pricing page: 'Custom, Talk to our humans')
- DeutschlandGPT Enterpriseyes
- You.com Enterpriseyes
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
yes (all Business benefits plus dedicated onboarding, white-labelling with own domain, payment by invoice, audit log, customer success manager, learning platform with certificates, chat widget billed by usage, automatic switch to budget models once the quota is used up)
You.com Enterpriseyes (all APIs; according to the pricing page, custom load capacity and SLA support)
Evidence
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise5 sources
- You.com Enterprise8 sources
- DeutschlandGPT Enterprise
- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of use, version of 13.08.2026Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center, as of 12 August 2026Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy, as of 12.10.2026Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
You.com Enterprise- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-09-22)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms & Conditions (as of 2024-08-27)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Zero Data Retention (ZDR)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Trust Center – Resources (DPA, SOC 2 Type 2 Report)Trust Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Trust Center – SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- SuSea, Inc. Data Processing Addendum (as of 2025-12-12)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Master Services Agreement (Online), MSA v.121525 (December 2025)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | DeutschlandGPT | You.com |
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| differs by tool | yesall 4 plans |
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| Details: DPA available |
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| noall 4 plans | noall 3 plans | |
| Details: Training on inputs |
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| differs by tool | EU optionall 4 plans | US onlyall 3 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 4 plans | list availableall 3 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool | DPA Annex I: conversation histories…all 4 plans | Privacy notice: account and profile data…all 3 plans |
| Details: Data retention |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesall 4 plans | yesall 3 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 8 sources | 8 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- DeutschlandGPTyesall 4 plans
- You.com
- not publicly documentedFree (Web Search API via MCP), Pay as you go (API)
- yesEnterprise (custom)
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector)
Provider’s DPA - Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector)
Provider’s DPA - Business (incl. Business 5×)
yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector)
Provider’s DPA - Enterprise
yes (public terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026, based on the EU standard contractual clauses under Art. 28(7) GDPR with technical and organisational measures in Annex III and sub-processors in Annex IV; according to the terms of use section 12.4 incorporated without restriction by plan where personal data is processed on behalf of the customer; in addition a DORA supplementary agreement for the financial sector)
Provider’s DPA
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
not publicly documented whether a DPA applies to this plan. According to its text, the public DPA (you.com/dpa, as of 2025-12-12) becomes part of the 'Master Subscription Agreement or other written electronic agreements' with the signing customer; the 'You.com MSA (Online)' linked on the pricing page (version December 2025), which is accepted by clicking or by using the platform, does not refer to the DPA.
- Enterprise (custom)
yes: public 'SuSea, Inc. Data Processing Addendum' (you.com/dpa, 'Last updated: December 12, 2025', linked in the footer of the pricing page); in the Trust Center, 'You.com DPA - March 2025' and 'You.com DPA - Security Addendum' are also available to view. According to its text, the DPA becomes part of the Master Subscription Agreement or another written/electronic agreement. Pricing page: 'DPA-ready'.
Provider’s DPA - Pay as you go (API)
not publicly documented whether a DPA applies to this plan. According to its text, the public DPA (you.com/dpa, as of 2025-12-12) becomes part of the 'Master Subscription Agreement or other written electronic agreements' with the signing customer; the 'You.com MSA (Online)' linked on the pricing page (version December 2025), which is accepted by clicking or by using the platform, does not refer to the DPA.
- Free
Training
- DeutschlandGPTnoall 4 plans
- You.comnoall 3 plans
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan.
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan.
- Business (incl. Business 5×)
Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan.
- Enterprise
Privacy policy section on Dialog/API: 'your inputs and the generated answers are not used for training AI models' (translated). Trust Center: training on customer data 'does not take place' (translated); zero data retention is stated to be agreed with all model providers ('no storage, no use for training', translated). Documentation does not differentiate by plan.
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): You.com does not use the content of prompts, files or generated outputs for training or fine-tuning its own models; contracts with the providers of the integrated language models prohibit them from training on this content, 'except where you have separately opted in'. De-identified and aggregated content may be used for other purposes. Zero Data Retention documentation: requests are not used for training. The statements are not differentiated by plan. By contrast, section 4.5 of the terms of use (as of 2024-08-27) permits the use of Content 'to: (a) provide, maintain, train and improve the Services'; the privacy notice governs which rule prevails in the event of a conflict only for Enterprise customers and 'Paid Subscriber's subscription terms'.
- Enterprise (custom)
Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): You.com does not use the content of prompts, files or generated outputs for training or fine-tuning its own models; contracts with the providers of the integrated language models prohibit them from training on this content, 'except where you have separately opted in'. De-identified and aggregated content may be used for other purposes. Zero Data Retention documentation: requests are not used for training. The statements are not differentiated by plan. Additionally with ZDR: requests are not used for training, not sold to third parties and not sent to Google or Bing (documentation). MSA (Online, December 2025) 3.4.3: You.com uses Customer Data (Prompts and Output) only 'as necessary to provide Customer with the Services, comply with applicable law, and for safety purposes'; Platform Analyses (statistical usage data without identifying Customer Data) may be used for product development (6.5).
- Pay as you go (API)
Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): You.com does not use the content of prompts, files or generated outputs for training or fine-tuning its own models; contracts with the providers of the integrated language models prohibit them from training on this content, 'except where you have separately opted in'. De-identified and aggregated content may be used for other purposes. Zero Data Retention documentation: requests are not used for training. The statements are not differentiated by plan. MSA (Online, December 2025) 3.4.3: You.com uses Customer Data (Prompts and Output) only 'as necessary to provide Customer with the Services, comply with applicable law, and for safety purposes'; Platform Analyses (statistical usage data without identifying Customer Data) may be used for product development (6.5). By contrast, section 4.5 of the terms of use (as of 2024-08-27) permits the use of Content 'to: (a) provide, maintain, train and improve the Services'; the privacy notice governs which rule prevails in the event of a conflict only for Enterprise customers and 'Paid Subscriber's subscription terms'.
- Free
Hosting
- differs by tool
- DeutschlandGPTEU optionall 4 plans
- You.comUS onlyall 3 plans
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated).
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated).
- Business (incl. Business 5×)
DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated).
- Enterprise
DPA Annex III: persistent data stored exclusively in Germany (Open Telekom Cloud of T-Systems, region eu-de, Magdeburg and Biere; in addition Hetzner Nuremberg and Falkenstein); model inference in data centres in the EU/EEA; administrative access and support only from the EU. Trust Center: AI processing including in Frankfurt (Azure EU, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI EU), Karlsruhe (IONOS, self-hosted open-source models), Dublin (AWS/Azure, alternative for Claude), Amsterdam (Google Vertex), Paris (Azure France, Mistral). According to the Trust Center, AI processing with US providers runs 'via EU subsidiaries' (translated). Provider's marketing claim (quoted only): 'provider and operator are based in Germany, hence outside US jurisdiction' (translated).
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
Terms of use (as of 2024-08-27, Section 2.3): 'We are based in the United States and the Services are provided from the United States.' Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): 'We use Amazon Web Services for various content hosting'. Trust Center (sub-processor list): all cloud/hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas) with location 'United States'. EU option: not publicly documented.
- Enterprise (custom)
Terms of use (as of 2024-08-27, Section 2.3): 'We are based in the United States and the Services are provided from the United States.' Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): 'We use Amazon Web Services for various content hosting'. Trust Center (sub-processor list): all cloud/hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas) with location 'United States'. EU option: not publicly documented.
- Pay as you go (API)
Terms of use (as of 2024-08-27, Section 2.3): 'We are based in the United States and the Services are provided from the United States.' Privacy notice (as of 2026-09-22): 'We use Amazon Web Services for various content hosting'. Trust Center (sub-processor list): all cloud/hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas) with location 'United States'. EU option: not publicly documented.
- Free
Sub-processors
- DeutschlandGPTlist availableall 4 plans
- You.comlist availableall 3 plans
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
- T-Systems International GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: yes
- Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: no
- IONOS SE (Germany): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Azure, Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Mistral AI SAS (France): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- OpenAI Ireland Ltd (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Linkup Technologies SAS (France): web search (Search API), transmission of the search query without storage; location EU (France); in § 203 mode: yes
- Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, USA): error and crash reporting without user content; processing in the EU data centre, company seat USA; in § 203 mode: yes (without user content)
- Further sub-processors only for optional additional services that the customer activates in the organisation settings (DPA section 3); these are added to Annex IV
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
- T-Systems International GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: yes
- Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: no
- IONOS SE (Germany): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Azure, Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Mistral AI SAS (France): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- OpenAI Ireland Ltd (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Linkup Technologies SAS (France): web search (Search API), transmission of the search query without storage; location EU (France); in § 203 mode: yes
- Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, USA): error and crash reporting without user content; processing in the EU data centre, company seat USA; in § 203 mode: yes (without user content)
- Further sub-processors only for optional additional services that the customer activates in the organisation settings (DPA section 3); these are added to Annex IV
- Business (incl. Business 5×)
- T-Systems International GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: yes
- Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: no
- IONOS SE (Germany): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Azure, Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Mistral AI SAS (France): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- OpenAI Ireland Ltd (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Linkup Technologies SAS (France): web search (Search API), transmission of the search query without storage; location EU (France); in § 203 mode: yes
- Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, USA): error and crash reporting without user content; processing in the EU data centre, company seat USA; in § 203 mode: yes (without user content)
- Further sub-processors only for optional additional services that the customer activates in the organisation settings (DPA section 3); these are added to Annex IV
- Enterprise
- T-Systems International GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: yes
- Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany): operation of AI models and storage of persistent data; location DE; in § 203 mode: no
- IONOS SE (Germany): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Azure, Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: yes
- Mistral AI SAS (France): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- OpenAI Ireland Ltd (Ireland): operation of AI models; location EU; in § 203 mode: no
- Linkup Technologies SAS (France): web search (Search API), transmission of the search query without storage; location EU (France); in § 203 mode: yes
- Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry, USA): error and crash reporting without user content; processing in the EU data centre, company seat USA; in § 203 mode: yes (without user content)
- Further sub-processors only for optional additional services that the customer activates in the organisation settings (DPA section 3); these are added to Annex IV
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
- According to the Trust Center (sub-processor list, 24 entries; location 'United States' in each case, no location for Coralogix and Gong): cloud/infrastructure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform (also LLM provider, according to the list 'with Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas (database), Confluent (Kafka infrastructure for user events), Cloudflare (CDN, security, DNS)
- LLM/model providers according to the Trust Center: Anthropic, OpenAI, Together.ai, Fireworks.AI (each 'Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Cohere (without this addition), Baseten (model serving), Modal (sandbox), Anchor Browser
- Others according to the Trust Center: Osano (privacy operations), Descope (identity/accounts), Moesif (billing analytics), Coralogix (observability/logs), Tableau (product analytics), Stripe (payments), Braze and HubSpot (marketing/CRM), Gong (sales)
- Privacy notice: AWS 'for various content hosting'; Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics; Stripe for payment processing
- In addition, 'Supplemental Subprocessors.xlsx' in the Trust Center only on access request; content not publicly documented
- Enterprise (custom)
- According to the Trust Center (sub-processor list, 24 entries; location 'United States' in each case, no location for Coralogix and Gong): cloud/infrastructure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform (also LLM provider, according to the list 'with Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas (database), Confluent (Kafka infrastructure for user events), Cloudflare (CDN, security, DNS)
- LLM/model providers according to the Trust Center: Anthropic, OpenAI, Together.ai, Fireworks.AI (each 'Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Cohere (without this addition), Baseten (model serving), Modal (sandbox), Anchor Browser
- Others according to the Trust Center: Osano (privacy operations), Descope (identity/accounts), Moesif (billing analytics), Coralogix (observability/logs), Tableau (product analytics), Stripe (payments), Braze and HubSpot (marketing/CRM), Gong (sales)
- Privacy notice: AWS 'for various content hosting'; Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics; Stripe for payment processing
- In addition, 'Supplemental Subprocessors.xlsx' in the Trust Center only on access request; content not publicly documented
- Pay as you go (API)
- According to the Trust Center (sub-processor list, 24 entries; location 'United States' in each case, no location for Coralogix and Gong): cloud/infrastructure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform (also LLM provider, according to the list 'with Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Microsoft Azure, Vercel, MongoDB Atlas (database), Confluent (Kafka infrastructure for user events), Cloudflare (CDN, security, DNS)
- LLM/model providers according to the Trust Center: Anthropic, OpenAI, Together.ai, Fireworks.AI (each 'Zero Data Retention and Zero Data Training'), Cohere (without this addition), Baseten (model serving), Modal (sandbox), Anchor Browser
- Others according to the Trust Center: Osano (privacy operations), Descope (identity/accounts), Moesif (billing analytics), Coralogix (observability/logs), Tableau (product analytics), Stripe (payments), Braze and HubSpot (marketing/CRM), Gong (sales)
- Privacy notice: AWS 'for various content hosting'; Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics; Stripe for payment processing
- In addition, 'Supplemental Subprocessors.xlsx' in the Trust Center only on access request; content not publicly documented
- Free
Retention
- differs by tool
- DeutschlandGPTDPA Annex I: conversation histories…all 4 plans
- You.comPrivacy notice: account and profile data…all 3 plans
- DeutschlandGPT
- FreeDPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center.
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)DPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center.
- Business (incl. Business 5×)DPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center.
- EnterpriseDPA Annex I: conversation histories 'configurable by the controller; by default until actively deleted by the user' (translated); files configurable in Dialog, in document folders/special applications for the term of the contract or until deletion. After the end of the contract, deletion or return (clause 10(d) of the SCCs). Database backups kept for 14 days (Annex III). Zero data retention at model providers according to the Trust Center.
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)Privacy notice: account and profile data are stored for as long as the account is active, user content and usage data for as long as necessary for provision and security; data subject to a deletion request until that request has been processed; the notice does not state fixed periods. Different periods or Zero Data Retention under the Enterprise contract take precedence. With ZDR (Enterprise, on request), requests and responses are processed only briefly for handling and are not stored permanently; pricing page: 'All queries and responses are automatically purged and never stored.'
- Enterprise (custom)Privacy notice: account and profile data are stored for as long as the account is active, user content and usage data for as long as necessary for provision and security; data subject to a deletion request until that request has been processed; the notice does not state fixed periods. Different periods or Zero Data Retention under the Enterprise contract take precedence. With ZDR (Enterprise, on request), requests and responses are processed only briefly for handling and are not stored permanently; pricing page: 'All queries and responses are automatically purged and never stored.' According to the documentation, ZDR applies to the Web Search API and Answer API and is activated by You.com on request (no self-service switch). MSA (Online) 11.4: after the end of the contract, 30 calendar days of access to retrieve Customer Data upon written notice, after which You.com will 'promptly delete Customer Data'.
- Pay as you go (API)Privacy notice: account and profile data are stored for as long as the account is active, user content and usage data for as long as necessary for provision and security; data subject to a deletion request until that request has been processed; the notice does not state fixed periods. Different periods or Zero Data Retention under the Enterprise contract take precedence. With ZDR (Enterprise, on request), requests and responses are processed only briefly for handling and are not stored permanently; pricing page: 'All queries and responses are automatically purged and never stored.' MSA (Online) 11.4: after the end of the contract, 30 calendar days of access to retrieve Customer Data upon written notice, after which You.com will 'promptly delete Customer Data'.
Price
- differs by tool
- DeutschlandGPT
- 0 EURFree
- 19 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details)Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
- 24 EUR/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Business (incl. Business 5×)
- customEnterprise
- You.com
- freeFree (Web Search API via MCP)
- customEnterprise (custom)
- several tiersPay as you go (API)
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
EUR 0, free permanently (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18)
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
Private pricing page (as of 2026-10-18, incl. VAT): Pro EUR 19 monthly or EUR 16 per month with annual billing (EUR 190/year); Pro 5× EUR 95 monthly or EUR 80 per month annually (EUR 950/year). Values for Pro 5× and annual totals taken from the page script of the price display.
- Business (incl. Business 5×)
Pricing page (as of 2026-10-18, excl. VAT): Business EUR 24 per user/month or EUR 20 with annual billing (EUR 240/year/user); Business 5× EUR 120 or EUR 100 annually (EUR 1,200/year/user); any number of users; 7-day free trial for the self-employed and teams of up to 20 users. API and usage-based features billed by consumption, token prices per model on the API page (e.g. Mistral Large 3 EUR 0.75 input / EUR 2.25 output per 1 million tokens; VAT not stated there). Monthly price of Business 5× taken from the page script of the price display.
- Enterprise
Custom, prices on request (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18)
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
Free (pricing page)
- Enterprise (custom)
Custom (pricing page: 'Custom, Talk to our humans')
- Pay as you go (API)
Web Search API 5 USD per 1,000 calls; Contents API 1 USD per 1,000 pages; Answer API 5 USD per 1,000 calls; Research API per 1,000 calls: Lite 12 USD, Standard 50 USD, Deep 100 USD, Exhaustive 450 USD, Frontier 1,200 USD; Finance Research Deep 110 USD, Exhaustive 500 USD per 1,000 calls; no minimum purchase, no platform fee (pricing page, in USD); according to MSA (Online) 5.8, the fees do not include any taxes, including value-added tax ('value-added')
- Free
- DeutschlandGPTyesall 4 plans
- You.comyesall 3 plans
- DeutschlandGPT
- Free
yes (limited messages per day, limited special applications, projects and file/image analysis, integrations; according to the plan comparison not all AI models, no meeting transcription; workflows, Cowork, Code and API billed by usage)
- Pro (incl. Pro 5×)
yes (all leading AI models, higher limits under the fair use policy, unlimited projects and integrations, Cowork, Code, Office and Chrome add-ins; Pro 5× with five times the quota; beyond the quota pay-as-you-go)
- Business (incl. Business 5×)
yes (all AI models, Cowork, Code, meeting transcription, central user management, SAML SSO, SCIM, white-labelling with logo/name, configurable deletion periods, professional secrecy mode under § 203 StGB self-activatable at no extra cost; workflows, Cowork, Code and API additionally billed by usage; Business 5× with five times the quota)
- Enterprise
yes (all Business benefits plus dedicated onboarding, white-labelling with own domain, payment by invoice, audit log, customer success manager, learning platform with certificates, chat widget billed by usage, automatic switch to budget models once the quota is used up)
You.com- Free (Web Search API via MCP)
yes (Web Search via MCP server, up to 100 requests per day, without API key or account)
- Enterprise (custom)
yes (all APIs; according to the pricing page, custom load capacity and SLA support)
- Pay as you go (API)
yes (Web Search, Contents, Answer, Research and Finance Research API; all endpoints, SDKs and MCP)
- Free
Evidence
- DeutschlandGPT8 sources
- You.com8 sources
- DeutschlandGPT
- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- DeutschlandGPT for private users (Pro pricing)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of use, version of 13.08.2026Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms on data processing, version of 13.08.2026DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center, as of 12 August 2026Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy, as of 12.10.2026Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- AI usage limits & fair useDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Platform APIProduct page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
You.com- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-09-22)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms & Conditions (as of 2024-08-27)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Zero Data Retention (ZDR)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Trust Center – Resources (DPA, SOC 2 Type 2 Report)Trust Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Trust Center – SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- SuSea, Inc. Data Processing Addendum (as of 2025-12-12)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- You.com Master Services Agreement (Online), MSA v.121525 (December 2025)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
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