Aleph Alpha

Functions: Language models (including Kolibri, 78 bn parameters, MoE), assistant, document processing, agent runtime, RAG, tool calling; operation on-prem, air-gapped or as sovereign SaaS (platform page, press release 2026-10-05).

Provider’s statement: Press release 2026-10-05: "The technical model report describes in detail the measures for meeting the requirements arising from copyright, data protection and the EU AI Act" (translated). Kolibri page: "Strictly aligned with European legal and regulatory standards, such as the EU AI Act and the associated codes of practice." (translated) Technical Report (q13): "We designed the development pipeline of Kolibri with applicable regulation, such as the EU AI Act, its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice and the General Data Protection Regulation in mind from the ground up." On the GPAI code of practice: "Aleph Alpha was part of the working group, which drafted the GPAI Model Code of Practice and signed it." Among other things, the report describes a copyright due diligence for third-party datasets (checking opt-outs and licence terms). All of these are self-declarations by the provider.

Classification (for review, not legal advice): To be reviewed: customer is typically a deployer (Art. 3 No. 4); provider statements on AI Act conformity are self-declarations and are to be checked against the Technical Report and the contract. Review Art. 50 when publishing AI-generated content; classification of the specific use case (high-risk yes/no) separately. Not legal advice.

2026-04-24: Cohere and Aleph Alpha announce that they will "join forces in future" (translated) (subject to approval by shareholders and authorities); Schwarz Group holds out the prospect of 500 million EUR in structured financing for Cohere's Series E (q6). 2026-09-16: binding Business Combination Agreement signed; the combined company is to operate under the name Cohere, with two headquarters in Berlin and Toronto, and Heidelberg remains a research centre; completion is subject to regulatory approval and is expected "probably later this year" (translated) (q7). 2026-09-28: Reto Spörri leaves Aleph Alpha; Ilhan Scheer is sole managing director. 2026-10-05: Kolibri released (available since 2026-10-03); "Until completion, Aleph Alpha continues to operate independently." (translated) According to the newsroom (q15, retrieved 2026-10-18), no more recent announcement on completion.

Aleph Alpha GmbH, Heidelberg. According to press releases (2026-04-24, 2026-09-16, 2026-10-05), a combination with Cohere has been agreed but not yet completed (subject to approval); until completion, Aleph Alpha operates independently according to its own statement. The combined company is to be called Cohere. Ownership structure after completion: not publicly documented.

• DPA, sub-processor list, data retention and use of customer data for training in PhariaAI operation: not publicly documented. Under "Legal" the website lists only privacy and legal notice (Impressum); the support portal (supportportal.aleph-alpha.com) redirects to an Atlassian login page (viewable only after logging in). Presumably contract-dependent.
• Specific data centre locations per operating model (on-prem, SaaS, STACKIT): not published. Substantiated are only the provider statement on ownership/development/supply chain in Germany/the EU (q9), STACKIT hosting 'entirely on European infrastructure' (2025-05-26) and model training on infrastructure in Germany and Finland (q13). 'Hosting exclusively in German jurisdiction' (translated) (previous entry) is not substantiated in this form.
• Certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2, C5): not named on Aleph Alpha's own pages, no Trust Center (HTTP 404). Third-party directories name an ISO/IEC 27001 certificate (including DQS); not adopted without substantiation on the provider's pages.
• Cohere combination: announced 2026-04-24, agreement 2026-09-16, according to the newsroom (retrieved 2026-10-18) not yet completed; effects on products, contracts and ownership structure: 'Further details on integration and products will follow' (translated) (press release 2026-09-16).

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