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Provider Policy & Trust
Provider policy is where the deal changes underneath you: retention windows, training-on-prompts clauses, logging, refusal-policy shifts, quiet quantization and deprecations. DeAI covers each change with the policy text, the date, and who's affected — self-reported claims labeled as claims.
Start here: What Does Zero Data Retention Actually Mean in AI APIs? (2026) — DeAI's reference piece on this topic.
The 8 Best Private AI APIs in 2026 (Retention Policies Compared)
Eight AI APIs ranked by documented retention and training policies — who keeps your prompts, who claims zero retention, and what to verify first.
DeepSeek API: Official vs Third-Party Hosts (2026) — Privacy & Price
DeepSeek's official API stores data under Chinese jurisdiction; third-party hosts run the same open weights elsewhere. Compare 5 routes on privacy and price.
Does Anthropic Train on Your Data? What the Policy Actually Says
Anthropic says it trains on consumer Claude.ai chats only with your permission; API and business data is excluded by default. One setting controls it.
Does DeepSeek Store Your Data? Jurisdiction and the Policy (2026)
Yes — DeepSeek's apps store prompts on servers in China per its privacy policy. Here are the 3 data paths (app, API, self-hosted) and what each retains.
Does Google Gemini Train on Your Data? What the Policy Says (2026)
Yes on free consumer Gemini — Google says chats may be reviewed and used to improve products; no on paid API and enterprise tiers. One setting controls it.
Does OpenAI Train on Your Data? What the Policy Actually Says (2026)
OpenAI's policy, quoted and dated: API and business-tier data is not used for training, while consumer ChatGPT chats may be — unless you change one setting.
Does OpenRouter Log Your Prompts? The Router Nuance (2026)
Yes — prompts cross two logging layers: the router and the upstream provider. What each retains, who can train on your data, and how to limit exposure.
Does xAI's Grok Train on Your Data? What the Policy Says (2026)
Yes — xAI's consumer policy lets Grok train on your chats and X data by default; one toggle opts out. API terms differ. Here's the 2026 policy, decoded.
What Does Zero Data Retention Actually Mean in AI APIs? (2026)
Zero data retention means your prompts aren't stored after the response is sent — but it's a policy claim, not proof. Compare AI APIs on 4 dimensions.
7 Zero-Retention AI APIs for Sensitive Workloads (2026)
Seven LLM APIs publish zero-retention or no-training policies for sensitive data. Learn what each actually promises and the one contract clause that matters.
