How to choose a private AI provider: a buyer's checklist
Short answer: To choose a private AI provider, ask who owns the cloud account, what is logged, whether your data trains models, what happens when something breaks and what it costs over three years. Freeborn Labs answers each in writing: your account, no training, support included, $10,000 plus $48,000 a year.
Ask who owns the account
The single most important question is whose cloud account the system runs in. If it is the provider's, you are a tenant and the provider can change terms or lose your data. If it is yours, you hold the keys. Ask to see the account structure before you pay.
Ask what is stored and trained on
Ask what conversations and files are logged, where, for how long, who can read them and whether anything is used to train a model. Get it in writing. Anyone who promises that nothing can ever be seen is overselling; hosted models must read your text to answer it.
Ask about quality, support and exit
Ask for a demo on your own questions, response times for support, what happens if a GPU host goes down, and how you leave: can you export everything and keep running without them? Ask for the three-year cost, including compute.
Our answers
Freeborn Labs builds in a cloud account you own, does not train on your data, discloses its one safety log for blocked child-safety requests, and prices openly. Freeborn Labs charges a one-time $10,000 setup plus $48,000 a year, or $4,800 a month, and compute is billed to you at cost. The models are open models, so on the very hardest reasoning a top closed model from a big lab is stronger. Adults only (18+). Anything involving minors is blocked, and it will not help break the law.
Questions
What is a red flag?
Absolute privacy claims, no written data terms, or no way to export your setup.
Should I ask for references?
Yes, and be aware that real private clients may not be named.
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