Free AI search and AI chat from the German non-profit search engine, since 2026 built on European Mistral models. Good for quick answers, but less powerful than dedicated research tools.
Completely free without subscription
German company whose AI answers run on European Mistral models
Search queries and IP address are shared with search partners such as Microsoft Bing and Google, which may process data outside the EU
Best for: Those who want free AI answers from European Mistral models without an account or subscription, and can accept that search queries are shared with Microsoft and Google.
Outside EUResearchFreemiumEU data: Enterprise only
Google's AI research tool that answers with source references from your own documents and creates podcast-like audio summaries, also in Swedish. The consumer version gives no control over data storage. EU storage requires NotebookLM Enterprise via Google Cloud.
Grounds all answers in uploaded sources with clear citations, giving low hallucination risk
Audio Overviews create podcast-like summaries, also in Swedish
Consumer version does not let you choose where data is stored
Best for: Research and analysis of own documents with traceable source references
Chinese AI assistant with impressive reasoning and coding ability completely free. The catch is big: all prompts and uploads are stored on servers in China, where the state has legal right of access. Italy and South Korea have already taken action against the service.
Completely free chat app with frontier-class reasoning ability
Open model weights that can be run locally or with EU providers
All data is stored and processed in China according to the company's own privacy policy
Best for: Technical and scientific research without a budget, but never with sensitive data or personal information
SwedishResearchPrice on requestEU data storage ✓ISO 27001
Swedish platform (headquarters on Vasagatan in Stockholm) for monitoring and analysis of market and competitors, with a built-in AI assistant (Telli). Price is quote-based per user, so it is built for intelligence teams rather than one-person businesses.
Swedish company with data inside the EU
Collects, analyzes and shares market intelligence automatically
Quote-based pricing, no public price list
Best for: Swedish companies that want to systematically monitor competitors, market and the outside world in one place.
xAI's AI assistant with real-time connection to X and strong reasoning capability in Grok 4. The catch: all data is stored in the USA, private plans may be used for model training by default, and the EU is investigating the service under the DSA.
Real-time data from X provides current answers that few competitors match
Strong reasoning and coding capability in Grok 4 models
American company under FISA/CLOUD Act, no EU data storage
Best for: Monitoring the outside world and real-time research thanks to direct access to the X feed
Privacy-focused AI assistant and search built on open models with all data encrypted on EU servers. Built on European infrastructure, but is a small company with a smaller ecosystem than the big players.
All data encrypted and stored within the EU
Does not train on your data
Small company with limited ecosystem and integrations
Best for: Those who want a ChatGPT-like research assistant but with data remaining within the EU and without model training.
B2B platform with reviews and rankings of consulting firms, agencies and technology providers. Useful when you need to find a partner for AI, web or marketing projects, but keep in mind that data is sent to the USA.
Free to use for those searching for a supplier
Large selection of verified reviews and case studies
American platform; personal and project data is sent to the USA/Canada
Best for: Companies that want to compare and contact agencies or consulting firms for a specific project.
