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by DeepSeek AI · Founded 2023
Chinese AI company offering open-source language models competitive with leading US models at lower cost.
3 privacy-focused, GDPR-compliant alternatives
Curated by Sidney van den Boogaard, Founder of BuiltInEu · Updated
Quick answer: 3 European alternatives to DeepSeek are listed, from 2 countries. 1 is open source and 2 have a free plan. Top picks: Mistral AI, LightOn and AI21 Labs.
| # | Product | Country | Pricing | Free plan | Open source | Self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistral AI | 🇫🇷France | Freemium | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | LightOn | 🇫🇷France | Paid | Yes | No | Yes |
| 3 | AI21 Labs | 🌍IL | Freemium | No | No | No |
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by Mistral AI
Leading European AI company. Open-weight models (Mistral 7B, Mixtral 8x7B, Mistral Large) competing with GPT-4. Strong focus on efficiency and open source. Le Chat interface for consumers.
by LightOn
French AI company offering Paradigm platform for enterprise AI. Focus on private, sovereign AI deployments. Alfred LLM for document processing.
by AI21 Labs
Jamba model with hybrid Mamba-Transformer architecture. Wordtune writing assistant. Enterprise AI solutions with EU deployment options.
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