Inference provider
Infercom
Serves
1 open model families
A Luxembourg-headquartered EU-sovereign Inference-as-a-Service provider running open-weight models in native BF16 on SambaNova RDU dataflow hardware, with EU-routed inference hosted in Munich, Germany, under 100% EU jurisdiction.
Do you really own it?
Substantial
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Analytical input: AOI B · 74/100
Floor-weighted, not averaged. The weakest factor caps the level, because ownership is a conjunction. No factor is weak and both use-and-modify and data-control are strong, so the level is substantial; a moderate elsewhere keeps it short of full.
You substantially own EU-sensitive workloads here: zero retention, prompts never trained on, metadata-only logs and a portable open-weight exit keep your data yours, and the posture is read from a binding Privacy Policy and an Art. 28(3) DPA rather than a marketing page. It stops short of full because sovereignty is conditional - Infercom's own Privacy Policy routes the default Global Model Catalogue's non-EU-hosted prompts to the US under SCCs - the platform is newly launched with no verified uptime SLA, and the sub-processor list is undisclosed. Pin EU-hosted models and sign the DPA to keep data in EU jurisdiction.
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Use and modify freelyCan you use it freely and leave without lock-in?
StrongOpenAI-compatible API over portable open-weight models served in native BF16 - the SambaNova RDU is a provider-side dependency, but the same checkpoints run on GPU providers or self-hosted, so customer exit cost is low.
How this scores (AOI sub-dimensions)
Transparency & lock-in4/5how portable it is and how easily you can leaveOpenAI-compatible API over portable open-weight models keeps customer lock-in low.
Cost3/5how the pricing model compares and how predictable it isPay-as-you-go OpenAI-compatible pricing, but exact per-model rates were not confirmed in public sources and no independent cost benchmark was captured this session.
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TransparencyAre the binding terms published, legible and independently checkable?
ModerateThe no-storage/no-training posture is legible in the binding Privacy Policy whose clauses were read this session, and the DPA is a confirmed Art. 28(3) agreement; the served catalogue is open-weight and inspectable. Held to moderate because the sub-processor list is not disclosed and the DPA PDF's full clause text was unreadable behind the proxy (documented but unverified).
How this scores
Not a scored AOI dimension. For a hosted provider, transparency is whether the binding terms are published, legible and were actually read - the read/unverified evidence below, not a certification. A strong rating here must trace to a retrieved binding document.
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Doesn't fail youDoes it stay up and stay secure?
ModerateISO 27001 and the CSA AI assessment give real security maturity, but the platform is newly launched (first datacenter late 2025) with no public uptime SLA or status history verified.
How this scores (AOI sub-dimensions)
Reliability2/5whether it stays up, with an SLA and status historySambaNova RDU dataflow claims strong performance/efficiency, but the platform is newly launched (first datacenter late 2025) and no public uptime SLA, status page or history was independently verified.
Security4/5the controls protecting your traffic and dataISO 27001-certified security management, a completed CSA AI security assessment and encryption in transit.
Compliance4/5which independent certifications and attestations it holdsISO 27001 certified - a third-party-audited standard - corroborated by the independent SambaNova sovereign-AI partnership announcement (ev3), which satisfies the independent-attestation bar for a claim the vendor cannot self-certify; plus a completed CSA AI security assessment (CSA STAR Level 1 self-assessment / AI CAIQ v1.1.0) and GDPR, German BDSG and EU AI Act alignment.
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Doesn't extract your dataDo the binding terms keep your data and IP yours?
StrongOn the data-extraction axis your data stays yours: zero retention, prompts never used for training/fine-tuning/service-improvement, metadata-only 90-day logs and customer_retains - read verbatim from the binding Privacy Policy. The one caveat is jurisdictional, not extractive: the same Privacy Policy routes non-EU-hosted Global Catalogue prompt content to SambaNova US infrastructure under SCCs / EU-US DPF, so residency (unlike retention) is conditional on pinning EU-hosted models.
How this scores (AOI sub-dimensions)
Data governance4/5retention, training-on-inputs and data ownershipZero data retention - "Infercom does not store, log, or retain the content of your prompts or model outputs" - prompts never used for training, fine-tuning or service improvement, customer retains ownership, and metadata-only 90-day usage logs.
Residency4/5where your data is processed and storedEU-hosted models run at Equinix Munich under EU jurisdiction and stay in the EEA with no US CLOUD Act exposure - genuine sovereignty when you pin them.
How the AOI score is computed
The seven dimensions above, each scored 0 to 5, weighted and summed to the 0 to 100 headline. The score is the analytical input behind the ownership verdict, not the verdict itself.
DimensionScoreWeightPoints
Data governance4/50.2419.2
Compliance4/50.1814.4
Residency4/50.1612.8
Security4/50.1411.2
Reliability2/50.124.8
Transparency & lock-in4/50.108.0
Cost3/50.063.6
HeadlineB · 74/100
Sources
Every rating traces to a primary document. Read means the text was verified; unverified means it is known to exist but has not yet been read.
DocumentWhat it grounds
Vendor announcementunverified2026-07-25
Luxembourg-headquartered sovereign inference platform serving open-weight models on SambaNova RDU hardware with OpenAI-compatible APIs, EU sovereignty by default.
Vendor announcementread2026-07-25
Trust Centre (marketing surface): zero data retention, prompts never used for training, usage logs metadata only (timestamps/token counts/model, no content) with 90-day retention, ISO 27001 certified, CSA AI security assessment (CSA STAR Level 1 / AI CAIQ v1.1.0) completed, GDPR and EU AI Act alignment, encryption in transit.
Third-party analysisunverified2026-07-25
SambaNova partnership announcement - Infercom as a sovereign AI provider, Luxembourg HQ, EU jurisdiction, Munich deployment, ISO 27001, GDPR-safe/EU-compliant.
Third-party analysisunverified2026-07-25
SambaNova & Infercom Q&A - EU-hosted models on dedicated SambaNova RDU (SN40L) hardware at Equinix Munich; native BF16; three-tier memory; up to 10x faster / 5x more energy-efficient than GPU alternatives; first datacenter late 2025.
Third-party analysisunverified2026-07-25
Independent gateway partnership - open-weight models on SambaNova RDU dataflow hardware across EU, US and JP regions, OpenAI-compatible, no vendor lock-in.
Vendor announcementread2026-07-25
Zero Data Retention glossary - after inference completes the data is gone; prompts are never used for training.
Vendor announcementunverified2026-07-25
EU Sovereign AI page - EU-hosted models keep data in the EU; data never leaves the European Union.
Privacy Policyread2026-07-25
Privacy Policy (binding, clauses read this session): "Infercom does not store, log, or retain the content of your prompts or model outputs" - inference data is processed transiently, passed to the inference engine and the content discarded - and Infercom "does not use inference data for model training, fine-tuning, or service improvement" for both EU-Hosted Models and the Global Model Catalogue.
Data Processing Addendumunverified2026-07-25
Data Processing Agreement v1.3 - an Article 28(3) GDPR controller-processor agreement with Infercom SCS (Luxembourg-incorporated), effective 2026-03-04, imposing Articles 28-33 processor obligations.
Privacy Policyread2026-07-25
Privacy Policy (binding, clause read this session): for Global Model Catalogue models not hosted on EU infrastructure, "your API requests (including prompt content) are routed to SambaNova's global infrastructure outside the EEA, primarily in the United States"; Infercom uses EC Standard Contractual Clauses (Decision 2021/914) as the primary transfer mechanism, with EU-US Data Privacy Framework certification as an additional basis.