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AI Model Comparison

Compare AI models, deployment options, per-token costs, and benchmarks side-by-side. Find the right solution for your use case, data sensitivity, and budget.

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Model Provider Input Output Coding Content Reasoning Context Privacy On-Prem?

Performance Benchmarks

How the leading models compare on standardised tests and real-world tasks.

Reasoning (MMLU-Pro)
Coding (HumanEval+)
Writing Quality (Arena ELO)
Speed (tokens/sec)

Per-Token Pricing

Exact API pricing per million tokens. Prices as of March 2026.

Model Input / 1M tokens Output / 1M tokens 10K msgs/mo est. 50K msgs/mo est. Cost Rating

Privacy & Data Residency Comparison

Where your data goes matters. Here's the full picture.

Provider Data Location GDPR SOC 2 Trains on Data? UK Hosting On-Prem Option
Anthropic (Claude)US / EU (AWS)No (API)via DSCNo
OpenAI (GPT-4)US / EU (Azure)No (API)Azure UKNo
Google (Gemini)US / EU (GCP)OptionalGCP LondonNo
Meta (Llama)Your serversN/ANo✓ Self-host✓ Full
DSC Private AIUK only✓ ISO 27001Never✓ Native✓ Full
DeepSeekChinaUnclearNoLikelySelf-host only✓ Open

Deployment Options

Every model can be deployed in a way that suits your data security requirements.

Public Cloud

GPT-4, Claude, Gemini via API. Fast setup, lowest cost. Data processed on provider infrastructure.

From £50/mo
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DSC Private Hosted

UK data centres only. Your data never leaves the country. ISO 27001 certified infrastructure.

From £250/mo

On-Premises

Run open-source models on your own hardware. Complete data sovereignty. Open-source models only.

Hardware + setup

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