Most AI services ask you to trust a contract: your prompts travel to the provider, are processed in plaintext on their servers, and you rely on their word that nothing is retained or exposed. Privatemode takes a different route. Your data is encrypted on your own device before it leaves, and confidential computing keeps it protected while the model runs, so plaintext never sits on the provider's infrastructure. The result is a cloud-grade AI experience where the privacy guarantee is enforced by hardware rather than policy.
Practically, Privatemode gives you two ways in. The chat app is a browser-based assistant for everyday work, and the API is OpenAI-compatible, so you can point an existing SDK or client at it by swapping the base URL and adding a key. The developer surface is broader than a single endpoint: Docker and desktop proxies, an SDK, a proxyless API mode, and coding-agent support let you integrate confidential inference into tools you already use. Private AI can also be reached from apps like Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Because it is built in Germany by Edgeless Systems, Privatemode leans heavily on verifiability rather than marketing claims. The backend issues hardware-based attestation certificates, reproducible builds and transparency logs let experts check integrity, and independent audits and penetration tests confirm the security properties. The service is ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant and hosted in the EU, and it states compliance with BSI C5:2026 criteria and readiness for professional-secrecy requirements under StGB §203.