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    IONOS Cloud AI Model Hub

    A secure, managed European AI platform providing API access to open-source LLMs and vector databases for RAG and image generation.

    DEGermany·Founded 1988 (IONOS parent history)
    Headquarters
    🇩🇪Germany
    Data Hosting
    GermanyUnited Kingdom
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ▦EU Data

    IONOS Cloud AI Model Hub key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    IONOS SE
    Headquarters
    Germany (DE)
    Ownership
    Part of IONOS SE (United Internet AG)
    Founded
    1988 (IONOS parent history)
    Data hosting
    Germany, United Kingdom, United States
    Infrastructure
    Equinix
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Certifications
    GDPR Compliant
    Replaces
    AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI Service, Google Vertex AI, Hugging Face Inference Endpoints

    About IONOS Cloud AI Model Hub

    IONOS Cloud AI Model Hub is a managed multimodal AI platform designed for B2B and enterprise clients requiring high data sovereignty. Operating within the IONOS SE infrastructure, it allows developers to integrate leading open-source large language models (LLMs) such as Llama 3.1 and Mistral into their applications via a single secure API. The service is built to handle sensitive data, providing tools for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and confidential text processing without the management overhead of traditional GPU servers. The platform distinguishes itself through its legal and operational alignment with European data protection standards. As a German company, IONOS positions the AI Model Hub as a direct alternative to US cloud providers, explicitly marketing protection against the US Cloud Act. The infrastructure leverages high-performance Equinix data centers and specialized IONOS Compute Engines, offering a serverless environment where users pay only for the tokens consumed, facilitating scalable AI workflows for tasks ranging from automated patent search to custom visual creation.

    Alternative to

    AWS BedrockAzure OpenAI ServiceGoogle Vertex AIHugging Face Inference Endpoints

    Hosting & Security

    Infrastructure

    Equinix

    Certifications
    GDPR Compliant

    Key Features

    API access to open-source LLMs (Llama 3.1, Mistral, Teuken)
    Integrated Vector Database for semantic search
    Serverless infrastructure management
    RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) support
    Image generation models
    Token-based pay-per-use pricing
    Dedicated Intel Xeon processors for compute engine tasks
    Data Center Designer (Drag-and-drop virtual data centers)

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