GDPRchat wants to be Europe's answer to ChatGPT — but faces a long wait
If you've been uneasy about US-based AI tools handling your personal data, a Danish startup called FRITS AI has built something specifically for that concern. GDPRchat launched this week as an AI chatbot built from the ground up to comply with European privacy law — no third-party tracking, no advertising tools, and all data processed inside EU borders. Demand has already overwhelmed capacity, and new sign-ups are on a waiting list.
The setup
GDPRchat runs on Mistral AI's language model — the French company that's become Europe's most credible alternative to OpenAI — and is hosted on Hetzner, a German cloud provider. When you search the web through it, the service uses Brave Search but strips out all identifying information, including IP addresses, before the query leaves EU servers. The result, according to Cybernews, is a chatbot that gives users the right to request full account deletion and a transparent view of how their data is used at any time.
GDPRchat is built on Mistral AI's language model and hosted on German infrastructure, with no third-party tracking or advertising tools.
The privacy pitch has a concrete hook. US law — specifically the CLOUD Act of 2018 — requires American companies to hand over user data to federal authorities on request, regardless of where the user lives. That applies to ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, which still dominate European usage. GDPRchat is betting that concern about this is real enough to drive switching.
The competition problem
The honest context: GDPRchat is a wrapper around Mistral. Mistral itself already offers Le Chat, its own consumer chatbot. ChatGPT Plus runs around £19/month in the UK; GDPRchat's paid tier starts at 99 Danish kroner a month (roughly €13.50 / ~£11.50), with a free tier that resets daily credits. UK and US pricing in local currency hasn't been announced.
Beyond price, the service launches into a crowded field. DKCERT, the Danish national cybersecurity authority, confirmed the launch details, but independent benchmarks comparing GDPRchat's output quality against ChatGPT or Gemini don't yet exist. The 20-plus tools on offer — image generation, code execution, document analysis — are table stakes for any serious AI assistant today.
What to do now
GDPRchat is available on Google Play, the App Store, and at gdprchat.eu. Users must be 16 or older. Right now, new accounts go straight to a waiting list while the company scales its infrastructure. If your main motivation is keeping your chat data out of US jurisdiction, it's worth joining the queue — just don't expect a ChatGPT replacement in terms of raw capability yet.