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Last updated: April 29, 2026
Production AI is engineering. Choices have security and cost implications.
Production AI is engineering. Choices have security and cost implications.
Hosting choices
| Pattern | Privacy | Cost | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI / Anthropic / Google managed | Lowest (data leaves) | Pay-per-token; scales | Highest |
| Azure OpenAI | Moderate (Microsoft tenant; opt-out training) | Same as OpenAI | Same |
| AWS Bedrock | Moderate (your AWS account) | Higher | Same |
| Self-hosted (Llama, Qwen, Mistral) | Highest | GPU-rental; ops effort | Lower (with effort closes gap) |
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