Private AI

Private AI: Self-Hosted AI Models on the Central Coast

A self-hosted AI model runs on your own server or your own private cloud account, so the conversation starts and ends on equipment you control.

Private AI

Why a Self-Hosted AI Model Protects Your Privacy

Public AI services process your prompts and files on their servers. A self-hosted model runs on your own server or your own private cloud account, so the conversation starts and ends on equipment you control.

Data Stays In-HouseClient files, patient details and financial records are processed inside your network instead of being sent to an outside AI provider.

No Outside Chat HistoryConversations are not stored by a third party. You decide what is logged, for how long, and who can see it.

Easier Privacy AnswersWhen auditors, insurers or clients ask where their data goes, the answer is simple: it stays with you.

Next to Nothing Per QuestionNo per-message, per-token or per-seat fees. After the one-time hardware cost, you pay for the electricity to run it, so heavy daily use costs about the same as light use.

Self-hosted open models are not as capable as the top cloud models for every task. We help you decide which work stays private and which can use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. Hardware is quoted separately.

Best For Privacy-Focused Industries

Who Should Consider a Self-Hosted AI Model

Medical, Dental and Mental HealthPatient records are protected health information. Cloud AI tools need a signed business associate agreement, and consumer chat apps are not covered. A private model keeps patient details on your own equipment.

Law FirmsABA Formal Opinion 512 calls for informed client consent before confidential information goes into AI tools. Running the model in-house keeps client matters inside the firm.

CPA, Tax and BookkeepingFederal law (IRC 7216) restricts sharing tax return information without client consent, and the FTC Safeguards Rule covers client financial data. Local AI avoids sending returns to an outside provider.

Financial Advisors and Insurance AgenciesAccount numbers, policies and personal financial details stay on systems you control instead of a public AI service.

Agriculture and Food ProcessingGrower contracts, pricing, recipes and food safety records are trade secrets. A private model can answer from SOPs and specs without exposing them.

HR, Staffing and PayrollSocial Security numbers, background checks and pay records are exactly the kind of data that should not be pasted into a public chatbot.

Self-hosting reduces where data travels, but it does not make an organization compliant on its own. Access controls, logging, backups and your own policies still apply, and we build those in. This is general information, not legal advice.

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What’s Included

A private AI model on equipment you control. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before work starts.

Discovery

$350

Which work should stay private and which can use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot
What the private model needs to run
Written findings you keep either way

Private AI Knowledge Assistant

From $4,500

A self-hosted model on your own server or your own private cloud account
Staff ask questions in plain language and get answers from your SOPs, policies, price lists and handbooks
The source document is cited for every answer
Access controls, logging and backups built in

Server Hardware

Quoted separately

Sized to your workload
Billed separately from the setup
No per-message, per-token or per-seat fees after the one-time hardware cost

Not included: Self-hosted open models are not as capable as the top cloud models for every task. Discovery decides which work stays private.

Ready to Scope Something?

Tell us what is costing your team time, or what your insurer is asking for. Discovery starts at $350 and you keep the written findings either way.

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