Maximum Sovereignty: Model, Data & Commercial Freedom
What model, data, and commercial sovereignty mean in practice, and why it matters for your AI strategy.
What sovereignty means for your AI strategy
Sovereignty means your organisation retains full control over three dimensions: which AI models you use, where your data lives, and how your costs scale. No single vendor decision constrains you.
This matters because the AI landscape is moving fast. The best model today may not be the best model in six months. The pricing structure that works now may not work when you scale. Sovereignty means you can always adapt, without asking permission and without a migration project.
With the Plainsight AI Assistant, sovereignty is built into the architecture. You choose your models, control your data, and own your commercial terms from day one.
Three pillars of sovereignty
Model Sovereignty
Choose any large language model: OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Llama, or any provider available on Azure. Switch models per department or across the organisation with a single toggle. No migration project, no retraining, no dependency on a single provider.
- Switch LLM providers without downtime
- Run different models for different departments
- Always access the latest models as they launch
- No proprietary model format, standard API integration
Data Sovereignty
Your data stays in your Azure tenant, in the region you choose. No data leaves your environment. No LLM provider ever trains on your data. You control encryption, retention, and deletion.
- Data resides in your Azure tenant
- Choose your region: EU, US, or anywhere Azure operates
- Zero data retention by LLM providers
- Full control over encryption and deletion
Commercial Sovereignty
Platform pricing means your cost scales with actual usage, not headcount. Switch plans, scale departments, or move providers without commercial penalty.
- No per-seat licensing
- Token-based billing at cost, no margin
- No long-term commitment required
- Scale users without scaling cost linearly
Sovereignty comparison
| Dimension | Copilot | ChatGPT Enterprise | Plainsight AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose your own LLM | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Switch LLM without migration | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data stays in your tenant | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No data used for training | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EU region deployment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Platform pricing (not per-seat) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Department-level isolation | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
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