EU AI Gateway
Europe’s sovereign AI gateway
EU-built. EU-owned. EU-hosted. Your data stays in Europe.
EU-built
EU-owned
EU-hosted
94%
EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework
SEAL-4
Sovereignty level
Zero
Data retention
99.99%
Uptime
<10ms
Routing overhead
Mission-critical for European teams at
Sovereign AI
The EU AI gateway built for sovereignty, from day one.
Production-ready AI gateway with full European data residency and governance.
EU-built, EU-owned
EU entity, EU cap-table. No US parent company, no CLOUD Act exposure.
SEAL-4
SOV-1 Strategic
SOV-2 Legal
EU data residency
Every request, log, and cache stays inside the EU. Choose your region.
SEAL-4
SOV-3 Data & AI
EU model routing
Route to EU-hosted models from Mistral and European labs. Build EU-only fallback chains.
SEAL-4
SOV-5 Supply Chain
GDPR & EU AI Act ready
Built-in compliance. DPA and SCCs on request.
SEAL-4
SOV-7 Security & Compliance
Deploy your way
Cloud, sovereign cloud, or air-gapped on your own servers.
SEAL-4
SOV-4 Operational
Regulatory moat
EU CSF, EU AI Act, DORA, and GDPR, built in.
SEAL-4
SOV-1
SOV-2
The Sovereign score
94% EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework
The only AI control plane that clears the sovereignty gate across every deployment mode. Independently scored against v1.2.1, DG DIGIT, Oct. 2025.
Air-gapped on-prem: 94%
Defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure.
EU Sovereign Cloud: 89%
DORA-regulated banks and EU public sector.
SaaS: 80%
Commercial enterprise, fully managed.
SEAL
SEAL: Europe’s sovereignty assurance ladder
CADA translates EU data center and supply chain requirements into assurance levels that public bodies use to score sovereignty risk.
Cloud and AI Development Act
Europe’s sovereignty framework for cloud and AI
CADA is part of the European Commission’s AI Continent Action Plan. It addresses data center capacity, permitting, and over-reliance on non-EU cloud providers, then translates that into assurance levels public bodies can use to assess sovereignty risk.
SEAL-0
No sovereignty. A US hyperscaler with no operational EU layer.
Auto-disqualified from any EU public-sector RFP.
SEAL-1
Minimal sovereignty. EU data residency and contractual language, but encryption keys may be US-controlled, sub-processors are not auditable, and there is no CLOUD Act immunity.
Fails most regulated RFPs.
SEAL-2
Data sovereignty. The vendor is legally bound by EU law, so the customer does not have to add their own technical controls. Requires EU incorporation, EU jurisdiction, EU data residency, and audit trails.
The minimum eligibility threshold in the Commission’s own tender.
SEAL-3
Digital resilience. The vendor is immune from non-EU supply chain disruption, with no extraterritorial law compulsion possible. Requires EU ownership and board control, EU-only key management, and a fully auditable sub-processor chain.
Preferred or required for critical infrastructure: energy, defense, finance, and health.
SEAL-4
Full supply chain sovereignty. An end-to-end EU supply chain, from chips to operating system to every sub-processor.
No provider operates here at production scale. Orq.ai is built to move you toward it.
How Orq compares
Built for EU sovereignty. Not bolted on.
Feature
Orq AI
US-based alternatives
EU Sovereignty Framework
94%
~40%
CLOUD Act exposure
None, EU entity
Yes
EU-only data processing
EU regions
US default
Data retention
Zero
Logs stored
GDPR & EU AI Act
Built-in
Varies
PII scrubbing
Built-in
–
EU model routing
Mistral + EU labs
–
Multi-provider routing
500+ models
Per-provider setup
Auto Router (cost savings)
Up to 50%
–
Full observability
Built-in
–
Deployment modes
One gateway, three deployment modes
The platform meets your data and sovereignty posture not the other way round.
Mode 01: SaaS
Fully managed on Orq’s EU infrastructure. Up and running in minutes. EU-hosted · Fully managed · 80% EU CSF
EU-hosted
Fully Managed
80% EU CSF
Mode 02: EU Sovereign Cloud
Deployed in EU sovereign cloud environments for regulated industries. DORA · EU public sector · 89% EU CSF
DORA
EU Public Sector
89% EU CSF
Mode 03: Air-gapped on-prem
Fully isolated on your own servers. No external network dependency, no telemetry. No egress · No telemetry · 94% EU CSF
No EGRESS
No Telemetry
94% EU CSF
Testimonials
Teams that run on our EU AI gateway
We chose Orq.ai to replace our internal setup with a production-ready AI Gateway that meets our governance, scalability, and cost-monitoring requirements.
Benjamin Kleppe,
GenAI Lead at bunq
Connecting to Orq.ai’s platform means we no longer need to revise our own code. The platform provides full control over the functionality of the models, saving considerable time and manual adjustments.
Thomas Goijarts,
Founder, Caro health
FAQs
What European teams ask us about sovereignty
Where is my data hosted and processed?
Hosted, processed, and stored exclusively within the EU. You choose your region, we lock it down and never move it.
Does Orq have CLOUD Act exposure?
No. Orq is an EU entity with an EU cap-table. No US parent company, no CLOUD Act jurisdiction over your data.
What is the 94% EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework score?
Orq scores 94% on the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework (v1.2.1, DG DIGIT, Oct. 2025) — the highest score of any AI control plane. Scored across eight dimensions: strategic, legal, data, operational, supply chain, technology, security, and environmental.
Is Orq GDPR and EU AI Act compliant?
Yes. GDPR, EU AI Act, and ISO 27001 out of the box. DPA and SCCs available on request.
Can I deploy Orq on my own infrastructure?
Yes — cloud, EU sovereign cloud, or fully air-gapped on your own servers.
Which AI models are available?
500+ models across all major providers, routed through EU infrastructure. EU-only routing available via Mistral and other European labs.
How do I migrate from my current provider?
One line of code. Change your base_url to Orq’s EU endpoint. Fully OpenAI SDK compatible.
What compliance certifications does Orq hold?
GDPR, EU AI Act, ISO 27001. Full EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework scorecard available on request.
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