Side-by-side comparison of Aleph Alpha (Aleph Alpha · Germany) and Zhipu GLM API (Zhipu AI · China) for European deployment via API. Aleph Alpha is rated EU-ready; Zhipu GLM API is blocked. They part ways on hosting: Aleph Alpha is "EU (Berlin)", Zhipu GLM API is "China".
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | EU-ready German-sovereign, built for defence, banking, public sector. Standard deployment is on-premise. | Blocked Chinese-hosted API, not usable for European personal data. Open weights (GLM-4 family) are available under permissive licences — see open-weight tab for self-hosting. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Sovereignty | ||
| Hosting | EU (Berlin) | China |
| GDPR | Native | Not compliant |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | China |
| AI Act | Compliant | Not assessed |
| Evidence | ||
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No overlapping sources between the two entries.