Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic API (Anthropic · USA) and Google Vertex AI (Google · USA) for European deployment via API. Anthropic API is rated conditional; Google Vertex AI is conditional. They part ways on hosting: Anthropic API is "EU via AWS", Google Vertex AI is "EU via GCP".
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|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | Conditional Top quality via AWS Bedrock EU regions. Same US jurisdiction caveat as other US vendors. | Conditional Strong tooling, EU multi-region. US jurisdiction applies. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Sovereignty | ||
| Hosting | EU via AWS | EU via GCP |
| GDPR | DPA | DPA |
| Jurisdiction | USA | USA |
| AI Act | Compliant | Compliant |
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