Side-by-side comparison of Google Vertex AI (Google · USA) and Scaleway Generative APIs (Scaleway · France) for European deployment via API. Google Vertex AI is rated conditional; Scaleway Generative APIs is EU-ready. They part ways on hosting: Google Vertex AI is "EU via GCP", Scaleway Generative APIs is "EU (Paris)".
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | Conditional Strong tooling, EU multi-region. US jurisdiction applies. | EU-ready OpenAI-compatible API with inference servers only in Paris. Explicit commitment that inputs are not collected, read, reused, or analysed. Strong posture for French/EU workloads. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Sovereignty | ||
| Hosting | EU via GCP | EU (Paris) |
| GDPR | DPA | Native |
| Jurisdiction | USA | France |
| AI Act | Compliant | Compliant |
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