Does your AI tool train on your data?
A cited, date-stamped verdict for 34 major AI tools — does it train its models on your data, can you opt out, and is there zero-retention or a DPA? Broken out by plan tier, because the answer almost always is.
Dataset last verified 2026-06-01 · every claim links a dated public source
34 tools
Adobe Firefly
Adobe · AI image generation
Doesn’t train on your data
Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Web Services · AI coding assistant
Depends on your plan
Canva (Magic Studio)
Canva · AI design tool
Depends on your plan
Character.AI
Character.AI · AI companion chat
Trains by default
ChatGPT
OpenAI · AI chat assistant
Depends on your plan
Claude
Anthropic · AI chat assistant
Depends on your plan
Codeium / Windsurf
Codeium · AI coding assistant
Depends on your plan
Copy.ai
Copy.ai · AI writing / marketing
Doesn’t train on your data
Cursor
Anysphere · AI code editor
Depends on your plan
DeepSeek
DeepSeek · AI chat assistant
Trains by default
Descript
Descript · AI audio / video editor
Doesn’t train on your data
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs · AI voice / audio
Depends on your plan
Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai · AI meeting notetaker
Doesn’t train on your data
GitHub Copilot
GitHub (Microsoft) · Coding assistant
Depends on your plan
Google Gemini
Google · AI chat assistant
Depends on your plan
Google NotebookLM
Google · AI research assistant
Doesn’t train on your data
Grammarly
Grammarly · Writing assistant
Depends on your plan
Grok
xAI · AI chat assistant
Trains by default
Jasper
Jasper · AI writing / marketing
Trains by default
Meta AI
Meta · AI chat assistant
Trains by default
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft · Workplace AI suite
Doesn’t train on your data
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft · AI chat assistant
Depends on your plan
Midjourney
Midjourney · AI image generation
Trains by default
Mistral Le Chat
Mistral AI · AI chat assistant
Depends on your plan
Notion AI
Notion · Workplace AI suite
Doesn’t train on your data
Otter.ai
Otter.ai · Meeting transcription AI
Trains by default
Perplexity AI
Perplexity · AI answer engine
Depends on your plan
Poe
Quora · AI chat aggregator
Depends on your plan
QuillBot
QuillBot (Course Hero/Learneo) · Writing assistant
Trains by default
Replit AI
Replit · AI coding assistant
Depends on your plan
Slack AI
Slack (Salesforce) · Workplace AI suite
Doesn’t train on your data
Sourcegraph Cody
Sourcegraph · AI coding assistant
Doesn’t train on your data
Tabnine
Tabnine · AI coding assistant
Doesn’t train on your data
Zoom AI Companion
Zoom · Meeting transcription AI
Doesn’t train on your data
AI tools that don't train on your data, by category
Evaluating one kind of tool? Each hub ranks the tools by privacy posture — the ones that never train on your data first — with opt-out, zero-retention and plan-tier nuance in one table.
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Cited information, not legal advice. Vendor terms change and depend on your plan, region and contract. Always confirm current training, opt-out and retention terms directly with the vendor before sending confidential data.