AI chat assistants that don’t train on your data (2026)

Which general-purpose AI chatbots and answer engines train on your conversations by default, which let you opt out, and which never do on paid tiers?

0 of 11 don't train by default · 7 depend on your plan · 4 train by default · last verified 2026-06-01 · how we verify

#ToolTrains on your data?Opt-outZero-retention / DPAPlan-tier nuanceVerified
1ChatGPTOpenAIDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Free / Plus / Pro (consumer); not on Team / Enterprise / Edu, API platform.2026-05-31
2ClaudeAnthropicDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Free / Pro / Max (consumer); not on Claude for Work / Team / Enterprise / Gov / Edu, API (Anthropic-hosted).2026-05-31
3Google GeminiGoogleDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Consumer (personal Google account); not on Workspace with Gemini / Enterprise / Education.2026-05-31
4Microsoft CopilotMicrosoftDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Consumer Copilot (personal Microsoft account); not on Work / School (Entra ID) & Microsoft 365 Copilot.2026-06-01
5Mistral Le ChatMistral AIDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Le Chat Free / Pro / Student; not on Le Chat Team / Enterprise, API (La Plateforme).2026-06-01
6Perplexity AIPerplexityDepends on your planOpt-outZDR / DPA on enterpriseTrains on Free / Pro / Max (consumer); not on Enterprise Pro, Sonar API.2026-06-01
7PoeQuoraDepends on your planN/A — no trainingNo zero-retention optionTrains on Third-party developer bots & apps; not on Official bots & prompt bots (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/Meta).2026-06-01
8Character.AICharacter.AITrains by defaultOpt-outNo zero-retention optionTrains on every tier (Consumer (Free / c.ai+)).2026-06-01
9DeepSeekDeepSeekTrains by defaultOpt-outNo zero-retention optionTrains on every tier (DeepSeek consumer app / web).2026-06-01
10GrokxAITrains by defaultOpt-outNo zero-retention optionTrains on Grok conversations (all consumer users), Public X posts (logged-in X users, non-EU); not on EU public posts.2026-06-01
11Meta AIMetaTrains by defaultOpt-outNo zero-retention optionTrains on every tier (EU / UK / Brazil (regions with objection rights), US / other regions (no formal opt-out)).2026-06-01

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