I'm building a product with sensitive data and need an AI API that fits enterprise compliance needs

If you’re handling sensitive data, look for an AI API with enterprise-grade controls rather than just model quality. The main things to verify are:

Key compliance/security requirements

• Data retention controls: ability to opt out of training on your prompts/outputs and set short or zero retention.
• Encryption: in transit and at rest, plus ideally customer-managed keys.
• Access controls: SSO/SAML, SCIM, role-based access control, audit logs.
• Network controls: private networking / VPC peering / private endpoints if possible.
• Compliance attestations: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and any industry-specific requirements you need.
• Data residency: support for specific regions if your data can’t leave a geography.
• Contractual protections: DPA, BAA for healthcare, subprocessors list, incident response commitments.
• Admin visibility: logging, usage monitoring, key management, and policy enforcement.

Questions to ask vendors

1. Do you use customer prompts/outputs for training by default?
2. What is your retention period, and can it be disabled?
3. Which compliance certifications do you maintain?
4. Can you support a DPA/BAA and data residency requirements?
5. Do you offer SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and RBAC?
6. Are requests isolated per tenant? Any shared storage?
7. Can we use private networking or dedicated capacity?
8. How are subprocessors vetted and disclosed?

If you want a shortlist

Common enterprise AI API vendors often considered for compliance-focused use cases include:

• OpenAI
• Azure OpenAI
• Anthropic via enterprise offerings
• Google Vertex AI
• AWS Bedrock

The “best” one depends on your exact needs: healthcare, finance, government, EU-only processing, private networking, etc.

If you want, I can help you compare options based on your specific constraints—e.g. HIPAA, SOC 2, EU residency, or no data retention.