EU AI Picker
Find the best European AI tool
Not American. Not Chinese. No signup. Pick by task — text, images or code — and see which EU tools deliver, with jurisdiction, data residency and capability scores you can check yourself.
Guided picker
Answer two questions about your task and constraints, and get a shortlist.
Full directory
Every tool in the index, grouped by task, with badges and verification dates.
Why these rules
The jurisdiction tiers, badges, compliance rubric and capability method.
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The strongest European option in each task category — a safe default if you only want one answer.
Mistral AI · France
The all-rounder — everyday writing, business tasks and general assistant. The most mature EU alternative to ChatGPT/Claude.
Black Forest Labs · Germany
The EU image champion — high-quality generation and editing; open [schnell] and [klein] tiers (Apache 2.0) for self-hosting.
[dev] tiers are non-commercial open-weight; [pro/flex] are proprietary API.
Mistral AI · France
Code completion and chat in VS Code and JetBrains; ~80 languages.
Open weights are under the Mistral Non-Production License (not Apache); commercial use via API/license. Verify per version.
Categories
Text & chat
Writing, analysis and everyday assistant work.
Images
Image generation and visual work.
Code
Coding assistants and developer tooling.
Speech
Speech-to-text and voice.
Independent, informational guide — not legal, security or compliance advice. Classifications describe company location, GDPR transfer status, data-residency options and licensing as of the date shown, from public sources. Verify data-processing terms with the provider before use, especially for personal or sensitive data. No affiliation with any vendor. Last full review: 2026-08-25 (monthly cadence).