ChatGPT mini

Vendor: gpt-5.6-terra, as of 29 September 2026

The mid-size class of OpenAI's GPT line, cut for throughput and cost: same family, same handling and same answering style as the large class, only faster and more economical - the working tier for everything that arrives in volume. Under professional-secrecy law the route via Azure carries: processing stays inside the EU, storage at rest in the chosen Azure geography, and the confidentiality line is signed - it covers the models sold by Azure, which per documentation include this line. On that route the chain under section 203 of the German Criminal Code is therefore closed.

Through us once the provider clears it

The confidentiality agreement under section 203 of the German Criminal Code is signed. We set the route up without storage at the provider (zero retention) once the provider has committed to it - at Microsoft through the exception from abuse monitoring, which usually takes months. Until then, storage and review by the provider are not ruled out.

What it is good for

Considerably cheaper and faster than the large class - the right choice for tasks in volume
Same contractual and residency position as the large class: EU processing, signed confidentiality undertaking
Four tiers of the same class available - a version change does not alter the route

Where it stops

For multi-step analysis and subsumption the large or the reasoning class is the right choice
Abuse monitoring is active by default; switching it off depends on a vendor approval that cannot be booked directly
On the retention period in the abuse data store we found no publicly available document with a stated term in the product documentation (as of 2026-08-17) - the term has to be settled through the contract text, not the product docs

Status through us

The same model, procured differently, is a different legal position. The status above refers to procurement through us; processing takes place in a third country.

Which route carries it, with which instrument and under which condition, we set out in full to the firm before it commissions us - section 203(4) requires that the chain can be checked, not that it is published. The full matrix, with the sources behind every route, can be requested in the German catalogue after confirming your e-mail address, and we go through it in the conversation.

Is ChatGPT mini the right fit?

We go through your tasks and the route that carries them - and say plainly where it does not.

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