Model catalogue · xAI
Grok
Vendor version: grok-4.6 (as of 29 August 2026)
Grok is known mainly for topical questions through its link with X and is available in Germany with a low barrier to entry - which is why it turns up in professional life as shadow AI rather than as an examined tool. We list it so that the answer is findable: for professional secrets no viable route exists. Buying directly from the vendor lacks, on the public record, all four elements - data processing agreement, European processing, zero retention and the confidentiality agreement under section 203 of the German Criminal Code - and training on user input is the rule there, not the exception. Several European supervisory authorities have proceedings under way.
In the catalogue because you need to know this as well.
What it is good for
- Very low barrier to entry and topical information
- Present in daily use - which is why the question deserves an answer rather than silence
Where it stops
- No data processing agreement, no EU processing, no zero retention, no section 203 undertaking
- Training on user input is the rule - precisely the breaking point named by the German Federal Bar
- Ongoing proceedings by European supervisory authorities make the route uncertain looking forward as well
Routes examined
The same model, procured differently, is a different legal position. What is examined per route is the contract chain, not the model.
| Route | Section 203 status | Version on this route |
|---|---|---|
| Direct purchase from the vendor (business customers) | not covered | - |
The conditions behind a conditional status - which piece is open on which route and who closes it - are set out in the full matrix in the German catalogue, and we go through them in the conversation. The German page for Grok carries the sources with their retrieval dates.
Is Grok 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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