The control of self-hosting without the operational complexity.
Self-hosting a language model usually means buying GPUs, fighting CUDA drivers and babysitting a serving stack. A self-hosted LLM platform gives you the part you actually wanted, control over the model, without the part you did not: racking servers. On HostYourAI you pick any model from the catalog or paste a HuggingFace ID, deploy it on your own GPU instance, and decide yourself which version runs and when it stops.
Because the platform runs entirely in European datacenters and is operated by a Dutch company from Groningen, the control you gain is not just technical but jurisdictional: your inference never leaves the EU.
Regulators, boards and customers increasingly ask where AI processing happens and who controls the operator. A self-hosted model on European infrastructure under a European provider gives a short, verifiable answer, and helps you prepare for the EU AI Act.
Per-token pricing on hosted APIs scales unpredictably with usage. A dedicated instance bills per hour and idles down when quiet, and everything is prepaid from one credit balance topped up with iDEAL, card or SEPA. You can never spend money you have not loaded first.
When you self-host an open model, the weights are public and the API is OpenAI-compatible. If you ever want to move, your prompts, evaluations and client code all carry over. That independence is much harder to achieve on proprietary model APIs.
Self-hosting on a platform is a partnership with a clear boundary. You own every decision about the model; HostYourAI owns the machinery that serves it. You choose the model and version, when to deploy, when to stop, and what you build on top, whether that is a chatbot, an extraction pipeline or a RAG setup using the built-in knowledge base linking. HostYourAI provisions the GPU, configures vLLM, enforces a VRAM floor at deploy time so the hardware always fits the model, encrypts data with AES-256 at rest and TLS in transit, and stands behind a 99.9% uptime SLA.
| Responsibility | Who owns it |
|---|---|
| Model choice, version, HuggingFace ID | You |
| Starting and stopping the instance | You |
| What you build on top (apps, RAG, agents) | You |
| GPU provisioning and vLLM configuration | HostYourAI |
| Encryption, DPA, subprocessor transparency | HostYourAI |
| Uptime of the serving infrastructure | HostYourAI |
The step-by-step walkthrough lives in the guide Deploy your own LLM with vLLM.
from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( base_url="https://hostyourai.com/api/v1", api_key="hyai-...") client.chat.completions.create( model="llama-3.3-70b", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hallo!"}])
Browse the Model Garden, deploy one of your dedicated GPU instances, and talk to it with any OpenAI SDK. Here it is from Node.js:
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://hostyourai.com/api/v1",
apiKey: "hyai-your-key",
});
const res = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "qwen3-8b",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain what self-hosting an LLM changes for data privacy." }],
});
console.log(res.choices[0].message.content);Costs are pay-as-you-go from your prepaid balance; details are on the pricing page.
You keep the decisions (model, version, lifecycle) and drop the operations (hardware, drivers, serving stack). HostYourAI runs vLLM for you on European GPUs; you use the endpoint.
Yes. Paste any HuggingFace model ID at deploy time. The VRAM floor check makes sure the selected GPU is large enough before the deploy starts.
Yes. Since you choose exactly which model and version your instance runs, nothing changes underneath you until you decide to redeploy.
Billing for that instance stops. Instances also idle down automatically when unused, so a forgotten test deployment does not quietly drain your credit balance.
Yes, the Playground in the app lets you chat with your deployed model directly, which is useful for checking a model choice before you integrate it.
Yes. Everything runs in European datacenters, a DPA is available, the subprocessor list is public and customer data is never used for training.
From model hosting to a customer-facing API, it is built for developers and businesses who want their AI running on infrastructure they actually control, inside the EU.
Your data and your models stay on European GPUs. GDPR-friendly by design.
Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral, FLUX and plenty more. Pick one and it is warm in minutes, with no DevOps on your end.
Point your existing client at the Router and keep your tools. No rewrite, no lock-in.
No infra to manage. Pick a model, get an OpenAI-compatible URL, ship.
Choose from the Model Garden or paste any HuggingFace ID. Set the VRAM and pick an EU GPU.
We deploy vLLM, run readiness probes, and hand you a warm OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible URL plus an API key.
Point your client at the Router. It auto-routes to a warm instance, idles GPUs when nobody is online, and logs every request.
If a US cloud is off the table, HostYourAI gives you the same developer experience on European infrastructure.
Citizen data that legally has to stay in the EU, with full auditability.
Finance, healthcare and legal teams under GDPR, DORA and the AI Act.
Ship AI features your customers trust, without a US sub-processor.
Deliver private AI for clients on infrastructure you can stand behind.
HostYourAI keeps your models, prompts and data on European GPUs. It is built for teams that care about compliance, reliability and real control.
GPUs and data residency inside Europe. Your prompts never leave the EU.
Run open-weight models with no black boxes or hidden telemetry.
GPUs idle when nobody is online, so you only pay for what you run.
Your infra, your keys, your models. Leave whenever you want.
Yes. HostYourAI runs open models on GPUs in European datacenters via vLLM. Your prompts and outputs never leave the EU and there is no US cloud provider in the chain.
Yes. All processing happens inside the EU, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available and the subprocessor list is public. Open weights also mean no training on your data.
Yes. Point your existing OpenAI or Anthropic client at our Router (https://hostyourai.com/api/v1), change only the base URL and API key. No rewrite, no lock-in.
Pay-as-you-go on one prepaid credit balance: the shared router per token or a dedicated GPU per hour. Free to start, no minimum, no fixed monthly fee.
Text and image models on dedicated EU GPUs. Every model tested on our own hardware.
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