Private AI vs Claude for Work
Anthropic's business plans for Claude, including Team and Enterprise, come with commercial data terms. The main difference from a private system is where your prompts and documents are processed: on Anthropic's systems, or on hardware you own.
Last updated October 2026
What Anthropic says about training
Anthropic's Privacy Center says that by default it won't use inputs or outputs from its commercial products, such as Claude for Work and the Anthropic API, to train its models. It may use a conversation for training if you explicitly send feedback, such as with the thumbs up or down button, or otherwise choose to allow it. Owners of Team and Enterprise plans can turn off that feedback button for their organization.
What Anthropic says about retention
For Claude for Work, Anthropic says it keeps chats in the product so you can continue them, and that deleted conversations are removed from its back-end systems within 30 days. It also says it may keep inputs and outputs longer when a chat is flagged as violating its Usage Policy, when the law requires, or when you've sent feedback.
What private AI on your own hardware changes
With a private system, prompts and documents are processed on a machine you own, in your office. There's no AI provider holding your conversations, so retention and access follow your own policies. The system still uses the internet for software and model updates, and for remote management if you choose it.
When Claude is the better choice
- You want Anthropic's latest models, which can be stronger than local models at some tasks.
- You'd rather not have any hardware on site.
- You're comfortable with Anthropic's commercial terms for your content.
When private AI fits better
- Your policies, clients or contracts make you want documents processed on hardware you control.
- You want retention decided only by your own policies.
- Your work is everyday drafting, summarizing and answering questions from your own documents, where local models are often a good fit.
At a glance
| Claude for Work | NexoGrid private AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Where prompts are processed | On Anthropic's systems | On hardware you own |
| Training on your data | Not by default, per Anthropic, unless you send feedback or opt in | No AI provider receives your data |
| Deleted chats | Removed from back-end systems within 30 days, per Anthropic | Your machine, your policies |
| Who runs it | Anthropic | NexoGrid sets it up and manages it |
We sell managed private AI, so read this with that in mind. Facts about other products come from their own documentation, linked below, as we read it in October 2026. Products change; check the current documentation before you decide.