Guides and comparisons
Plain-English help with using AI on sensitive work, whichever tool you choose.
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A private ChatGPT for your business
Want ChatGPT-style AI for your business without sending client files to a public AI service? NexoGrid AI designs, installs and manages a private assistant on hardware you own.
OverviewYour own private AI at home
A private AI assistant for you and your family, running on a machine you own at home. Ask about your own documents without sending them to a public AI service. Set up for you by NexoGrid AI.
Checklist and guides
What a private AI server costs: the factors
What drives the cost of a private AI server for your business: people served, models, memory, power and space, setup and ongoing management, compared with per-seat and per-token plans.
ChecklistAI data-privacy checklist
A free, printable checklist for law, accounting, healthcare, insurance and other professional firms choosing or reviewing an AI tool. No sign-up needed.
GuideIs ChatGPT confidential?
Is ChatGPT confidential enough for client files? What OpenAI says happens to your data on consumer and business plans, a court-ordered retention case, and what to check first.
GuideDoes using AI waive attorney-client privilege?
What the 2026 US v. Heppner ruling held about a defendant's own chats with a public AI platform, what ABA Formal Opinion 512 says, and practical steps for law firms. Not legal advice.
GuideUsing AI with patient information
What to know before staff paste patient information into an AI tool, and the questions to ask vendors.
GuideHow to run AI locally for your business
A plain-English guide to running AI models on your own hardware: what you need, the steps, what to secure, and when to get help.
GuideWhat are AI tokens?
A plain-English guide to tokens, speed, context length and how owned hardware changes cost.
GuideLocal AI server hardware requirements
What matters when choosing hardware: memory, speed, power and noise, and form factor. No product pitches.
Setups by size
One person or a small office
A private AI setup for one professional or a small office: what it can do, who it suits, typical uses and what NexoGrid handles. Hardware you own.
SetupA team
A private AI setup for a team that uses AI every day: what it can do, how it's sized, typical uses and what NexoGrid handles. Hardware you own.
SetupA whole firm
A private AI setup for a whole firm or organization: capacity for many people, multiple teams and larger document libraries, managed by NexoGrid on hardware you own.
Comparisons
Private AI vs ChatGPT Enterprise
A fair comparison of ChatGPT Enterprise and private AI on hardware you own: where prompts are processed, retention, access and which fits your work.
ComparisonPrivate AI vs Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot or private AI on hardware you own? What Microsoft documents about data, permissions and processing, and when each one fits.
ComparisonPrivate AI vs Claude
A fair comparison of Anthropic's Claude for Work (Team and Enterprise) and private AI on hardware you own: training, retention and where prompts are processed.
ComparisonPrivate AI vs Grok
A fair comparison of Grok Business, Enterprise and the Grok API with private AI on hardware you own: training, retention, review and where prompts are processed.
ComparisonManaged private AI vs DIY Ollama
Ollama makes running models locally free and approachable. Here's what a do-it-yourself setup involves for a business, and when a managed setup is worth it.
ComparisonLocal LLM vs ChatGPT and Claude
When is a local LLM on your own hardware good enough compared with ChatGPT or Claude? The real trade-offs in quality, data handling, cost structure and upkeep.
Use cases
Document review and summarization
Summarize long documents, pull out dates and obligations, and compare versions with private AI running on hardware you own.
Use caseContract drafting
Draft first-pass contract language from your own templates and precedents, and review clauses, with private AI on hardware you own.
Use caseInternal knowledge-base chat
Let staff chat with your firm's own documents, such as PDFs, Word files, emails and spreadsheets, privately on hardware you own. Answers come from your files.