meinGPT and Custodos compared
meinGPT and Custodos follow a similar approach: several AI models behind one login, built for SMEs, with no training on your data. What differs is the processing location, the pricing model and certification.
- Both platforms bundle several AI models: Custodos offers GPT, Claude, Gemini and Mistral, meinGPT additionally includes DeepSeek and Kimi models among others.
- meinGPT runs its AI inference on Hetzner data centres in Germany. Custodos stores in Switzerland and processes in the EU or in Switzerland, you choose the region.
- Custodos charges from €12 per seat per month billed annually (€15 monthly) including model usage. meinGPT tiers its per-user price from €18 down to €5.40 (billed annually) and charges model usage separately.
- meinGPT is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. Custodos does not currently hold this certification.
Custodos and meinGPT side by side
Figures for meinGPT come from the provider's pricing, security and integrations pages, all linked below.
Model choice
- Custodos
- GPT, Claude, Gemini and Mistral, freely selectable per task
- meinGPT
- Broader: among others GPT, Claude (via Google Vertex), Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek and Kimi models.
Storage and AI region
- Custodos
- Stored in Switzerland; AI processing in the EU or Switzerland, as you choose
- meinGPT
- AI inference on Hetzner data centres in Germany. The website itself additionally runs on the Cloudflare CDN.
Switzerland as a region
- Custodos
- Yes, explicitly selectable
- meinGPT
- Not listed as a region on the security page, data centres are located in Germany according to the provider.
Training on your data
- Custodos
- No
- meinGPT
- No. Inputs are not used to train the models, according to the provider.
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Entry price
- Custodos
- €12 (Mini), €24 (Business) or €72 (Max) per seat per month billed annually, €15/€30/€90 billed monthly, excl. VAT, model usage included
- meinGPT
- Tiered from €18 per user per month (1 to 50 users, billed annually; €20 monthly) down to €5.40 from 501 users, plus a separate model usage budget (a fixed €9 per user or a shared pool). The pricing page does not say whether prices are net or gross.
Governance
- Custodos
- SSO, central roles and permissions and an activity log with every seat
- meinGPT
- Optional governance module for €1.35 per user per month on top, the exact scope is not stated on the pricing page.
Certification
- Custodos
- No ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification at present
- meinGPT
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified ISMS. SOC 2 is not stated on the website.
Free trial
- Custodos
- 7 days
- meinGPT
- No permanent free plan for the core platform. Under its terms, trial and demo licences are limited to up to 7 days.
Professional secrecy in DACH
- Custodos
- Designed for § 203 of the German Criminal Code, § 121 of the Austrian Criminal Code and Art. 321 of the Swiss Criminal Code
- meinGPT
- Not stated on the website.
Provider
- Custodos
- Custodos (Switzerland)
- meinGPT
- SelectCode GmbH, Unterhaching (Germany).
Prices as of November 2026, other details as of September 2026. Figures for the other provider come from that provider's own sources, linked below. Prices and features change; check both before you decide.
Where the difference shows in daily work
Two SME platforms, four points where the paths diverge.
Two AI regions instead of one
meinGPT runs its AI inference on Hetzner data centres in Germany, according to its own statements. Custodos stores in Switzerland and offers Switzerland alongside the EU for AI processing, so you can choose depending on your clients and mandate.
One seat price with no separate budget
At Custodos, model usage is included in the seat price. meinGPT tiers its user price by company size and bills model usage separately through its own budget.
Cut to three legal systems
Custodos names § 203 of the German Criminal Code, § 121 of the Austrian Criminal Code and Art. 321 of the Swiss Criminal Code as the provisions professional secret holders are measured against. This reference is not stated on the meinGPT website.
Governance included with every seat
SSO, roles and permissions and an activity log are part of every Custodos seat. meinGPT offers this through an optional, separately billed governance module.
- When Switzerland is part of your client baseAs soon as clients or subsidiaries are based in Switzerland, the choice between the EU and Switzerland is not a convenience but the precondition for the project starting at all. meinGPT does not list this region on its security page.
- When a price with no add-on budget mattersA seat price from €12 per month billed annually (€15 monthly) including model usage is easier to plan than a tiered user price plus a separate model usage budget and an optional governance module.
- When professional secrecy sets the frameLaw firms, fiduciary companies and practices find at Custodos an explicit reference to § 203, § 121 and Art. 321 of the German, Austrian and Swiss Criminal Codes, three legal systems in one product.
Custodos supplies the technical preconditions for handling your data confidentially. The legal assessment in each individual case remains with your organisation.
What speaks for meinGPT
meinGPT is an established offering with a clear SME positioning, and that deserves to be said here. The platform combines chat, models, files, meetings and assistants in one interface and names publicly verifiable reference customers. If your company is based in Germany, has no Swiss requirement and specifically needs a certified ISMS, meinGPT is a serious option.
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Concretely, meinGPT is ahead of us on these points:
- Certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. Custodos does not currently hold this certification, if your procurement requires it, that is a knock-out criterion.
- A broad integration list with 16 direct connectors, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce and HubSpot, plus additional connections via MCP servers.
- Publicly named reference customers on its homepage, including LAUDA, ifm, Sana Kliniken and ZDF Studios.
- For very large workforces from 501 users, the tiered user price drops to €5.40 and can then sit below the Custodos seat price, depending on actual model usage.
Sources
- meinGPT: Pricing · SelectCode GmbH
- meinGPT: Security · SelectCode GmbH
- meinGPT: Integrations · SelectCode GmbH
- meinGPT: Imprint · SelectCode GmbH
All product and company names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. Custodos has no business relationship with the providers compared here; this comparison is based solely on publicly available information.
Frequently asked questions
What separates Custodos and meinGPT most clearly?
The processing location and the pricing model. meinGPT runs its AI inference on Hetzner data centres in Germany, Custodos stores in Switzerland and processes in the EU or in Switzerland. On cost, meinGPT adds a separate model usage budget on top of its tiered user price, at Custodos model usage is included in the seat price.
Is meinGPT GDPR-compliant?
meinGPT states on its privacy page that it processes data in line with the GDPR and the country-specific rules that apply to SelectCode GmbH, and says it does not use inputs for training. Whether your specific deployment complies with the GDPR depends, as with any platform, on your own assessment, the same applies to Custodos.
Is Custodos cheaper than meinGPT?
Going by list prices, at the entry point, yes: with Custodos model usage is included in the seat price from €12 per month billed annually (€15 monthly, excl. VAT). At meinGPT the per-user price alone, €18 billed annually (€20 monthly) up to 50 users, sits above that, and model usage comes on top: a fixed €9 per user or a shared pool, plus an optional governance module. The pricing page does not say whether prices are net or gross. On the Business plan (€24) the comparison depends on the model budget chosen, the usage budgets are not identical, and for very large workforces meinGPT's tiered per-user price can become cheaper. Compare both offers against your actual usage.
Does meinGPT hold an ISO 27001 certification?
Yes, meinGPT states an information security management system certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. Custodos does not currently hold this certification.
Can I move from meinGPT to Custodos?
Yes. Both platforms bundle chat, models and assistants in one interface, so the way you work stays similar. A move makes most sense when Swiss processing, a seat price with no separate usage budget or the reference to professional secrecy is what tips the decision. We will walk through the migration with you.