GPT-OSS alternatives for the EU.
GPT-OSS by OpenAI is available in the EU. Here are 8 similar tools in the same space, 8 of them verified available.
Available in EUUpdated
At a glance
| Tool | EU status | Pricing | Open source | Released | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-OSS (this) | Available in EU | Open source | Yes | 5 Aug 2025 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 | Available in EU | API pricing | No | n/a | 2 |
| GPT-5.5 | Available in EU | Freemium | No | n/a | 8 |
| GPT-6.1 | Available in EU | Pricing unknown | No | n/a | 1 |
| DeepSeek R1 | Available in EU | Open source | No | 20 Jan 2025 | 2 |
| OpenAI o1 | Available in EU | API pricing | No | 12 Sept 2024 | 1 |
| Ornith 1.5 | Available in EU | Open source | Unknown | n/a | 1 |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | Available in EU | Paid | No | n/a | 4 |
| Qwen 3.8 Max | Available in EU | Open source | No | n/a | 8 |
The alternatives, closest match first
OpenAI frontier language model used for coding, reasoning and agentic tasks, available via ChatGPT and the API.
By OpenAI. 2 mentions in creator videos.
OpenAI language model available through ChatGPT, Codex and the API, used for coding, review and general tasks.
By OpenAI. 8 mentions in creator videos.
OpenAI language model in the GPT-6.1 family; the Soul Max variant is noted by reviewers for low token use per task.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUon Matthew BermanDeepSeek's open-weights reasoning LLM (671B MoE, 37B active) trained with large-scale reinforcement learning.
By DeepSeek. 2 mentions in creator videos.
OpenAI's first reasoning model series, trained with reinforcement learning to think before answering; now deprecated in the API.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Open model family (9B dense, 35B MoE, 397B MoE) trained with a self-improvement loop for reasoning, coding and agentic tasks.
OpenAI's mid-tier GPT-6.1 model for computer use, visual reasoning and coding, priced at $1/$5 per million tokens.
By OpenAI. 4 mentions in creator videos.
Alibaba's open-weights 2.4T-parameter MoE language model (95B active) from the Qwen3.8 family, with a hosted Max version.
By Alibaba. 8 mentions in creator videos.
Frequently asked
- Is GPT-OSS available in the EU?
- GPT-OSS is available in the EU. Weights are freely downloadable under Apache 2.0 with no geographic restriction, and OpenAI cites EU early partners (AI Sweden, Orange) hosting the models on-premises.
- What is the best alternative to GPT-OSS in the EU?
- GPT-5.4 by OpenAI is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). OpenAI frontier language model used for coding, reasoning and agentic tasks, available via ChatGPT and the API.
- How are these alternatives chosen?
- We compare tools by meaning (embeddings of their descriptions), keep those in the same category, and show only tools whose EU status is available or limited. Closest match first.
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