OpenAI o1 alternatives for the EU.
OpenAI o1 by OpenAI is available in the EU. Here are 8 similar tools in the same space, 8 of them verified available.
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At a glance
| Tool | EU status | Pricing | Open source | Released | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI o1 (this) | Available in EU | API pricing | No | 12 Sept 2024 | 1 |
| DeepSeek R1 | Available in EU | Open source | No | 20 Jan 2025 | 2 |
| GPT-OSS | Available in EU | Open source | Yes | 5 Aug 2025 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 | Available in EU | API pricing | No | n/a | 2 |
| ZGCM-1 | Available in EU | Open source | Yes | Sept 2026 | 1 |
| Ornith 1.5 | Available in EU | Open source | Unknown | n/a | 1 |
| GPT-6 Pro | Available in EU | Pricing unknown | No | n/a | 1 |
| GPT-6 | Available in EU | Freemium | No | n/a | 3 |
| GPT-5.5 | Available in EU | Freemium | No | n/a | 8 |
The alternatives, closest match first
DeepSeek's open-weights reasoning LLM (671B MoE, 37B active) trained with large-scale reinforcement learning.
By DeepSeek. 2 mentions in creator videos.
OpenAI's open-weight reasoning models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, released under Apache 2.0.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
OpenAI frontier language model used for coding, reasoning and agentic tasks, available via ChatGPT and the API.
By OpenAI. 2 mentions in creator videos.
Open 7.39B dense model for math reasoning and agentic search, with a 256K context and the full training pipeline released.
Open model family (9B dense, 35B MoE, 397B MoE) trained with a self-improvement loop for reasoning, coding and agentic tasks.
OpenAI's higher-compute GPT-6 variant, offered for demanding reasoning tasks such as mathematics.
By OpenAI. 1 mention in creator videos.
Available in EUon Matthew BermanOpenAI's GPT-6 model family in ChatGPT, with Intelligent UI for interactive answers and faster, interleaved responses.
By OpenAI. 3 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.
Frequently asked
- Is OpenAI o1 available in the EU?
- OpenAI o1 is available in the EU. OpenAI Ireland Ltd serves EEA users under its Europe Terms of Use, and OpenAI offers a GDPR DPA and API/ChatGPT data residency for business customers. The model is now deprecated in the API, so availability is limited by that retirement rather than by region.
- What is the best alternative to OpenAI o1 in the EU?
- DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). DeepSeek's open-weights reasoning LLM (671B MoE, 37B active) trained with large-scale reinforcement learning.
- 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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