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Ask HN: Would you pay for an AI API that guarantees zero prompt retention?

A Hacker News user proposed an OpenAI-compatible API for open-weight models that guarantees zero prompt retention, no training on user data, and logs only billing metadata. The user, who is considering running it on an RTX 5090, posted to gauge interest before building the service.

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i am just tired of looking for a reliable open-source model AI API with ZDR and don't even save my prompts. I'm thinking of a service for people like me who want to use it.

idea is a simple OpenAI-compatible API: Access to open-weight models

zero retention of prompts and completions

no training on data

only retain metadata required for billing and operations: request ID, model, input/output token counts, latency, timestamp, etc.

no request/response in logs

Just here to check interest. I am not 100% sure if I can get compute to do it or not (may be i can just try with my 5090 first with a small model), but I just want to check and talk with people rather than just thinking in my head.

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459973](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459973)

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