# Best privacy-friendly cloud-based LLMs

> Source: <https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/best-privacy-friendly-cloud-based-llms/39046#post_1>
> Published: 2026-07-08 13:26:28+00:00

Don’t see a lot of talk about this generally.

I have tried Lumo and all the models available on duck.ai. The gpt-oss-120B and Haiku 4.5 with reasoning are the best IMO. I also like that gpt-oss is also likely not touching OpenAI servers at all, though I don’t know where the model is running.

I must say though I am very impressed with Ask Brave. I’ve not seen anyone recommend it. It uses a combination of Llama and Qwen IIRC. It integrates web-search really well and integrates it with Brave’s search indexing. IMO Brave also has the best search engine outside of Google. I have to say Ask Brave seems to be the best privacy-friendly cloud-based option available. It also doesn’t say no so much either like the better models on duck.ai.

What does the community think?
