Private by default
Your prompts and files stay on the device in normal use. If you choose preload, it is handled as a separate, clearly defined step.
Local first · no hidden cloud dependency
Proof, not promise
What you can count on before you buy.
You should be able to see, in plain terms, why this system is worth trusting: where your data stays, what the device is genuinely good at, and what support looks like after checkout.
Capable enough to be useful
selbsai is configured around open-model classes that are already strong for drafting, retrieval, multilingual work, and document-heavy workflows.
7B–30B classes · model-fit over hype
A real delivery promise
You get human support, statutory warranty cover, tracked shipping, and a visible customer portal from order to delivery.
Support · warranty · order tracking
Two ways to use AI.
Only one is yours.
The cloud is rented intelligence — convenient, but not really yours. Selbs AI is owned intelligence. Here's the trade, in plain language.
Cloud AI
Rented
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude — you ask, the answer travels through the internet to a stranger's server, and back.
What you pay
Per-question, every month
Where your data lives
On someone else's servers
How fast it answers
120 – 900 ms over the internet
If the internet goes down
It stops working
Who can revoke access
The provider, at any time
Selbs AI
On-premise
Owned
A small, quiet computer that lives in your home or office and does the thinking right there. Nothing leaves the room.
What you pay
A predictable purchase, like a fridge — not a subscription that grows with use.
Once. Then it's yours.
Where your data lives
On the device, in your home
How fast it answers
< 5 ms — local
If the internet goes down
Keeps working
Who can revoke access
Nobody but you
Why ownership mattersOwn the engine.
Private. Local. Yours.
Own the engine.
Keep the context.
If AI helps run your work, your life and business deserve more than rented access in the cloud. Local hardware now makes that level of privacy, autonomy and control practical and affordable.
Privacy by default
Prompts, files and internal context stay inside your own perimeter instead of travelling to a provider far away.
Autonomy you can feel
No remote account dependency, no provider switch to flip, and no rented intelligence sitting between you and your work.
Affordable enough to own
Serious local AI is finally practical as hardware: a one-time system you control, not a monthly model rent that keeps growing.
Cloud AI asks for ongoing trust. Owned hardware lets you set the rule.
Pick your headache
What would you like AI to actually do for you?
Tell us the problem in plain language. We'll show you the unit and the personas that solve it — and pre-fill the configurator.
The Local Researcher
Drop them in. Ask anything. Get answers with citations, instantly. None of it leaves the device.
Configuration
Obsidian Core · Professional · 2 TB · Researcher + Archivist
From box to brain
Three minutes, three steps. Nothing technical.
If you can set up a wireless printer, you can set up Selbs AI. If you can't set up a wireless printer — Selbs AI is even easier.
- 01Plug
Power and ethernet.
It boots in under 30 seconds. No installation wizards, no driver hunts.
- 02Connect
Open selbsai.local on your laptop.
Any device on your network sees it instantly. No accounts, no cloud sign-in.
- 03Command
Start asking questions.
It’s already loaded with a tested model and your chosen personas. From box to first answer in under three minutes.
Your browser barHTTP · local
http://selbsai.local
That's it. The unit advertises itself on your local network via mDNS. No port-forwarding, no certificates, no DNS records to touch.
What ships
What a buyer actually receives.
Confidence increases when the offer is concrete. Every node should read like a complete system, not a bare mini-PC with vague AI claims attached.
Configured hardware node
A selected device, tested memory profile, storage, and the right open-model class for the chosen workload.
Ready local stack
Inference runtime, retrieval tooling, task presets, and optional personas installed before delivery.
Onboarding and portal access
A customer portal, upload path when needed, and clear next steps from order to first answer.
Warranty and support path
Human support, statutory protection, and a known route to help if setup or operation goes wrong.
Where your data goesOne trip across the room.
One trip across the room.
Versus seven across the world.
Below is the actual path your question takes — with a typical cloud assistant, and with Selbs AI. It's not a metaphor. It's literally what happens, every time.
Cloud assistant
Cloud · transit
~ 4.5 s
- Your question→
- Your router→
- Internet exchange (Frankfurt → New York)→
- Provider data centre→
- Logged & analysed→
- Back across the Atlantic→
- Back to you
Selbs AI
Local · private
~ < 1 s
- Your question→
- The box under your desk→
- Back to you
If the internet cable is cut, Selbs AI still works.
Can the cloud say that?
Savings calculator
Pay once. Use it forever.
Most teams break even on Selbs AI in under 18 months. After that, the intelligence is essentially free. Move the sliders to see your own numbers.
Your team today
5 people
25 € / month
Monthly cloud cost€125.00
Cloud cost over 36 mo.€4,500.00
Break-even — versus Selbs AI
16months
16 months, your Selbs AI pays for itself. After that, your intelligence is free forever.
Cloud over 36 mo.€4,500.00
Selbs AI · one-time€1,977.74
Reference buildObsidian Core · Professional · 2 TB
36-month savings€2,522.26
Estimates only. Numbers exclude electricity (~ 1–2 € / month) and assume cloud subscriptions are paid per active seat.
German Assurance
The promises we're willing to put on paper.
Trust is the highest currency for a product like this. Three things we commit to, in writing, in your warranty.
01In writing
No hidden backdoors.
We use open-weight models and publish the firmware build. Anyone — your IT team, an auditor, a curious neighbour — can verify what runs.
Open weights · reproducible firmware · published SBOM
02In writing
A physical kill-switch.
A real switch on the chassis cuts the network entirely. Air-gap mode is one click away — not a setting buried in a menu.
Hardware switch · LED-confirmed · no software override
03In writing
Local, human support.
Engineered in Germany. If something breaks, you talk to one of the engineers who built it. No call-centre, no AI chatbot, no ticket queue.
Mon – Fri · 09:00 – 18:00 CET · DE / EN
After you order
The path from payment to first useful answer.
A premium hardware purchase needs post-purchase clarity. The buyer should know exactly what happens next and when support enters the picture.
- 01
Checkout and confirmation
The order is confirmed, payment status is visible, and the customer portal becomes the control point.
- 02
Optional preload intake
If selected, the customer receives a secure upload route and clear handling expectations for private files.
- 03
Provisioning and QA
The node is configured, tested, and prepared around the selected workload before it leaves the bench.
- 04
Shipping and onboarding
Tracking, expected delivery, and onboarding guidance should remove ambiguity from the final handoff.
Use-case appliances
Not a generic model. A configured machine for the work in front of you.
Each selbsai build starts with the profession, the documents, the risk level, and the operating boundary. The model is only one part of the appliance.
Configure an appliance →Lawyer
Typical workload
Contracts, case files, client memos
What on-premise AI can do
- Turn every matter folder into a private, cited second brain
- Draft first-pass letters, clauses, and timelines from your own files
- Ask sensitive case questions without risking privilege in a cloud prompt
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI can turn a simple drafting task into a privilege, vendor, and data-transfer discussion.
Doctor
Typical workload
Letters, notes, patient-facing summaries
What on-premise AI can do
- Convert notes into clear patient letters before the next appointment
- Find the right form, wording, or guideline while the patient is still in mind
- Reduce evening paperwork without sending practice data to a model provider
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI may save minutes, then cost hours explaining patient-data handling and access controls.
Steuerberater
Typical workload
Receipts, invoices, DATEV-oriented exports
What on-premise AI can do
- Find the missing receipt, wrong total, or odd booking before deadline week
- Extract invoice facts into review-ready tables instead of retyping them
- Answer client questions from their own file history while staying audit-ready
Why this beats cloud
Generic cloud AI is not built around German tax confidentiality, DATEV habits, or client-file minimisation.
Architect
Typical workload
Specifications, tenders, site notes
What on-premise AI can do
- Ask a project what changed, what is missing, and where the risk sits
- Draft site reports, RFI answers, and tender summaries from local files
- Keep drawings, specs, and bid material out of public AI workspaces
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI can make unpublished bids, designs, and client plans feel like material you no longer fully control.
Agency
Typical workload
Brand voice, creative drafts, client research
What on-premise AI can do
- Keep every client voice, campaign angle, and rejected idea searchable
- Create concepts, variants, and research packs before the pitch call
- Work on embargoed launches without training someone else's future tool
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI is fast, but it can blur ownership around prompts, drafts, client strategy, and pre-launch work.
Investment, insurance & pension advisors
Typical workload
Suitability notes, product documents, client portfolios
What on-premise AI can do
- Prepare sharper client reviews from policies, portfolios, and pension files
- Find the clause, risk, fee, or suitability note while the client waits
- Keep wealth, health, and family financial context inside your advisory office
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI can create needless exposure around wealth, insurance, pension, and suitability records.
Works council
Typical workload
Policies, minutes, employee questions
What on-premise AI can do
- Turn agreements, policies, and minutes into a searchable employee-rights memory
- Prepare meeting positions from the documents everyone argues about
- Handle sensitive workplace questions without pushing employee data into SaaS AI
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI is hard to defend when employee data, monitoring concerns, and internal conflicts are in scope.
Real estate advisors & property managers
Typical workload
Leases, exposés, owner reports, due-diligence files
What on-premise AI can do
- Ask any property folder for rent terms, obligations, deadlines, and open issues
- Draft owner updates, tenant replies, and deal summaries in minutes
- Review due-diligence packs without leaking pricing or transaction context
Why this beats cloud
Cloud AI can expose tenant, owner, pricing, and transaction context in a business built on discretion.
Buyer questions
The answers people usually need before they buy.
Can this run without the cloud?
Yes. The core experience is designed to work locally on the device.
Do I need to understand Linux or model hosting?
No. The point is to receive a configured node, not a hobby project.
What kinds of tasks is this actually good for?
Drafting, retrieval, multilingual work, document-heavy workflows, and private assistants are the core fit.
What if I need help after delivery?
The customer portal, support path, and onboarding materials are part of the product experience.
Made in
Germany
Standard
DSGVO-konform
Tax
MwSt-konform
Warranty
24 Monate Gewährleistung
Shipping
DHL · DE / AT / CH