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Augure vs ChatGPT: where your data goes

ChatGPT Enterprise can store a Canadian workspace's data in Canada but, per OpenAI's published documentation, runs inference in the US by default; Augure stores customer data in Canada, never routes inference to US providers, and offers an OpenAI-compatible API so existing code moves with a base URL change.

Updated 2026-10-27 · Markdown version · Version française

ChatGPT Business and Enterprise are OpenAI's workspace products for organisations, with the OpenAI API alongside for developers. Augure is a sovereign AI platform for Canadian organisations: chat, knowledge base and an OpenAI-compatible API, with customer data stored in Canada. The single biggest difference is where prompts are processed. OpenAI publishes Canadian storage for Enterprise and API customers, but in-region inference only for the US, Europe and the UAE. Read this if you are a privacy officer, CTO or developer deciding whether a Canadian residency commitment is worth leaving the OpenAI ecosystem for.

At a glance

Augure ChatGPT Business and Enterprise
Company and jurisdiction Canadian company, no US parent or investors. OpenAI, a US company.
Where customer data is stored Canada. Per OpenAI's documentation (October 2026), Enterprise, Edu and API customers can pick one of ten data-at-rest regions, including Canada, for new workspaces or projects.
Where inference runs Canadian infrastructure (Ontario) and vetted EU partners under zero-data-retention; never US providers. Inference defaults to the US. In-region processing is published for the US, Europe and the UAE only; for Canada, OpenAI's API docs say regional processing is not supported.
Your data used for training Never. Not for Enterprise business data, company knowledge data or API data, per OpenAI's published statements.
Canadian residency option Storage always in Canada. Accounts can be set Canada-only: requests then stay in Canada or fail with 503 residency_unavailable, never served elsewhere. tofino-3 and the Augure Open models never leave Canada. Canada is a storage region. Non-US regions require approval for abuse-monitoring controls and a modified retention amendment. Data-residency endpoints carry a 10% price uplift.
API OpenAI-compatible, https://api.augureai.ca/v1 OpenAI API, with ca.api.openai.com for Canadian storage.
Models ossington-5 (256K), rosedale-1 (up to 1M), tofino-3, Augure Open (GLM-5.3, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next) GPT-6 family (1.05M context, 128K output), GPT-5.x, GPT-4.1, GPT-4o families.
Languages English and Quebec French natively. Multilingual; no published statement on Quebec French.
Billing currency CAD. Business seats $25 monthly or $20 annual (shown in $, currency not labelled); Enterprise price not published.
Certifications published SOC 2 and ISO 27001 in progress (readiness underway with Vanta, per https://augureai.ca/security). TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest. SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, 27017, 27018, 27701 and others on OpenAI's trust portal.
Workplace connectors Desktop app with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integration. Company knowledge connectors for Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, Teams and Outlook on Business, Enterprise and Edu.
Best fit Canadian organisations where data jurisdiction decides the purchase. Organisations that want the widest model and connector ecosystem and can accept US processing.

Where ChatGPT wins

  • Model breadth and limits. OpenAI's current GPT-6 models publish a 1.05M-token context and 128K output tokens. Augure's largest window is rosedale-1 at 1M, and output is capped at 32,768 tokens.
  • Ecosystem. Company knowledge connects ChatGPT to Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, Teams and Outlook on Business, Enterprise and Edu. Augure's integrations are narrower.
  • Published certifications. OpenAI's trust portal lists SOC 2 Type 2 for the API, Enterprise, Edu and Team, plus ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and related ISO reports. If your procurement checklist starts with those documents, OpenAI has them ready.
  • API price at the low end. gpt-6-luna is published at US$0.10 input and US$0.50 output per 1M tokens, and gpt-4o-mini at US$0.15 and US$0.60. Augure's cheapest tier, tofino-3, is C$0.60 and C$2.00.
  • Zero data retention and regional processing in the US, Europe and the UAE for approved API customers.

Where Augure wins

  • Inference never touches a US provider. Augure runs inference on Canadian infrastructure and with vetted EU partners under zero-data-retention agreements. OpenAI's documentation says inference defaults to the US even when storage is set to Canada.
  • A hard Canada-only switch. Accounts can be set Canada-only, and a request that cannot be served in Canada fails with 503 residency_unavailable instead of going elsewhere. Every API response carries _augure.inference_region so you can audit it.
  • Jurisdiction, scoped to customer content. Augure has no US corporate parent and no US investors. Customer conversations, documents and AI inference are never handled by US-jurisdiction providers, so the CLOUD Act's reach over US-controlled providers does not extend to customer content. The only US processing is payment card networks and email delivery, documented in the privacy policy.
  • Quebec French as a first language, not a translation layer, across chat and the models.
  • CAD pricing with no exchange risk. Pro is C$20 per month and Max C$80 per month. The API bills in CAD, with a monthly spend limit you set in the dashboard.

Switch from ChatGPT to Augure

Chat path (Business or Enterprise)

  1. Export what you need from ChatGPT. OpenAI documents workspace export in its help centre; confirm the current steps with your workspace owner.
  2. Create an Augure account at https://chat.augureai.ca. Free gives you ossington-5 with a daily limit; Pro removes message limits.
  3. What carries over: documents you re-upload (Pro allows 100 chat document uploads a month, Max unlimited), projects you recreate, and Knowledge sources (5 at a time on Free and Pro, 15 on Max).
  4. What does not: chat history, custom GPTs and company knowledge connectors. You rebuild the instructions behind a GPT as an Augure project. There is no importer for Slack or SharePoint connectors.
  5. For SSO, dedicated support and custom compliance documentation, write to enterprise@augureai.ca for an Enterprise agreement.
  6. Run both for two weeks with one team. Compare the answers on your own documents, in both languages, before you cut the OpenAI seats.

API path

  1. Create a key at https://augureai.ca/developers (self-serve, billed monthly in CAD).
  2. Change base_url and api_key. The OpenAI SDK reads OPENAI_BASE_URL and OPENAI_API_KEY, so an environment change is enough for many services.
  3. Map model names.
OpenAI model Augure model Why
gpt-6-astra, gpt-5.5 ossington-5 Flagship reasoning and code, 256K context, reasoning_effort supported.
gpt-6.1-sol on long inputs rosedale-1 Up to 1M context, tool calling and agent loops.
gpt-6.1-terra, gpt-6-luna tofino-3 Fast, no thinking, C$0.60 / C$2.00 per 1M.
gpt-4o-mini, gpt-3.5-turbo tofino-3 Accepted as aliases; no code change needed.
gpt-4o, gpt-4 ossington-4 Accepted as aliases.
  1. Before and after in Python:
# Before: OpenAI
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key=os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"])
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this contract in two lines."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

# After: Augure
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.augureai.ca/v1", api_key=os.environ["AUGURE_API_KEY"])
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="ossington-5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this contract in two lines."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(resp.model_extra["_augure"]["inference_region"])
  1. Re-check: output caps are 32,768 tokens on every model except tofino-3 (16,384). Omit max_tokens on reasoning models, or send reasoning_effort: "none" on ossington-5 for mechanical tasks. response_format json_schema is enforced by prompt on reasoning models, so validate and retry once. Tools and streaming use the standard OpenAI shapes.
  2. Run both providers in parallel for a week, log _augure.inference_region and finish_reason, then cut over.

Keep ChatGPT if

  • Your workflows depend on company knowledge connectors or custom GPTs that have no Augure equivalent.
  • You need 128K output tokens or a 1.05M context in a single call.
  • Your buyers require US, EU or UAE in-region processing with OpenAI's published certifications, and Canadian processing is not a requirement.
  • Your per-token budget at the low end matters more than residency.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a Canadian alternative to ChatGPT Enterprise?
Augure is a Canadian company with no US parent or investors. Customer data is stored in Canada, inference runs on Canadian infrastructure and with vetted EU partners under zero-data-retention agreements, and it is never routed to providers in the United States. Plans are billed in CAD: Free C$0, Pro C$20 per month, Max C$80 per month, Enterprise custom.
Does ChatGPT keep my data in Canada?
Per OpenAI's documentation as of October 2026, Enterprise, Edu and API customers can choose Canada as a data-at-rest region for new workspaces or projects. In-region processing is published only for the US, Europe and the UAE, so a Canadian workspace's prompts are still processed outside Canada. Augure's Canada-only account setting keeps requests in Canada or fails them with 503 residency_unavailable.
Can I keep using the OpenAI SDK if I move to Augure?
Yes. Augure's API is OpenAI-compatible at https://api.augureai.ca/v1. Change base_url, the API key and the model id. The alias gpt-4o-mini is accepted and served by tofino-3, and gpt-4o by ossington-4, so a first test needs no model change at all.

ChatGPT Team and Enterprise details are as published by the vendor on the date above and change often; confirm current terms with the vendor. Augure details are as stated in our privacy policy, including limited US processing for payment card networks and email delivery. Nothing here is legal advice. privacy policy

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