AI Infrastructure That Answers to You, Not a Cloud Provider

Fixed costs. Complete data sovereignty. Zero vendor lock-in. On-premises AI gives business leaders control over budget, compliance, and competitive advantage.

Cloud AI Costs Double When You Least Expect It

GPT-5.5 costs 2x more than GPT-5.4. GPT-5.5 Pro costs 12x more. Subscriptions climbed from $20 to $200/month in two years. A 50-person org spending $156K/year on cloud AI today could face $300K next year — with no cap in sight.

$156K/yr
Average cloud AI spend for a 50-person organization
68%
Cost reduction with on-premises AI versus equivalent cloud usage
0
Per-token charges — unlimited inference at zero marginal cost

Data Sovereignty and Regulatory Risk

CLOUD Act Exposure

US cloud providers can be compelled to hand over your data regardless of origin. No data processing agreement overrides this legal reality.

Quebec Law 25 Compliance

Sending data to US-based AI services without explicit consent risks penalties up to $25M or 4% of global revenue.

PIPEDA Requirements

Cross-border AI processing may not meet PIPEDA's adequacy requirements. On-premises processing keeps data under Canadian jurisdiction.

Board-Level Liability

Directors have a fiduciary duty to protect corporate data. Cloud AI exposure can trigger director liability and shareholder claims.

Cloud Dependency Creates Strategic Risk

Vendor Lock-In

Every integration builds switching costs. The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave.

Feature Gating

Best capabilities locked behind $200/month tiers. Your access controlled by someone else's pricing.

Unilateral Price Changes

Cloud providers change pricing with 30 days' notice. No recourse when costs double.

Data Training on Your Inputs

Your proprietary analyses may improve models available to competitors. Opt-out is neither transparent nor guaranteed.

Top 10 Ways Faraday Helps Business Leaders

  1. Fixed AI Budgets — One hardware purchase replaces variable cloud invoices
  2. Data Residency Compliance — All AI processing stays within Canadian borders
  3. Competitive Intelligence Protection — Strategic analysis without third-party cloud exposure
  4. Unlimited Inference for Decision Support — Financial models and scenario projections running 24/7
  5. No Seat-Based Pricing — 50-person team pays the same as a 5-person startup
  6. Due Diligence AI — Analyze acquisition targets without leaking deliberations
  7. Board Reporting Automation — Generate KPI dashboards with financial data on-premises
  8. Regulatory Change Monitoring — Track compliance updates without exposing gaps
  9. Succession-Proof Infrastructure — Hardware you own is a depreciable asset with residual value
  10. Canadian Data Gravity — Institutional knowledge stays in models fine-tuned on your data

On-Premises vs. Cloud AI

Cloud AI for Business

  • Variable cost that doubles annually
  • Per-seat pricing that scales with headcount
  • Data leaves your network to US servers
  • Vendor lock-in deepens with every integration
  • 30-day notice for price changes

Faraday On-Premises

  • $9,999 / $19,999 / $29,999 US — hardware + 12 months service
  • Unlimited inference with zero per-token cost
  • Data never leaves your office
  • Run any open model with no lock-in
  • Fixed cost for the full service period

Take Control of Your AI Strategy

Fixed costs. Complete data sovereignty. Zero vendor dependency. Calculate your total savings.

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