Introducing data residency in Europe

OpenAI launched European data residency for the API, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT Edu on February 5, 2025. New API Projects can select Europe for in-region processing with zero data retention, while existing Projects cannot be changed; new Enterprise and Edu workspaces can store chats, files, and text, vision, and image content at rest in Europe, but the post does not disclose the eligible endpoint list.

Why it matters: A solid enterprise/compliance update. HKR-K lands on concrete conditions—Europe region, zero data retention, new projects only, no migration for existing ones—and HKR-R lands on EU legal and procurement pressure. HKR-H is weak, so this sits at the low end of featured.