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- Runs on Grok 4.3 from xAI API
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  reasons for choosing Grok, model updates, own-key options, and partial offline support
  via Compa.
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# Which AI model runs it, and where is it hosted?

Title suggestion: AGENT - FAQ - Which AI model runs it, and where is it hosted?
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Tags: faq, asker, intelligent-netware, grok, xai, azure, hosting, model

## Public answer

**Question people actually type:**
Which AI model runs it, and where is it hosted?

Online conversations in your room run on Grok models from xAI, through xAI's API. Today that's Grok 4.3. The room itself is hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Here's what each part does.

**The model is the reasoning engine.** When a visitor asks a question, the room finds the approved deposits that bear on it and gives those passages to the model, which writes an answer in plain language. The model is told to stay within those deposits. If they don't cover the question, the room says so instead of letting the model guess.

**Hosting is where the room lives.** Azure runs the web address your visitors open, holds the copy of your approved deposits the room answers from, and keeps it available around the clock. Intelligent Netware has built on Microsoft's platform for many years.

**Usage monitoring keeps it healthy.** Daniel watches usage dashboards, with alerts for unusual activity such as someone trying to use your room to generate spam.

A few common follow-up questions:

**Why Grok?** It is founded on maximal truthfulness, and stays grounded in the material it's given, and xAI's published API policy is clear: it doesn't train on API inputs or outputs without explicit permission.

**Will the model change?** Models improve quickly, and we'll move to newer Grok versions as they prove themselves. Our Terms of Service promise that we'll tell you in advance if a provider change affects how your data is handled.

**Can I use my own xAI account?** Yes. On the own-key plan, your room and Compa use an API key from your own xAI account. You pay xAI directly and see xAI's exact usage numbers.

**Does my desktop work depend on the cloud?** Not entirely. Compa keeps your vault on your computer, and it can run offline with a local model when you want full privacy. The hosted room, by its nature, needs the internet.

## Related questions

- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_21-offline-and-full-privacy|Can it run offline, or completely private?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_22-training-and-data-policy|Is my content, or my visitors' questions, used to train AI?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_28-the-own-key-plan|What is the own-key plan, and why would I choose it?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_36-abuse-and-usage-costs|What stops someone from abusing my Asker or running up costs?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_24-what-is-compa|What is Compa?]]
- [[FAQ_2026-10-02_00-INDEX|All Asker FAQs]]

_Written by Daniel Comp with GB, Director of Operations, Intelligent Netware._