ChatGPT Business in Switzerland
ChatGPT Business is the OpenAI subscription for teams, formerly called ChatGPT Team. This page sets out what ChatGPT Business provides according to OpenAI, how it differs from ChatGPT Enterprise and when a Swiss solution fits. Vectoryon is one such solution. Vectoryon brings Swiss SMEs into the age of AI. Like other AI providers, Vectoryon answers emails and creates appointments, and it does much more. Together we go to the heart of the company and rebuild its value-creating processes with and around AI. This makes real gains in efficiency and quality of up to 60 percent possible. Its AI runs in data centres in Switzerland, for CHF 49 per person per month.
OpenAI describes it as a shared workspace with company context, plugins, flexible seats and admin controls for users, usage and billing. All statements about OpenAI come from chatgpt.com/business, retrieved on 5 November 2026, and from OpenAI pages on privacy and data residency, as of 5 October 2026. They are linked under Sources. The contract with OpenAI is what counts. The legal situation for personal data in ChatGPT is covered in the German guide ChatGPT und Datenschutz.
What is ChatGPT Business, formerly ChatGPT Team?
ChatGPT Business sits between the plans for individuals (Free, Go, Plus, Pro) and ChatGPT Enterprise. OpenAI writes on the product page: «ChatGPT Business gives teams a secure workspace with shared company context, plugins, flexible seats, and admin controls for users, usage and billing.» (OpenAI).
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Business has two kinds of seats. Standard seats are meant for everyday work. Premium seats come with significantly more usage, no five-hour limit and access to «dots», agents that according to OpenAI keep working between conversations. A company can mix both.
The former name ChatGPT Team still appears in older OpenAI texts and in many comparison articles. It refers to the same product.
ChatGPT Business or Enterprise: what is the difference?
On the Business page, OpenAI names three needs for which a company should contact sales: SCIM for automatic user provisioning, role-based access controls and data residency (OpenAI). Anyone who needs one of these ends up with ChatGPT Enterprise.
On data location: according to an OpenAI announcement, new ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers can choose to store content at rest in Europe (OpenAI). The announcement does not mention ChatGPT Business. Storage in Switzerland does not appear in these texts.
OpenAI lists the price per seat on chatgpt.com/pricing. It depends on seat type and billing. This page does not repeat it, because it changes and OpenAI shows it differently by country.
Where does ChatGPT Business process company data?
For business products, OpenAI commits not to train on inputs and outputs by default. The Business page says: «Your data is never used for training our models.» OpenAI also names encryption, single sign-on and multi-factor authentication (OpenAI).
According to its Enterprise privacy page, OpenAI offers a Data Processing Addendum for ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise and the API. Deleted conversations in ChatGPT Business are removed within 30 days unless longer retention is required (OpenAI).
For a Swiss SME this means: anyone who enters personal data into ChatGPT Business passes it to a provider based in the United States. The revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection then requires a contract under Article 9 and a basis for disclosure abroad under Articles 16 and 17.
What does a Swiss alternative to ChatGPT Business offer?
Vectoryon is an AI workspace for Swiss SMEs. The AI runs in data centres in Switzerland, and so do the application and the database. The service providers involved and their regions are listed in the privacy policy.
Vectoryon is connected to company data. Outlook and Teams are read through the Microsoft Graph interface, plus documents uploaded to the file storage. Access applies per person and can be revoked at any time. The assistant only sees what the signed-in person is allowed to see.
Steps with an external effect, such as an email to a customer, go through a human first. Every step is logged so that it stays traceable what an answer is based on. Recurring tasks run as Automations with approval by a responsible person.
Where are the limits?
- This page is not legal advice. Whether a company may use ChatGPT Business with personal data depends on the contract and the data.
- If you specifically want OpenAI models, ChatGPT Business is the right choice. Vectoryon selects models that run in Switzerland.
- Vectoryon runs only as a service. Operation on your own servers is not offered.
- The statements about OpenAI reflect the dates given. OpenAI changes names, tiers and prices regularly.
Details
What does Vectoryon cost in comparison?
Vectoryon costs CHF 49 per person per month. This includes the workspace, the AI assistant, the Microsoft 365 connection and Automations. Details are on the pricing page.
ChatGPT Business is also billed per seat. OpenAI shows the current price on chatgpt.com/pricing. Comparing price alone is misleading when the two tools do different things. The better question: which data should the AI read, where may it be stored, and who approves what goes out?
Vectoryon has no permanent free tier. To check whether Vectoryon fits your company, book a demo with your own use cases.
When ChatGPT Business is the better choice
ChatGPT Business fits when a team mainly writes, researches and codes and wants the latest OpenAI models for it. OpenAI names ChatGPT Work for multi-step tasks and Codex for work on code.
ChatGPT Business also fits when no personal data or trade secrets go into the chat, so data location does not matter. That is often the case for marketing copy, translations or spreadsheet formulas.
Vectoryon fits when the AI should work on the mailbox, calendar and file storage, the data must stay in Switzerland and a human approves before anything goes out.
Frequently asked questions
What is ChatGPT Business?
The OpenAI subscription for teams, formerly ChatGPT Team. According to OpenAI it offers a shared workspace, admin controls for users, usage and billing, and Standard and Premium seats.
Is ChatGPT Team the same as ChatGPT Business?
Yes. OpenAI renamed ChatGPT Team to ChatGPT Business. Older texts still use the old name.
Does OpenAI train on data from ChatGPT Business?
According to OpenAI, no. The Business page says: «Your data is never used for training our models.» As of 5 November 2026.
Where is the data stored with ChatGPT Business?
OpenAI does not name a storage location in Europe or Switzerland for ChatGPT Business. OpenAI offers data residency through sales, and the announcement on storage in Europe names ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu.
How much does ChatGPT Business cost?
OpenAI lists the price per seat on chatgpt.com/pricing, depending on seat type and billing. Vectoryon costs CHF 49 per person per month.
Is there a Swiss alternative to ChatGPT Business?
Yes, several. Vectoryon is one: an AI workspace whose AI runs in Switzerland, connected to Outlook, Teams and company file storage, with human approval before external steps.
Sources
The statements about OpenAI and the law are based on these sources.