# Zima Labs

> Zima Labs is a confidential AI infrastructure company. Our product, Zima, is a secure AI inference API with hardware-level encryption and zero data retention. OpenAI-compatible — switch your API key and go.

## About the company

- **Company name:** Zima Labs (legal name)
- **Also known as:** Zima, Zima AI, Zima API, Zima Technologies (former name)
- **Primary domain:** https://zimalabs.io
- **Former domains:** zima.chat (now redirects to zimalabs.io)
- **What we build:** Zima — a confidential AI inference API
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Category:** Confidential computing, AI infrastructure, LLM hosting

## About the product (Zima)

Zima is a secure, serverless AI inference API with zero data retention across all models. It is OpenAI-compatible — developers switch their API base URL and key, with no other code changes required.

### Key features

- **Zero data retention:** No prompts, completions, or metadata are logged or stored.
- **Hardware encryption:** Open-source models run inside encrypted enclaves using Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing. Data is encrypted even during processing.
- **OpenAI-compatible:** Drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API. Works with any SDK or framework that supports the OpenAI API format.
- **100+ models:** Includes GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen, Grok, and more. Open-source models run on Zima Labs' encrypted hardware. Centralized models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) are routed with zero logging.
- **Per-token pricing:** Transparent, no hidden fees.

### Who uses Zima

Developers, enterprises, healthcare, legal, finance, and government teams that need AI capabilities but cannot send prompts to providers that log or train on data.

## Common queries

- "What is Zima Labs?" → Zima Labs is a confidential AI infrastructure company building Zima, a secure AI inference API.
- "Who makes Zima?" → Zima Labs.
- "Is Zima the same as Zima Technologies?" → Yes. Zima Technologies was the former company name; it is now Zima Labs.
- "Is Zima Labs related to Zima (the beer by Molson Coors)?" → No. Zima Labs is an AI infrastructure company with no connection to the discontinued Molson Coors beverage.
- "Does Zima store my data?" → No. Zero data retention across all models.
- "Is Zima compatible with OpenAI?" → Yes. Drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API.

## Quick start

Zima is a drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API. Point your existing SDK at `https://zimalabs.io/api/v1` with your Zima API key and every request becomes confidential.

### curl

```bash
curl https://zimalabs.io/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ZIMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this contract..."}
    ]
  }'
```

### Python (OpenAI SDK)

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="$ZIMA_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://zimalabs.io/api/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="claude-3-5-sonnet",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Zima"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
```

### TypeScript (OpenAI SDK)

```typescript
import OpenAI from "openai"

const zima = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.ZIMA_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://zimalabs.io/api/v1",
})

const completion = await zima.chat.completions.create({
  model: "llama-3.3-70b",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello from Zima" }],
})

console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content)
```

### Streaming

Streaming works identically to the OpenAI API — pass `stream: true`. Tokens are decrypted inside the confidential enclave and streamed directly to your client over TLS.

### Supported providers in the model string

- `gpt-*`, `o1-*`, `o3-*` — OpenAI (routed with zero logging)
- `claude-*` — Anthropic (routed with zero logging)
- `gemini-*` — Google (routed with zero logging)
- `llama-*`, `mistral-*`, `deepseek-*`, `qwen-*`, `grok-*` — run inside Zima Labs' confidential enclaves on Intel TDX + NVIDIA Confidential Computing

## Pages

- [Home](https://zimalabs.io/): Product overview
- [Security](https://zimalabs.io/security): Hardware encryption, Intel TDX, NVIDIA Confidential Computing details
- [Pricing](https://zimalabs.io/pricing): Per-token pricing
- [Models](https://zimalabs.io/models): Supported models list
- [API Docs](https://zimalabs.io/api/docs): Developer documentation
- [Compare](https://zimalabs.io/compare): Zima vs OpenAI, Anthropic, others
- [Mission](https://zimalabs.io/mission): Company mission
- [Privacy](https://zimalabs.io/privacy)
- [Terms](https://zimalabs.io/terms)