Nectos: The Swiss AI That Respects the Planet as Much as Your Data
Artificial intelligence is one of the most energy-intensive technologies of our time. At Nectos, we chose to build differently — powerful, sovereign, and eco-responsible AI, hosted on 100% renewable energy infrastructure.
Why Ecology Is a Major Issue in AI
Global data centers now consume more electricity than some entire countries. Every request sent to a foreign AI assistant travels through servers often powered by fossil fuels, located thousands of kilometers away. This is not inevitable. It is an architectural choice.
Data centers account for ~1% of global electricity consumption — and this figure is growing with AI
Our Infrastructure: 100% Renewable Energy
Nectos runs exclusively on the infrastructure of our Swiss partners Hidora SA and Phoeniqs, whose data centers — located in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne — are powered 100% by renewable energy.
EcoEnterprise
Responsibility Europe
ISO 27001
FINMA ready
The Right Model at the Right Time
Nectos automatically selects the most appropriate AI model for each task. A simple email requires little resources. A complex contract analysis activates greater power. This intelligent optimization reduces energy consumption without ever compromising result quality.
Simple Task
Light model activated → low energy consumption
Complex Task
Powerful model activated only when necessary
An Architecture That Consumes 10x Less Than Public AIs
Most public AI assistants systematically call a large model in full conversational mode, regardless of your request's complexity. Nectos works differently.
Intelligent Hybrid Orchestrator
Our system dynamically routes each request to a light model (SLM) or large model (LLM) based on real complexity. 65-75% of common requests are handled by SLMs, 5-10x less energy-intensive.
Ultra-targeted RAG Module
Our RAG module only passes strictly relevant document fragments to the model — reducing inference context size by 60-80%.
-60 to 70% computational consumption
Combined, the hybrid orchestrator and RAG module reduce average computational consumption per interaction by 60-70% vs a classic public AI assistant.
10x Cleaner Energy Mix
Inference on H100 GPUs in Switzerland: less than 30g CO₂/kWh — vs 300-400g/kWh for US or Central European data centers.
The effective carbon footprint per interaction on Nectos is estimated to be 10x lower than equivalent usage on a public AI platform.
Sovereignty and Sobriety: Two Benefits of One Choice
Hosting your data in Switzerland rather than on American or Asian servers also eliminates thousands of kilometers of network transit per request. Less distance traveled = less energy consumed = reduced carbon footprint.
Our Concrete Commitments
100% renewable energy infrastructure (Hidora SA and Phoeniqs)
Data centers certified EcoEnterprise and Responsibility Europe
Intelligent model selection to minimize consumption
Data processed locally — zero intercontinental transit
No AI training on your data — zero unnecessary compute
AI You Can Be Proud Of
Choosing Nectos means choosing AI that respects your data, your jurisdiction, and your planet.