# Lindstead

> Lindstead is an independent AI research and deployment firm based in the Netherlands. It advises boards and technology leaders at European organisations on the selection, economics, governance and deployment of AI on infrastructure they control. Lindstead accepts no commissions, referral fees or paid placements from vendors, cloud providers or model developers. Every figure on the site carries its source and date.

Lindstead is a trade name of Resolving Delta B.V. (Chamber of Commerce 42119526, the Netherlands). The firm is led by its founder, Rogier Muller.

## Research and datasets
- [European cloud GPU prices](https://lindstead.com/research/eu-cloud-gpu-prices): on-demand H100, H200, B200, B300 and RTX PRO 6000 prices per GPU hour at European and US providers, with ownership and jurisdiction. Updated monthly.
- [Model Index](https://lindstead.com/models): leading open-weight and closed AI models with origin, licence terms for large companies and minimum hardware. Updated monthly.
- [Self-hosting or API: where is the break-even point?](https://lindstead.com/research/self-hosting-break-even): monthly token volume at which an own GPU server becomes cheaper than an AI API, with every assumption visible and a calculator.
- [Where Should Your AI Run? The 2026 European Briefing](https://lindstead.com/research/where-should-your-ai-run-2026): capability, licences, cost, regulation and security of AI models European enterprises can run on their own infrastructure.
- [EU AI Act timeline after the Omnibus](https://lindstead.com/research/ai-act-timeline): every AI Act application date as amended by the Digital Omnibus (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744), who it binds, with a dated changelog.

## Guides
- [Self-hosted LLMs for European enterprises: the 2026 guide](https://lindstead.com/guides/self-hosted-llm): hosting options, open models, hardware, cost in euro, security, EU regulation and a step-by-step deployment plan.
- [LLM inference cost explained](https://lindstead.com/guides/llm-inference-cost): price per token versus GPU hours, utilisation and staff, with a worked break-even example in euro.
- [LLM hardware requirements](https://lindstead.com/guides/llm-hardware-requirements): GPU memory and server sizing per open-weight model size class and precision.
- [On-premise vs private cloud AI in Europe](https://lindstead.com/guides/on-premise-vs-private-cloud-ai): on-premise, colocation, EU-owned and US private cloud compared by jurisdiction, sector rules, cost and exit.

## Services
- [Services](https://lindstead.com/services): overview of all services.
- [AI strategy and AI readiness assessment](https://lindstead.com/services/ai-strategy): which AI workloads to run in-house and which to leave with external providers.
- [Model selection](https://lindstead.com/services/model-selection): open-weight and closed model evaluation, licence review and origin assessment.
- [AI infrastructure cost](https://lindstead.com/services/ai-infrastructure-cost): total cost of ownership, GPU sizing and the break-even volume for self-hosted AI.
- [AI governance and EU AI Act compliance](https://lindstead.com/services/ai-governance-compliance): AI Act, GDPR, DORA and NIS2 obligations mapped per AI system.
- [AI deployment](https://lindstead.com/services/ai-deployment): a production use case on-premise or in a European cloud, with audit-ready controls.
- [Model stewardship](https://lindstead.com/services/model-stewardship): monthly review of models, licences and regulation, with a quarterly board note.

## Industries
- [Financial services](https://lindstead.com/industries/financial-services): DORA, the EU AI Act and client data.
- [Healthcare and life sciences](https://lindstead.com/industries/healthcare): GDPR special category data and medical confidentiality.
- [Public sector](https://lindstead.com/industries/public-sector): citizen data, digital sovereignty and procurement.
- [Legal and professional services](https://lindstead.com/industries/legal-and-professional-services): privilege and client confidentiality.
- [Energy and critical infrastructure](https://lindstead.com/industries/energy-and-critical-infrastructure): NIS2 and continuity of essential services.
- [Industrial and manufacturing](https://lindstead.com/industries/industrial-and-manufacturing): intellectual property and supply-chain data.

## Company
- [About](https://lindstead.com/about): purpose, leadership and independence standards.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lindstead)
- Contact: schedule a meeting at https://calendar.app.google/MbvzedbdQMVEiybdA