I have ZDR enforced and see only compatible models and providers, yet am able to use it. DeepSeek as a provider may not be ZDR, but the models are available from ZDR and no training providers on EU/US servers.
Yeah, they all do it though. And now that models are being natively trained at FP8/NVFP4, I’m not sure it matters.
Only way you can really know you’re getting the full model is to host it yourself. Every inference provider has every reason to lie and it’s impossible to find out the degree to which they are.
It’s a pretty common requirement in the enterprise world. If you’re processing data for enterprise customers, it’s a lot easier to retain nothing than to deal with all the compliance issues that arise if you’re retaining data.