Product Comparison
 Covenant Encryption | Secure Enclaves | Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Privacy | Weights + data never leave ciphertext | Data visible inside enclave | Data fully encrypted, model often public |
Speed | Increased model setup and deployment time, minimal speed loss in production | 15-40% slower | 100-1,000x slower |
Hardware Lock-In | Runs on any standard CPU/GPU cloud | Requires TEE ready CPUs | Heavy CPU demand, GPU still experimental |
Scales to Large LLMs? | Yes, roadmap targets 70B parameter models | Struggles past <312 MB enclave | Impractical beyond small models |
Total Cost to Run | Pay-as-you-go GPUs, modest overhead | Higher instance cost + perf hit | Cloud bill explodes up to 100x |