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Groups & AI Models

Administrators only.

Settings → Groups

Groups make it possible to organize users and assign permissions in bundles. Instead of configuring access rights for each user individually, you assign them to a group, and all members automatically receive the same rights.

Typical use cases:

  • Marketing team: access to the marketing knowledge base and marketing tools
  • Sales: access to product information and CRM integration
  • Management: access to all knowledge bases

The table shows all groups with:

  • Name: clickable to open the detail page
  • Description: purpose of the group
  • Members: number of members
  • Created on: date of creation
  1. Click “Create group”
  2. Enter a name (required, max. 100 characters), e.g. “Marketing team”
  3. Optionally add a description (max. 500 characters)
  4. Click “Create”

You are automatically redirected to the detail page of the new group, where you can add members.

Click a group in the overview to open the detail page.

  • Change name
  • Change description

Click “Save” to apply the changes.

Add member:

  1. Use the search field in the “Members” area
  2. Search for the name of the user
  3. Select the user, they are added to the group immediately

Remove member:

Click the remove button next to the member’s name.

Some groups are labeled as a System group. They automatically contain all members of the workspace and cannot be edited or deleted.

You recognize system groups by the “System group” label in the actions column. They are not clickable.

Note: The system group “All employees” is particularly useful if you want to grant a knowledge base or a tool access to all users without adding each one individually.

  1. Click “Delete” in the actions menu of the group
  2. Confirm the deletion in the dialog that appears

Warning: Deleting a group cannot be undone. All permissions granted via the group are also removed.


Administrators only.

Settings → AI models

Here you define which AI models are available to users in your workspace. Disabled models can no longer be selected for chats.

At the top of the page you see: “X of Y models enabled”

The default model is preselected automatically for new chats. You can:

  • Use system default: 9brains automatically selects the best available model
  • Set a specific model: choose from the list of enabled models

Note: Users can select a different model in each chat, as long as it is enabled. The default model only determines the preselection.

The following notice is displayed on the page:

“All AI models are integrated so that they do not store any data and do not use any data for training.”

The models are grouped by provider (e.g. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral). For each provider you see a card with all available models.

Each model shows:

  • Name of the model
  • Location: where the model is operated (e.g. EU, USA)
  • Speed: relative response speed
  • Quality: relative response quality

Each model shows a cost category (€, €€, or €€€) indicating how heavily it consumes the monthly quota. Premium models (€€€) use up the quota faster than economical models (€).

Watch for the colored labels on each model:

LabelMeaning
EU-SovereignThe model is hosted on EU-sovereign infrastructure. Full data control within the EU
GDPRGDPR-compliant. Data is processed exclusively in the EU. No data transfer to third countries
GDPR (DPF)GDPR-compliant via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Data may be processed in the US, but is legally protected
GlobalNot usable in a GDPR-compliant way. No EU server location and no DPF certification

Tip: If your company places particular emphasis on data protection, only enable models with the EU-Sovereign, GDPR, or GDPR (DPF) label.

Each model has a toggle to enable or disable it. The change takes effect immediately.

  • Enable: the model is available to all users in the chat
  • Disable: the model disappears from the selection. Running chats that use this model are not affected

Administrators only.

Settings → AI models

In addition to the chat models, you also manage the image models here. These are used by image generation and image editing in the chat.

Just like the chat default model, you can set a default image model:

  • Use system default: 9brains automatically selects a suitable model
  • Set a specific model: choose from the list of enabled image models

You can also set a separate default model for image editing. This model is used when users want to modify existing images, for example replacing backgrounds, removing objects, or combining elements from multiple images (compositing).

  • Use system default: uses the system-wide configured image editing model
  • Set a specific model: choose a model that delivers particularly good results for image editing

Note: Users can request a different image model in the chat, as long as it is enabled. For multi-image requests (combining several images), a compatible model is selected automatically.

Just like the chat models, every image model has a toggle to enable or disable it. Disabled image models are not available in the chat.

For more information on using the image features, see Create & edit images.


Can I also change my personal settings from the chat?

Section titled “Can I also change my personal settings from the chat?”

No. The personal settings can only be changed via the settings page. They then apply to all future chat messages.

No. Your settings (theme, form of address, tone, etc.) only apply to you personally and are not visible to others.

What happens when an administrator enforces MFA?

Section titled “What happens when an administrator enforces MFA?”

All users who have not yet set up MFA are prompted to do so within the defined deadline. After the deadline expires, access without MFA is no longer possible.

No. Your role (User or Admin) can only be changed by another administrator. You cannot adjust your own role.

The user loses access to the workspace. Their previous chat history and contributions to knowledge bases are preserved.

No. Deleting a group is irreversible. You would have to create the group again and reassign the members.

What is the difference between role and license type?

Section titled “What is the difference between role and license type?”

The role (User/Admin) determines which management sections you see. The license type (Business/Pro/Knowledge Only) determines which features you can use, for example integrations and tools are only available with the Business license.

At least one model must be enabled for the chat to work. If you only want to allow GDPR-compliant models, disable all models with the “Global” label.

Do my employees automatically use the default model?

Section titled “Do my employees automatically use the default model?”

The default model is only the preselection for new chats. Users can switch to any other enabled model in the model picker in the chat at any time.