Local & Service Prompt

“Best VPN for privacy”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this local & service question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned 3d ago

AI Models

Snapshots

Brands Detected

Sources Cited

67 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best VPN for privacy”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned 3d ago

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend Proton

ChatGPT

Claude

DeepSeek

Ddeepseek-chat

Gemini

Ggemini-3-flash

Ggpt-5

Grok

Ggrok-4-1-fast

Perplexity

Brand	ChatGPT	Claude	DeepSeek	Ddeepseek-chat	Gemini	Ggemini-3-flash	Ggpt-5	Grok	Ggrok-4-1-fast	Perplexity	Total
Proton											10/10
Proton VPN											10/10
VPN											10/10
Mullvad											8/10
NordVPN											8/10
WireGuard											7/10
Email											6/10
IVPN											6/10
ExpressVPN											5/10
Fully											5/10
Marketing											5/10
Monero											5/10
Gold											4/10
On											4/10
Mullvad VPN											4/10
OpenVPN											4/10
RTINGS											3/10
Tor											3/10
Bitcoin											3/10
SWISS											3/10
Surfshark											3/10
Balance											3/10
Deloitte											3/10
Windscribe											3/10
CNET											2/10
PrivacyTools.io											2/10
RTINGS.com											2/10
cnet.com											2/10
Excel											2/10
OpenAI											2/10
PrivacyGuides											2/10
PrivacyGuides.org											2/10
ProtonVPN											2/10
PCMag											2/10
Reddit											2/10
Security.org											2/10
crypto											2/10
pcmag.com											2/10
reddit.com											2/10
Private Internet Access											2/10
AES-256 encryption											2/10
Securitum											2/10
CLEAR											1/10
Google											1/10
Spot											1/10
WIRED											1/10
wired.com											1/10
Envelope											1/10
Netflix											1/10
Paper											1/10
Proton Mail											1/10
Target											1/10
HTML											1/10
PCWorld											1/10
ProtonMail											1/10
SAFe											1/10
TrustedServer											1/10
Wallet											1/10
Instantly											1/10
Meet											1/10
Mode											1/10
Calendar											1/10
Cure53											1/10
Drive											1/10
Office											1/10
Close											1/10
Privacy Guides											1/10

Key Quotes

Claude

“Like Proton VPN and NordVPN, PIA's apps are fully open-source, meaning anyone can inspect the code for potential security issues.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“Best for Secure Core Servers: Proton VPN’s Secure Core servers route your traffic through privacy-friendly countries, and its no-logs policy has been independently audited.”

DeepSeek

“The Open-Source Champion (with a Free Tier): Proton VPN Proton VPN sits in a sweet spot, combining open-source apps with a stellar privacy track record.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“Proton VPN — Best Overall for Privacy Proton VPN remains the gold standard for most users because it combines strong legal protection with technical transparency.”

Gemini

“However, because they are massive commercial enterprises that require an email address, use aggressive marketing, and do not prioritize anonymous registration (like cash-by-mail), they fall slightly behind Mullvad and Proton VPN on a strict threat-model scale.”

Local & Service brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandModelsScoreTrend

1Proton VPN

10/10—

2Proton

10/10—

3VPN

10/10—

4NordVPN

8/10↑2

5Mullvad

8/10↓1

6WireGuard

7/10↑2

7IVPN

6/10—

8Email

6/10↓1

9Fully

5/10↑4

10ExpressVPN

5/10—

11Monero

5/10—

12Marketing

5/10↑1

13OpenVPN

4/10—

14Gold

4/10↑1

15Mullvad VPN

4/10↓1

16On

4/10—

17Deloitte

3/10—

18RTINGS

3/10—

19Bitcoin

3/10↑2

20SWISS

3/10↑1

21Surfshark

3/10↑1

22Tor

3/10↓1

23Balance

3/10—

24Windscribe

3/10↑2

25AES-256 encryption

2/10↑2

26reddit.com

2/10↑2

27Excel

2/10↑2

28pcmag.com

2/10↑1

29crypto

2/10—

30cnet.com

2/10—

31OpenAI

2/10—

32Security.org

2/10↑2

33PCMag

2/10↑1

34Securitum

2/10↑1

35Reddit

2/10↑1

36CNET

2/10—

37PrivacyGuides

2/10—

38PrivacyGuides.org

2/10↑2

39PrivacyTools.io

2/10↑2

40Private Internet Access

2/10—

41RTINGS.com

2/10—

42ProtonVPN

2/10↓2

43wired.com

1/10↑1

44CLEAR

1/10↑1

45Calendar

1/10↑1

46Close

1/10↑1

47Cure53

1/10↓3

48Drive

1/10—

49Envelope

1/10—

50Google

1/10↑1

51HTML

1/10—

52Instantly

1/10↓1

53Meet

1/10↑1

54Mode

1/10↓1

55Netflix

1/10↓1

56Office

1/10↑1

57PCWorld

1/10—

58Paper

1/10↑1

59Privacy Guides

1/10↓1

60Proton Mail

1/10↓3

61ProtonMail

1/10↑1

62SAFe

1/10—

63Spot

1/10↑1

64Target

1/10↑1

65TrustedServer

1/10↑1

66WIRED

1/10↑1

67Wallet

1/10↑1

Local & Service brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

3d ago

DeepSeek started mentioning CLEAR

3d ago

DeepSeek started mentioning Marketing

3d ago

Gemini rank changed for NordVPN

3d ago

Gemini rank changed for On

3d ago

DeepSeek rank changed for Proton

3d ago

DeepSeek rank changed for Gold

3d ago

DeepSeek rank changed for Proton VPN

3d ago

DeepSeek rank changed for WireGuard

3d ago

Gemini rank changed for IVPN

3d ago

DeepSeek rank changed for VPN

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

DomainCited byModels

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1 model

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1 model

discuss.privacyguides.net

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

privateinternetaccess.com

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

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Frequently asked questions

Proton VPN ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Proton, VPN, NordVPN.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 35 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include protonvpn.com, privacytools.io, mullvad.net.

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“Best VPN for privacy”

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