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Consumer VPN Services in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 751 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Proton VPN holds a clear lead across buyer questions, frequently recommended for strict privacy, P2P support, and port forwarding. When buyers seek dedicated IP addresses that are not shared with other users, NordVPN is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Proton VPNOwned by Proton 85% privacy-conscious users seeking open-source apps and port forwarding	privacy-conscious users seeking open-source apps and port forwarding	85%
2	NordVPNOwned by Nord Security 74% dedicated IPs and fast speeds with wide global coverage	dedicated IPs and fast speeds with wide global coverage	74%
3	Mullvad 56% maximum anonymity with no email required and cryptocurrency payments	maximum anonymity with no email required and cryptocurrency payments	56%
4	Surfshark 50% affordable plans with unlimited simultaneous device connections	affordable plans with unlimited simultaneous device connections	50%
5	ExpressVPN 32% reliable worldwide coverage and intuitive router-level split tunneling	reliable worldwide coverage and intuitive router-level split tunneling	32%
6	Private Internet Access 31% customizable torrenting setups with native port forwarding	customizable torrenting setups with native port forwarding	31%
7	IVPN 13% audited privacy and managed personal infrastructure	audited privacy and managed personal infrastructure	13%
8	Windscribe 12% flexible configurations with a reliable free tier	flexible configurations with a reliable free tier	12%
9	IPVanish 7% traffic routing control backed by a Tier-1 network	traffic routing control backed by a Tier-1 network	7%
10	AirVPN 5%		5%
11	CyberGhost VPN 5% beginner-friendly setup with token-based dedicated IP addresses	beginner-friendly setup with token-based dedicated IP addresses	5%
12	PureVPN 3%		3%
13	VyprVPN 3%		3%
14	AzireVPN 3%		3%
15	PrivadoVPN 3%		3%
16	Firefox 2%		2%
17	uBlock Origin 2%		2%
18	TunnelBear 2%		2%
19	PrivateVPN 2%		2%
20	WireGuard 2%		2%
21	Brave 2%		2%
22	Lightway 1%		1%
23	OVPN 1%		1%
24	SecureCore 1%		1%
25	Hide.me 1%		1%
26	TorGuard 1%		1%
27	NetShield 1%		1%
28	DuckDuckGo 1%		1%
29	OpenVPN 1%		1%
30	AmneziaVPN 1%		1%
31	Proton 1%		1%
32	Mozilla VPNMozilla product line 1%		1%
33	qBittorrent 1%		1%
34	Startpage 1%		1%
35	Hotspot Shield <1%		<1%
36	Proton MailProton product line <1%		<1%
37	CleanWeb <1%		<1%
38	AWSAmazon product line <1%		<1%
39	Bitcoin <1%		<1%
40	Monero <1%		<1%
41	NordLayer <1%		<1%
42	Cloudflare <1%		<1%
43	Digitalocean <1%		<1%
44	VPN PlusProton product line <1%		<1%
45	PhasmaVPN <1%		<1%
46	Golden Frog <1%		<1%
47	Bitcoin Cash <1%		<1%
48	MidiVPN <1%		<1%
49	FastestVPN <1%		<1%
50	VPNUK <1%		<1%
51	Mozilla <1%		<1%
52	Astrill <1%		<1%
53	Assured AB <1%		<1%
54	Nym <1%		<1%
55	Cloudflare WARPCloudflare product line <1%		<1%
56	Tailscale <1%		<1%
57	Hidden24 <1%		<1%
58	GoogleOwned by Alphabet <1%		<1%
59	OVHcloud Bare MetalOVHcloud product line <1%		<1%
60	ESET VPNESET product line <1%		<1%
61	ipleak.net <1%		<1%
62	Starter <1%		<1%
63	OpenVPN Access ServerOpenVPN product line <1%		<1%
64	NoBorders <1%		<1%
65	Pi-hole <1%		<1%
66	Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)Owned by Akamai <1%		<1%
67	Norton VPNNorton product line <1%		<1%
68	Google StoreOwned by Alphabet <1%		<1%
69	VPZen <1%		<1%
70	SoftEther VPN <1%		<1%
71	Netbird <1%		<1%
72	Tor Project <1%		<1%
73	AdGuard HomeAdGuard product line <1%		<1%
74	ZoogVPN <1%		<1%
75	OpenVPN TCPOpenVPN product line <1%		<1%
76	NextDNS <1%		<1%
77	DuckDuckGo Privacy EssentialsDuckDuckGo product line <1%		<1%
78	Hetzner <1%		<1%
79	Mysterium Network <1%		<1%
80	Kagi <1%		<1%
81	Brave SearchBrave product line <1%		<1%
82	Privacy Badger <1%		<1%
83	Securitum <1%		<1%
84	Meshnet <1%		<1%
85	Kpmg <1%		<1%
86	PwC <1%		<1%
87	CoinGate <1%		<1%

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ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: NordVPN, 66% on ChatGPT Search and 83% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Proton VPN	89%	82%
NordVPN	66%	83%
Mullvad	62%	51%
Surfshark	43%	58%
ExpressVPN	25%	40%
Private Internet Access	28%	34%
IVPN	17%	9%
Windscribe	11%	12%
IPVanish	3%	10%
AirVPN	5%	5%

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