DuckDuckGo Upgrades Subscription with Advanced AI Models
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– DuckDuckGo expanded its $9.99 monthly subscription to include access to advanced AI models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 4 at no extra cost.
– The free Duck.ai chatbot provides access to models such as GPT-4o mini, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Llama 4 Scout, and Mistral Small 3 24B.
– The subscription plan bundles a VPN, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration alongside AI model access.
– DuckDuckGo emphasizes privacy in using these models and plans to introduce costlier tiers with more advanced options in the future.
– The service offers an alternative to single-provider AI access, similar to Quora’s Poe subscription starting at $5 per month.
DuckDuckGo has significantly enhanced its subscription offering by integrating advanced AI models at no additional cost, providing users with a more powerful and private alternative to mainstream AI services. The company’s existing $9.99 monthly plan now includes premium access to cutting-edge language models, reinforcing its commitment to combining privacy-first technology with modern artificial intelligence tools.
Subscribers gain entry to high-performance models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta’s Llama Maverick. These advanced systems excel at interpreting complex instructions, sustaining context across lengthy conversations, and generating more insightful and nuanced replies. DuckDuckGo emphasizes that this integration allows users to leverage top-tier AI capabilities while maintaining a higher degree of privacy compared to other platforms.
The base version of Duck.ai remains free and includes access to several mid-tier models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. However, the subscription tier unlocks more sophisticated options, appealing to those who require greater computational depth and contextual understanding.
This move positions DuckDuckGo as a flexible option for users who prefer not to rely on a single AI provider. Competing services like Quora’s Poe also offer multi-model access, with plans starting as low as $5 per month, though DuckDuckGo distinguishes itself with a stronger privacy-oriented approach.
Looking ahead, DuckDuckGo has indicated plans to introduce even higher-tier subscription options that will include access to larger and more advanced AI models. The company has not yet clarified whether the current plan includes any usage caps or restrictions.
(Source: TechCrunch)
