DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused consumer technology company, this week rolled out its new DuckDuckGo Plus subscription plan. This free plan provides users with more powerful generative AI models. Priced at $9.99 per month, the plan includes powerful tools such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-5, as well as Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Meta’s Llama Maverick.
This new product is perhaps the biggest step forward yet for DuckDuckGo. They had recently introduced a new subscription plan that bundled their services including a VPN, personal info removal, and identity theft restoration. We’ve developed new AI to enhance your user experience. In parallel, we have always been completely dedicated to privacy – it is at the very heart of our ethos.
The all-new subscription plan is focused on professional and business users who want even more advanced AI conversation. According to DuckDuckGo, “These bigger models are better at following detailed instructions, maintaining context through extended chats, and delivering deeper, more nuanced responses.” Subscribers should get ready for a much more sophisticated conversational experience. For the first time, the AI has grasped the nuances and complexities of our world.
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Along with the subscription plan, DuckDuckGo introduced a free AI chatbot service, named Duck.ai. This new service provides users a single point of access to hundreds of different models. You can find Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout and Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B. Users can now use OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini through Duck.ai. This provides them with the opportunity to test out multiple AI capabilities at no cost.
DuckDuckGo leads with these sophisticated models inside its subscription product. This positions the company beautifully in a market where privacy has become the number one concern. Their mission is to give every user the most powerful tools. Simultaneously, it takes great steps to provide a safe and private online experience for others.
This is just the start. DuckDuckGo is continuing to expand and improve their offerings by incorporating the very best AI models. This strategic play is designed to lure tech-friendly users that value both technical capabilities and privacy.