DuckDuckGo has been offering a handful of AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others directly through its browser. This includes cheaper models like GPT-4o mini and Claude 3.5 Haiku under the Duck.ai service. This is without compromising your privacy, in line with the browser philosophy. It appears the reception of this has been great, as it’s now adding access to more advanced models from OpenAI and Anthropic to its new ‘Subscription’ plan.
DuckDuckGo Subscription gives access to advanced OpenAI and Anthropic chatbots
The DuckDuckGo subscription, formerly known as Privacy Pro, offers the same privacy features, including Personal Information Removal, Identity Theft Restoration, and DuckDuckGo VPN. Additionally, it is now adding more chatbots from OpenAI and Anthropic, including GPT 4.0, GPT 5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta’s Llama 4 Maverick. The company notes that it’ll update models regularly.
Much like before, your conversations with any of the chatbots through DuckDuckGo stay anonymous, and the data won’t be used for training future systems. However, if you don’t want to use the new AI perks, you can hide all the AI buttons and features from your search settings and your desktop and mobile browser settings.
The company is exploring even higher subscription tiers
The DuckDuckGo Subscription costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year. This is the same for all regions. With the subscription, you can access all the premium models in any browser you like. However, it’s more convenient within the DuckDuckGo browser, says the company. If you’re a frequent user of AI, the subscription offers a “one-stop solution.” It lets you access multiple models under a single roof.
The company notes that it is exploring more highly advanced models through higher subscription tiers for the future. As for the free tier, DuckDuckGo clarifies that the base version of Duck.ai is not changing. It’s still free to use with no account necessary.
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