Particle.news

Download on the App Store

DuckDuckGo Adds GPT-5 and Other Advanced AI Models to Subscription at No Extra Cost

Duck.ai processes chats anonymously with no training use of user data.

Overview

  • The rebranded DuckDuckGo subscription (formerly Privacy Pro) now includes access to GPT-4o, GPT-5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Llama 4 Maverick.
  • Pricing remains about $9.99 per month or roughly $99–$100 per year, with existing VPN, personal information removal, and identity restoration benefits unchanged.
  • The base Duck.ai experience stays free with no account required, offering lower-cost models like GPT-4o mini, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Llama 4 Scout, and Mistral Small 3 24B.
  • DuckDuckGo reiterates that conversations are anonymized and not used to train models, and users can hide AI controls in browser settings if they prefer.
  • The company says it is exploring higher-priced tiers for access to larger, more advanced models in the future and did not specify any current usage limits.