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Best VPN, according to AI

We asked the six leading AI assistants what they recommend in VPN, then ranked the brands by how often AI puts them first.

6 AI assistants15 brands rankedUpdated June 2026
#1

NordVPN

nordvpn.com

Recommended by 6 of 6 assistants
ChatGPTClaudePerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  1. 2

    ExpressVPN

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudePerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  2. 3

    Surfshark

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudePerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  3. 4

    Proton VPN

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudePerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  4. 5

    Mullvad VPN

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTDeepSeekClaudePerplexityGrok
  5. 6

    Private Internet Access

    4/6 AIs
    ChatGPTDeepSeekClaude
  6. 7

    CyberGhost

    4/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeek
  7. 8

    IVPN

    3/6 AIs
    ChatGPTPerplexityDeepSeek
  8. 9

    Windscribe

    4/6 AIs
    ClaudePerplexityDeepSeek
  9. 10

    TunnelBear

    4/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeek
  10. 11

    IPVanish

    2/6 AIs
    Claude
  11. 12

    Hide.me

    3/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaude
  12. 13

    Hotspot Shield

    2/6 AIs
    Claude
  13. 14

    KeepYourHomeIP

    1/6 AIs
    Perplexity
  14. 15

    AzireVPN

    1/6 AIs
    Perplexity

How this ranking is built

Each of the 6 assistants — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Grok — was asked “What are the best VPN? Recommend the top brands or products that people actually use, as a ranked list from best to worst. For each, give just the name.” multiple times. Brands are scored by a position-weighted measure across every answer (being named first, often, and by more assistants all rank a brand higher), then refreshed monthly. This reflects what AI recommends — it is not an endorsement by CiteHawk.

Questions about VPN & AI

Why does AI recommend these VPN?

AI assistants surface brands they encounter most often as authoritative answers — through reviews, comparisons, directories and citations across the web. Brands with strong, consistent presence in those sources get recommended first.

How often is this updated?

The AI Index is refreshed monthly across all 6 assistants, so the ranking tracks how AI’s recommendations shift over time.

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