Brand report · June 2026

Does AI recommend Proton VPN?

56/100
Proton VPN is only partially visible in AI answers about VPN services.
Named in 3 of 5 real buyer questions · Partial
Proton VPN is named in 3 of 5 AI answers about VPN services.

What this means

A third of buyers now ask an AI assistant before they search Google. For "VPN services," the model surfaces Proton VPN reliably. The job now is holding that position as models update.

Who AI names instead

NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark.

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🤖 For AI agents — buy a live score programmatically

This index is human-readable; the engine behind it is machine-payable. Agents can pull a real-time visibility score per call on the Agent Exchange (x402, USDC on Base) — endpoint /brands/check, or install the MCP server in Claude Desktop / Cursor. Agent card: /.well-known/agent.json.

How Proton VPN was scored

We asked a representative LLM five real buyer questions for VPN services and counted how often Proton VPN was named. Score = weighted mention rate (0–100). Snapshot June 2026, US market. Re-run it live anytime with the free checker. Machine data: /index.json.