Consumer VPNs
AI's #1 pick for Consumer VPNs Mullvad
This week's Models Poll: Mullvad is the #1 Consumer VPNs pick — first choice in 23% of AI recommendations (Jun 2026).
23% of first picks June 28, 2026
23.2
Concentration (HHI)
Top 3 capture 49% of first picks
50
Consensus score
partial agreement
12
Vendors named
across 3 models
Rankings by Share of Answer
↗ Share chartShare of Answer = how often a vendor is the model's single first pick, pooled across all models and questions. Whiskers show the Wilson 95% interval.
| # | vs last | Vendor | Share of Answer | Considered | Anthropic | OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Mullvad | | 34% | 28% | 42% | · |
| 2 | ↑1 | Surfshark | | 36% | 21% | 19% | · |
| 3 | ↓1 | Nordvpn | | 40% | 18% | 21% | · |
| 4 | — | Expressvpn | | 34% | 21% | 14% | · |
| 5 | new | Proton VPN | | 26% | 13% | · | · |
| 6 | ↓1 | Astrill | | 2% | · | 5% | · |
| 7 | new | Ivpn | | 21% | · | · | · |
| 8 | new | Cyberghost | | 9% | · | · | · |
| 9 | new | Windscribe | | 3% | · | · | · |
| 10 | new | Private Internet Access | | 2% | · | · | · |
| 11 | new | Ipvanish | | 1% | · | · | · |
| 12 | new | Purevpn | | 1% | · | · | · |
Per-model cells = that model's Share of Answer for the vendor. Darker = picked more often. · = 0% (evaluated, never first-picked by that model).
Rankings over time
Top-5 Share of Answer across 5 weekly snapshots. Rows sorted by latest rank.
No-pick rate by model
How often each model refuses to name a specific vendor or gives no concrete recommendation.
Claude Haiku 4.5
0%
refused / no pick
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
0%
refused / no pick
GPT-5.5
100%
refused / no pick