DuckDuckGo AI capabilities
9 mapped capabilities, each graded and dated. The map shows what DuckDuckGo AI can do; the audit shows whether it’s worth consolidating — and a guide shows how to move.
Capabilities
AI opt-out and visibility controls
provisionalverified ~2 months agoAll DuckDuckGo AI features are optional. Users can independently toggle Duck.ai and Search Assist on or off through Search Settings and browser settings. Visiting noai.duckduckgo.com disables all AI features in one step.
AI-assisted answers in search (Search Assist)
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuckDuckGo Search Assist generates brief, cited AI answers inline in search results for relevant queries. It always links to one or two source pages so users can verify or read further.
Anonymous access without login
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuck.ai allows anyone to chat with AI models without creating an account or logging in. Access is free at duck.ai, duckduckgo.com/chat, via the Chat tab in search results, and via !ai / !chat bang shortcuts.
Locally stored chat history
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuck.ai's Recent Chats feature saves past conversations on the user's own device, not on DuckDuckGo servers. Users can pin up to 5 conversations and delete individual chats or all at once via the Fire Button.
Model switching
provisionalverified ~2 months agoUsers can change the active AI model at any time during a session by selecting from the model list in the sidebar or using the arrows beneath a model's last response.
Multi-model access
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuck.ai provides access to multiple third-party AI chat models from different providers — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Mistral — through a single interface. All models are served with the same privacy proxy regardless of which is selected.
Plan and pricing
provisionalverified 26 days agoDuck.ai is free for all users with no account required, subject to daily usage limits. DuckDuckGo Plus and Pro paid subscriptions unlock advanced models and higher limits; Plus and Pro also bundle VPN, Personal Information Removal, and Identity Theft Restoration services.
Privacy guarantee and no-training commitment
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuckDuckGo proxies all AI chat requests through its own servers, stripping user IP addresses and personal metadata before forwarding to model providers. Contractual agreements with all providers prohibit using chat data to train models and require deletion within 30 days.
Voice chat
provisionalverified ~2 months agoDuck.ai supports real-time voice conversation with AI models. Audio streams to OpenAI through an encrypted relay that DuckDuckGo cannot decrypt, and neither DDG nor OpenAI retains any voice recording after the session ends.