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AI may seem convenient, but it can also be a potential privacy risk. Who can forget Meta AI publicly sharing users chats as a feature, not a bug?
ExpressVPN is trying to counter that privacy concern with the launch of ExpressAI, a private AI platform that is bundled into the ExpressVPN Pro plan.
The core idea is simple: most AI platforms process your conversations on standard servers, where your messages, including drafts, financial questions, health queries, work documents, are potentially visible to the provider and often used to train future models. ExpressAI is built to make that impossible.
It uses what's called secure computing enclave technology. It means your conversation is only decrypted inside a cryptographically isolated environment that no one – not hackers, not ExpressVPN's own staff, not the infrastructure operators – can access.
Key features of the platform include zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption, no feeding of prompts or files into model training, a ghost mode that auto-deletes conversations, and an encrypted vault that only you can unlock with your own password.
At launch, ExpressAI gives you access to five AI models:
| Model | Best for |
|---|---|
| GPT OSS 120B (OpenAI) | Everyday drafting, summarisation, Q&A |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill 32B | Multi-step reasoning, logic, research analysis |
| Qwen2.5-VL 32B | Reading documents, extracting data from images, analysing charts |
| Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Coding, complex tasks, multilingual work |
| Nemotron 12B (NVIDIA) | Maths, code generation, technical reasoning |
There's also a side-by-side comparison view, so you can run the same prompt across multiple models at once, which is handy if you want a second opinion or need to pick the best response.
ExpressVPN COO Shay Peretz said the company is applying the same principles it built its VPN reputation on. "The best way to protect user data is not to collect it in the first place. We're not just making privacy claims — we're proving it with cryptographic guarantees. With our enclave architecture, your messages exist in a secure, isolated environment that even we can't access."
The platform has also been independently audited by Cure53, a respected cybersecurity firm, which confirmed ExpressAI "meets its stated privacy objectives by providing modern AI capabilities within confidential computing enclaves." All identified vulnerabilities were patched ahead of launch, and the full audit report is publicly available.
ExpressAI is accessible now via a standalone web app at app.expressai.com, with ExpressVPN Pro subscribers getting first access as it rolls out globally in phases.
Pricing and availability
ExpressAI is included at no additional cost with the ExpressVPN Pro plan. Pro subscribers receive 500 daily credits, 2GB of storage, and access to all five AI models.
ExpressVPN Pro pricing is currently set at $209.72 for 28 months with a launch offer (which works out at $7.49 a month), then $199.95 a year after that.
ExpressAI began rolling out globally on 31 March 2026. New and existing ExpressVPN Pro plan users receive first access, with broader availability to follow.
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