# Startpage launches Vanish - Private AI Chat

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/startpage-launches-vanish-private-ai-chat/32882
**Category:** General
**Tags:** software, website
**Created:** 2025-11-15T20:28:46Z
**Posts:** 10

## Post 1 by @jsil2077 — 2025-11-15T20:28:46Z

It appears Startpage have silent launched their own privacy focused AI service, similar to those of DuckDuckGo and Proton. They call it Vanish.

Website: [https://vanish.startpage.com/](https://vanish.startpage.com/)  
Google Play Store: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privateai](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privateai)  
Apple App Store: [‎Vanish - Private AI App - App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vanish-private-ai/id6747361472)

Terms of Service: [https://vanish.startpage.com/en/terms/](https://vanish.startpage.com/en/terms/)  
Privacy Policy: [https://vanish.startpage.com/en/privacy-policy/](https://vanish.startpage.com/en/privacy-policy/)

P.S. The name change hasn’t been reflected on their android app store listing/inside the app yet. It was simply called Startpage AI before, at the time of the writing.

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## Post 2 by @anon39279085 — 2025-11-15T20:32:44Z

Looking at the main site it’s more similar to [https://duck.ai](https://duck.ai) except in a bummer state of things, there is no web app…

Now taking a look at the privacy policy, it’s honestly weird.

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## Post 3 by @Encounter5729 — 2025-11-15T20:34:15Z

> [@jsil2077](#):
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> Website: [https://vanish.startpage.com/](https://vanish.startpage.com/)

Does they even offer it there? I only see link to their apps.

Requiring an app to use a cloud-based negates any privacy benefits, as you can’t be “anonymous”

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## Post 4 by @anon57862721 — 2025-11-15T20:41:39Z

For people reading and learning about this, NanoGPT is still a better option to go with. This one doesn’t offer anything special from what I see in the privacy policy. As always, never use PII in your queries with any LMM unless fully offline through a tool you trust.

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## Post 5 by @Kris — 2026-05-31T05:20:36Z

where is the source? Git repo?

Does it even run on GrapheneOS?

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## Post 6 by @anon67953901 — 2026-05-31T05:49:27Z

> [@Kris](#):
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> Does it even run on GrapheneOS?

why wouldn’t it?

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## Post 7 by @Kris — 2026-05-31T13:17:45Z

I mean de-googled GrapheneOS. No Google Play Services.

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## Post 8 by @sahqw — 2026-05-31T16:21:01Z

No web app seems bizarre for a project like this. Especially when something like duck.ai exists and even offers Zero Provider Visibility model options: [How does Duck.ai protect my privacy? - DuckDuckGo Help Pages](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/duckai/ai-chat-privacy)

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## Post 9 by @tooinfinity — 2026-05-31T17:28:42Z

Had a quick play. Unless you pay the amount of chats you get per day is very small

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## Post 10 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2026-06-01T13:49:46Z

Pricing?