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Private AI chat with zero-access encryption

Lumo is Proton’s privacy-first AI assistant for chat, search, writing, and analysis. It keeps conversations encrypted so Proton says even they can’t read them.

Agenticness = how independently a tool can take action, scored across 9 dimensions. Scored independently by David Kooi, Skylark Creations — see full rubric → Last re-evaluated 21 August 2026.

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Open Source
Web
iOS
Android
API
B2B
B2C
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What It Is

Lumo is a privacy-focused AI chat assistant from Proton, the company behind Proton Mail and Proton VPN. It’s aimed at individuals and businesses that want a general-purpose assistant for writing, planning, research, and light analysis without giving up control of sensitive conversations.

What to Know

Lumo’s main differentiator is privacy: Proton says chats are stored with zero-access encryption, are not used to train AI models, and cannot be read by Proton. The product is also open source, which helps with transparency. That said, the site does...

Key Features
Zero-access encrypted chat history
Web search for up-to-date answers
Image generation
Link files and folders from Proton Drive
Unlimited projects on Lumo Plus
Use Cases
Drafting messages, reports, and other written work while keeping the content private
Asking research questions and getting web-assisted answers without exposing sensitive queries
Organizing personal or administrative tasks such as visa renewals or school applications
Agenticness: Guided Assistant

Executes tasks you assign, one step at a time, within narrow domains.

High evidence
Last evaluated: Aug 21, 2026

Dimension Breakdown

Action Capability
Autonomy
Planning
Adaptation
State & Memory
Reliability
Interoperability
Safety
Operator Sovereignty

Categories

Pricing
  • Free: Limited Max model usage, limited messages and chat history, limited image generations, and 1 project. No credit card required.
  • Lumo Plus: More Max model usage, more messages and chat history, more image generations, unlimited projects, and unlimited custom Lumos. The page says it includes a 30-day money-back guarantee, but the exact monthly price was not clearly shown in the crawled content.
Details
AddedAugust 21, 2026
RefreshedAugust 21, 2026
Agenticness
Quick Facts
DeploymentCloud-hosted
AutonomyCopilot (human-in-loop)
Model supportSingle model
Open sourceYes
Team supportSmall team
Pricing modelFreemium
Interfacechat, gui, web
Sources
Last updated August 21, 2026
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