Does AI recommend Private Internet Access?
privateinternetaccess.com in vpns: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to NordVPN, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
18%
of AI answers name Private Internet Access
NordVPN: 54%. Rank 5 of 47 brands tracked.
Private Internet Access vs NordVPN, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (21%), least by Gemini (15%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is Private Internet Access named, and where?
- Yes. Private Internet Access is named in 18% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 5 of 47 brands we track in vpns.
- In list answers it shows up at position 2.4 on average in ChatGPT (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (47 brands tracked in vpns, Week 41).
1%
The typical brand
54%
The category leader
18%
Private Internet Access, above typical
See the full vpns index · Private Internet Access's weekly trend
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about vpns, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- youtube.com6.7% of citations
- reddit.com3.9% of citations
- cnet.com3.7% of citations
- nordvpn.com3.4% of citations
- protonvpn.com3.2% of citations
- surfshark.com2.9% of citations
- techradar.com2.5% of citations
Can AI crawlers read privateinternetaccess.com?
Not fully. The fixes below are listed most important first. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | Cloudflare in front of the site | Blocks AI crawlers |
| Text without JavaScript | 3008 words in the raw homepage HTML | Readable |
The site has no robots.txt, so every crawler is allowed.
- Cloudflare blocks AI crawlersYour homepage answered our AI crawler request with a 403 or a challenge page, while a browser got the page. In Cloudflare, open Security, then Bots, and turn off "Block AI bots" (or allow the verified AI crawlers you want).
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