Confer vs Lumo
Lumo has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.3 against 5.8, and Privacy 8.4 against 6.0.
Confer
End-to-end encrypted AI assistant from the creator of Signal; account required
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.8/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Lumo
Proton's AI assistant with zero-access encrypted chat history and guest access
Privacy
8.4/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Confer | Lumo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Private AI | Private AI |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Fees | Free to start; no credit card needed | Free tier; Lumo Plus listed from $9.99/month billed yearly |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Switzerland |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Confer
Requires email
Both
Open source
Only Lumo
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededNo-logs policyLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among private ai
Questions
Is Confer or Lumo safer?
Lumo has the higher Safety grade: Confer 5.8, Lumo 6.3, out of 10.
Does Confer or Lumo require KYC?
Confer is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Lumo is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Confer has 0 and Lumo has 0 documented incidents in the registry.