Duck.ai vs Routstr
Routstr has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.1 against 5.0, and Privacy 8.6 against 6.4.
Duck.ai
DuckDuckGo's chat front end that anonymises requests to third-party AI models
Privacy
6.4/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Routstr
Open protocol for pay-per-request AI inference paid with Cashu ecash and Lightning
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.1/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Duck.ai | Routstr | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Private AI | Private AI |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC |
| Pay with | Not published | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Free with a daily usage limit; paid Plus and Pro tiers raise limits | Per-request pricing set by each provider |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Duck.ai
No-logs policy
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Routstr
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts LightningOpen sourceSelf-hostable
Where they sit among private ai
Questions
Is Duck.ai or Routstr safer?
Routstr has the higher Safety grade: Duck.ai 5.0, Routstr 6.1, out of 10.
Does Duck.ai or Routstr require KYC?
Duck.ai is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Routstr is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Duck.ai has 0 and Routstr has 0 documented incidents in the registry.