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Proton Releases Encrypted AI Assistant Lumo 2.0 With Image Generation, Memory

June 30, 2026 at 10:02 EDT

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Switzerland-based privacy company Proton announced Lumo 2.0 on June 30, a major upgrade to its privacy-focused AI assistant Lumo, and began a phased rollout. The update adds image recognition and generation, long-term memory and enhanced web search, and the company calls it its most significant change since launch.

June 30 · Proton

Lumo 2.0: privacy-first AI gets eyes, reasoning and speed

Switzerland's Proton upgrades its encrypted assistant with image recognition, generation and editing, a real-time "Thinking" mode and stronger web search — all still wrapped in zero-access encryption.

76%

faster responses on everyday queries

logs kept · no training on user chats

100M+

existing Proton users it builds on

~$10

per month for Lumo Plus (unlimited use)

Intelligence Index: jump over the prior version

Both models rise on the independent benchmark — the top model gains the most.

Lighter
model

Top
model

Relative gain over Lumo 1.x — the advanced model posts the larger improvement.

What's new in 2.0

Image recognition Image generation & editing "Thinking" reasoning mode Stronger web search + citations Long-term Memory Encrypted Projects Custom Lumos

Why supporters trust it

Zero-access encryption & no-logs policy
European (Swiss-law) data sovereignty
Strong for summaries, code & Proton workflows

Open concerns

Quality still lags ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude
Value of the paid plan questioned
Required Proton account blocks anonymous use

The open question: with a new architecture and reasoning model, how much of the performance gap to the major rivals can Lumo 2.0 close — without giving up its privacy-first promise?

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