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#2place

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79 , range 72–85

Named in 78% of answers · recommended in 60% · First reading

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VPNs in Romania

34 , range 27–41

Named in 22% of answers · recommended in 14% · First reading

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• Google AI Mode

  #3.5average rank

  Best #2 · ranks on 2 leaderboards

• Gemini

  #2average rank

  Best #2 · ranks on 2 leaderboards

• Google AI Overviews

  #2.5average rank

  Best #1 · ranks on 2 leaderboards

• ChatGPT

  #4average rank

  Best #3 · ranks on 2 leaderboards

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Sources that mention it

#	Source	Type	Mentions it	Recommends it
11	thebestvpn.com	media	Yes	Yes
12	security.org	media	Yes	Yes
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14	consumerreports.org	media	Yes	No
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16	pcworld.com	media	Yes	Yes
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19	quora.com	community	Yes	Yes
20	zdnet.com	media	Yes	Yes