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Proton Unveils Lumo 2.0, a Privacy-First AI Rebuilt for Images, Memory and Faster Reasoning

The update aims to give users advanced multimodal and multi-session AI while keeping all data encrypted on European infrastructure.

Overview

  • Proton announced Lumo 2.0 on Tuesday, June 30, delivering a ground-up rebuild of its privacy-focused chatbot that is now live to the public.
  • Lumo 2.0 adds multimodal image features that let users analyze, edit, sketch-to-image and generate visuals inside the same conversation.
  • New context tools include user-controlled Memory, encrypted Projects for multi-session work, and Custom Lumos to create purpose-built assistants.
  • Proton says the release brings big performance gains — up to 76% faster responses and model improvements measured by the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — while showing a visible “thinking” mode for multi-step reasoning.
  • Proton stresses a privacy architecture that uses zero-access encryption, no server-side logging, no training on user conversations, and European/Swiss hosting, and it offers free, Plus and Professional plans with enterprise controls for teams.