One of fourteen models named DataImpulse first on the direct prompt; one named Oxylabs. DataImpulse was named by nine of the fourteen models and Oxylabs by fourteen and DataImpulse carries 20 labels and Oxylabs 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the proxy and web data providers page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, DataImpulse and Oxylabs were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 28 answers naming DataImpulse and the 179 naming Oxylabs. In those answers Oxylabs took the first choice two times and DataImpulse two.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“High risk. Trustpilot has removed their rating due to "breach of guidelines"” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“performance should be validated against actual targets first” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with DataImpulse or Decodo as they offer the best balance of pricing, features, and reliability” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“DataImpulse if you need the absolute lowest cost and pay-as-you-go flexibility” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Pick one provider (e.g., Decodo or DataImpulse)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid premium providers like Oxylabs and Bright Data unless you have a larger budget” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Budgets: Premium providers like Bright Data or Oxylabs” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Reddit sued them in October 2025, alleging involvement in unauthorized scraping of Reddit comments... treat this as a reason for careful legal and sourcing review” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Safer Alternatives (For Reference) - Oxylabs: Ethically sourced through Honeygain partnership with informed consent” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · first choice
“consider a single vendor that spans all three layers (Bright Data, Oxylabs) to simplify integration and compliance” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Oxylabs | Business-grade performance, strong infrastructure | 100M+ IPs | High-volume business scraping” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.