Oxylabs vs Proxy-Cheap
One of fourteen models named Oxylabs first on the direct prompt; zero named Proxy-Cheap. Oxylabs was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Proxy-Cheap by nine and Oxylabs carries 58 labels and Proxy-Cheap 12, 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.
By framing
OxylabsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsProxy-Cheap
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Oxylabs and Proxy-Cheap were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 179 answers naming Oxylabs and the 36 naming Proxy-Cheap. In those answers Proxy-Cheap took the first choice four times and Oxylabs five.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | | |
Oxylabs Proxy-Cheap first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Oxylabs on the left and Proxy-Cheap on the right.The direct prompt
Oxylabs first, Proxy-Cheap not the choice
1 of 14 modelsProxy-Cheap was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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.
By buyer segment
Proxy-Cheap4%#7 of 8Oxylabs0%#8 of 8Oxylabs2%#5 of 13Proxy-Cheap2%#8 of 13Oxylabs36%#2 of 7Proxy-Cheap2%#– of 7What the models said about Oxylabs
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
What the models said about Proxy-Cheap
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 or be extra cautious with any proxy/web data provider that shows repeated patterns of complaints... include Proxy-Cheap, IPFoxy, B2Proxy, and Proxiware” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · hard negative
“Why Avoid: Their proxies are often identified as low-quality or previously compromised by target websites” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Has a high negative rate (57%) and is flagged for issues such as fake reviews and transparency problems.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Proxy-Cheap is called out as the overall best choice for its balance of price, performance and flexibility.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Proxy-Cheap — massive IP pool with flexible pay-as-you-go pricing.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
“Proxy‑Cheap – “Ultra‑low per‑IP cost, no setup fee”” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · alternative
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.