Smartproxy vs Oxylabs
Three of fourteen models named Smartproxy first on the direct prompt; one named Oxylabs. Smartproxy was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Oxylabs by fourteen and Smartproxy 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.
By framing
SmartproxyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOxylabs
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Smartproxy and Oxylabs were named in the same answer fifty times, of the 51 answers naming Smartproxy and the 179 naming Oxylabs. In those answers Oxylabs took the first choice ten times and Smartproxy nine.
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 | | | | |
Smartproxy Oxylabs first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Smartproxy on the left and Oxylabs on the right.The direct prompt
Smartproxy first, Oxylabs an alternative
3 of 14 modelsOxylabs was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Oxylabs first, Smartproxy an alternative
1 of 14 modelsSmartproxy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
Smartproxy8%#5 of 8Oxylabs0%#8 of 8Oxylabs36%#2 of 7Smartproxy0%#5 of 7What the models said about Smartproxy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“### 1. The Balanced Choice: Smartproxy ... Choose Smartproxy if you want to get started quickly, need easy pricing, and require a friendly account manager.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Smartproxy — Best Overall Balance of Price, Performance & Support ... frequently the top choice for mid-market B2B companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommendation: Start with a trial of Smartproxy. It offers the lowest friction to entry for a mid-market team” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What 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
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.