# DataImpulse: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dataimpulse

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Proxy and web data providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks/index.md) | 6% | 4 | 10% | 20 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend starting with DataImpulse or Decodo as they offer the best balance of pricing, features, and reliability" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "DataImpulse if you need the absolute lowest cost and pay-as-you-go flexibility" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "Pick one provider (e.g., Decodo or DataImpulse)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "DataImpulse at ~$1/GB for residential and the cheapest datacenter/mobile in the 10-200 GB tests is the cost leader." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "High risk. Trustpilot has removed their rating due to "breach of guidelines"" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "performance should be validated against actual targets first" (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DataImpulse, from 28 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- proxyway.com: 15
- proxidize.com: 14
- proxy-cheap.com: 14
- dataimpulse.com: 12 (its own site)
- aimultiple.com: 10
- brightdata.com: 10
- docs.google.com: 7
- github.com: 7
- oxylabs.io: 7
- decodo.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://proxyway.com/research/proxy-market-research-2026: 9
- https://proxidize.com/blog/best-proxies-for-b2b-data-collection: 8
- https://aimultiple.com/proxy-providers: 7
- https://brightdata.com/blog/proxy-101/best-proxy-providers: 6
- https://oxylabs.io/blog/best-proxy-providers: 6
- https://me.pcmag.com/en/proxy/22143/the-best-proxies-for-2024: 5
- https://proxy-cheap.com/blog/how-much-does-proxy-cost: 5
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks: 4

## In its own words

What DataImpulse's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cheap proxy services (https://dataimpulse.com/)
- For: Businesses of all sizes (https://dataimpulse.com/)
- Price stated: Residential starts from $1 per GB without a subscription. Mobile proxies start from $2/GB. Datacenter ones are the cheapest - just $0.50 per GB. Premium residential proxies start from $5/GB. (https://dataimpulse.com/)
- Starting price: 1 (https://dataimpulse.com/)
- Hosting: 195 countries

## What it publishes

Every page dataimpulse.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 12528 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2126 pages, 104 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- comparison: 231 pages, 82 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- template or tool: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- glossary or explainer: 40 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- Recent: 2026-10-05 comparison: 2026 data court cases what the reddit vs perplexity lawsuit means for data teams https://dataimpulse.com/blog/2026-data-court-cases-what-the-reddit-vs-perplexity-lawsuit-means-for-data-teams
- Recent: 2026-10-05 comparison: Byteful https://dataimpulse.com/alternatives/byteful
- Recent: 2026-10-05 comparison: Nodemaven https://dataimpulse.com/alternatives/nodemaven
- Recent: 2026-10-05 comparison: Apify https://dataimpulse.com/alternatives/apify
- Recent: 2026-09-30 comparison: Rayobyte https://dataimpulse.com/alternatives/rayobyte
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: One scraper 5 countries 5 different results why location decides https://dataimpulse.com/blog/one-scraper-5-countries-5-different-results-why-location-decides

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.