# Decodo: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 51 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/decodo

## 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) | 57% | 1 | 0% | 51 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most small businesses, Decodo offers the best overall value due to its reliable network, transparent pricing, and strong feature set." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Decodo is the top recommendation due to its balance of ethical sourcing, extensive IP pool, granular targeting, and competitive pricing." (Mistral Small, Proxy and web data)
- "my default recommendation would be Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) if you want the best balance of price, performance, and ease of use" (GPT-5.4 mini, Proxy and web data)
- "Decodo (Smartproxy) offers the best overall value-to-performance ratio once you need reliable, regular proxy usage." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proxy and web data)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Decodo, from 133 of the 133 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- docs.google.com: 62
- brightdata.com: 56
- proxyway.com: 51
- aimultiple.com: 47
- decodo.com: 40 (its own site)
- proxy-cheap.com: 40
- proxidize.com: 39
- github.com: 32
- me.pcmag.com: 32
- pcmag.com: 30

### Pages cited

- https://me.pcmag.com/en/proxy/22143/the-best-proxies-for-2024: 32
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-proxies: 28
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gp7l4B_kyiketulofPTPJ80uWtLKqLqPBlG7tpkw618/mobilebasic: 25
- https://proxyway.com/research/proxy-market-research-2026: 25
- https://brightdata.com/blog/proxy-101/best-proxy-providers: 22
- https://proxidize.com/blog/best-proxies-for-b2b-data-collection: 19
- https://aimultiple.com/proxy-providers: 17
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_LNmu_MKZMCxIiUJIDrLaVRkuIytT6YOm5D0-FsgSo/mobilebasic: 15

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: All-in-One Proxy & Web Scraping Platform (https://decodo.com/)
- For: Choose a plan based on your scraping volume. (https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing)
- Price stated: Starts from $2 / GB; $0.27 / IP; $2.25 / GB; $0.02 / IP; $0.95 / 1K req; $0.09 / 1K req; $0.4 / 1K req; free (https://decodo.com/)
- Starting price: $0.02 / IP (https://decodo.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free; Start free with Google; Free Trials; Start free trial; Start free plan; 14-day money-back option (https://decodo.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001
- Hosting: United States, United Kingdom, Turkey, Australia, China, India, Global (EN), 8 countries
- Customers named: Novabeyond, RoiDynamic, Cybereg, Lemong.ai, Skaler.app, BeOn, Stratalis, Qubit3 Technologies

## What it publishes

Every page decodo.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1966 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 390 pages, 54 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 46 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- glossary or explainer: 263 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- Recent: 2026-09-30 comparison: Puppeteer vs playwright https://decodo.com/blog/puppeteer-vs-playwright
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Ai agent development tools https://decodo.com/blog/ai-agent-development-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Isp vs residential proxies https://decodo.com/blog/isp-vs-residential-proxies
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Ipv4 vs ipv6 https://decodo.com/blog/ipv4-vs-ipv6
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Nitter is dead https://decodo.com/blog/nitter-is-dead
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Browser mcp https://decodo.com/blog/browser-mcp

## 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.