# Oxylabs: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 58 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/oxylabs

## 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) | 2% | 5 | 24% | 58 |

## What the models said for it

- "Safer Alternatives (For Reference) - Oxylabs: Ethically sourced through Honeygain partnership with informed consent" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "consider a single vendor that spans all three layers (Bright Data, Oxylabs) to simplify integration and compliance" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "Oxylabs | Business-grade performance, strong infrastructure | 100M+ IPs | High-volume business scraping" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "Often considered the "gold standard" for enterprise scraping... go with Oxylabs or Bright Data" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "Avoid premium providers like Oxylabs and Bright Data unless you have a larger budget" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "Avoid for Budgets: Premium providers like Bright Data or Oxylabs" (Grok 4.20, Proxy and web data)
- "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, Proxy and web data)
- "They're premium (often $8–$15/GB) and better for high-stakes, very large-scale B2B ops—but they can feel oversized and expensive for mid-sized needs." (Grok 4.20, Proxy and web data)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Oxylabs, from 155 of the 179 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- brightdata.com: 71
- aimultiple.com: 58
- docs.google.com: 56
- proxyway.com: 52
- proxy-cheap.com: 43
- proxidize.com: 39
- decodo.com: 38
- g2.com: 37
- github.com: 37
- oxylabs.io: 37 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://me.pcmag.com/en/proxy/22143/the-best-proxies-for-2024: 31
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-proxies: 26
- https://proxyway.com/research/proxy-market-research-2026: 25
- https://brightdata.com/blog/proxy-101/best-proxy-providers: 21
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gp7l4B_kyiketulofPTPJ80uWtLKqLqPBlG7tpkw618/mobilebasic: 21
- https://aimultiple.com/proxy-providers: 19
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks/enterprise: 18
- https://proxidize.com/blog/best-proxies-for-b2b-data-collection: 18

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: High Quality Proxy Service & Web Search API for AI (https://oxylabs.io/)
- For: AI, LLM, and RAG applications (https://oxylabs.io/)
- Price stated: Starts from $2.5/GB; Starts from $0.7/IP; Starts from $1.2/IP; Starts from $3.5/GB; Starts from $0.25/1K results; Starts from $4.7/GB; Starts from $5 $3/GB (https://oxylabs.io/)
- Starting price: 0.25/1K results (https://oxylabs.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Try Oxylabs for free; Free Trial Available; Free IPs (https://oxylabs.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 30 (https://oxylabs.io/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, EWDCI, CCPA, GDPR
- Hosting: Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania
- Customers named: Global Witness, Forbes, Debunk.org, Bellingcat, Web Robots, Rightlander, Morningscore, Pi Datametrics

## What it publishes

Every page oxylabs.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3208 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 666 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 68 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.