# Proxy-Cheap: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/proxy-cheap

## 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% | 9 | 33% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "Proxy-Cheap is called out as the overall best choice for its balance of price, performance and flexibility." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proxy and web data)
- "Proxy-Cheap — massive IP pool with flexible pay-as-you-go pricing." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Proxy‑Cheap – “Ultra‑low per‑IP cost, no setup fee”" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "Proxy-Cheap (Strong Value for Residential/ISP Needs)" (Grok 4.20, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "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, Proxy and web data)
- "Why Avoid: Their proxies are often identified as low-quality or previously compromised by target websites" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Has a high negative rate (57%) and is flagged for issues such as fake reviews and transparency problems." (Mistral Small, Proxy and web data)
- "Medium-High risk. While cheap, users report frequent technical failures, blacklisted IPs" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Proxy-Cheap, from 36 of the 36 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- proxy-cheap.com: 29 (its own site)
- brightdata.com: 12
- decodo.com: 12
- docs.google.com: 11
- proxidize.com: 11
- aimultiple.com: 10
- me.pcmag.com: 10
- g2.com: 9
- github.com: 9
- proxyway.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://me.pcmag.com/en/proxy/22143/the-best-proxies-for-2024: 10
- https://proxy-cheap.com/blog/best-enterprise-proxy-services: 10
- https://proxy-cheap.com/blog/how-much-does-proxy-cost: 9
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gp7l4B_kyiketulofPTPJ80uWtLKqLqPBlG7tpkw618/mobilebasic: 8
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_LNmu_MKZMCxIiUJIDrLaVRkuIytT6YOm5D0-FsgSo/mobilebasic: 6
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-proxies: 6
- https://proxidize.com/blog/best-proxies-for-b2b-data-collection: 6
- https://brightdata.com/blog/proxy-101/best-enterprise-proxy-providers: 5

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Buy proxies with pay-as-you-go pricing and no monthly commitment. Residential, mobile, ISP, and datacenter IPs across 180+ countries. Cancel anytime. (https://proxy-cheap.com/)
- For: Buy Fast, Affordable Proxies (https://proxy-cheap.com/)
- Price stated: 7 Day Trial$1.99per week; 1 Month$2.71per month; 12 Months$2.71per month; Starts at $1.27; Starts at $0.70; Starts at $2.60; Starts at $1.75; Starts at $0.20; Plans start at $11.61; Starts at $3.50; Starts at $5.99 (https://proxy-cheap.com/)
- Starting price: 0.15 (https://proxy-cheap.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 7 Day Trial (https://proxy-cheap.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 30 (https://www.proxy-cheap.com/integrations)
- Hosting: 180+ countries, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Brazil, Germany, Turkey, Australia

## What it publishes

Every page proxy-cheap.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 3689 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 162 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-09-27
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 47 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2024-09-27 blog: Firefox proxy add on https://www.proxy-cheap.com/firefox-proxy-add-on

## 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.