Decodo vs Smartproxy
Nine of fourteen models named Decodo first on the direct prompt; four named Smartproxy. Decodo was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Smartproxy by twelve and Decodo carries 45 labels and Smartproxy 21, 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
DecodoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSmartproxy
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Decodo and Smartproxy were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 107 answers naming Decodo and the 55 naming Smartproxy. In those answers Smartproxy took the first choice two times and Decodo three.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
Decodo Smartproxy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Decodo on the left and Smartproxy on the right.The direct prompt
Decodo first, Smartproxy not the choice
9 of 14 modelsSmartproxy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Smartproxy first, Decodo not the choice
4 of 14 modelsDecodo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
Decodo40%#1 of 9Smartproxy12%#3 of 9Decodo41%#1 of 11Smartproxy15%#2 of 11What the models said about Decodo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Go with Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) if you want the best balance of price, performance, and ease of use with ISO-certified compliance.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) - offers 115M+ IPs across 195+ countries, with a balance of enterprise capability and accessibility.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Oxylabs or Decodo tend to offer the best balance of reliability, support, and scalability without enterprise-level complexity” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Smartproxy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“free tiers from providers like Luminati or Smartproxy, but these often come with limitations in terms of speed and IP pool size” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Smartproxy (Decodo) offers the best combination of network quality, feature set, and pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Smartproxy (Decodo) offers the best combination of features, pricing, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“I recommend focusing on providers like Smartproxy or Rayobyte due to their mid-market positioning” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.