# Oxylabs: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 55 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/oxylabs/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 11% | 4 | 15% | 55 |

## What the models said for it

- "Bright Data & Oxylabs: As above—hybrid leaders with scraping APIs, pre-built datasets (e.g., e-commerce prices), managed services." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Proxy and web data)
- "Choose Bright Data or Oxylabs if you need an enterprise-grade platform with broad coverage and stronger managed-data options." (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)
- "For most mid-market B2B operations, Oxylabs or Decodo tend to offer the best balance of reliability, support, and scalability" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Proxy and web data)
- "I would recommend Oxylabs if you want the best balance of enterprise-grade reliability, geo-targeting, and support" (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "Avoid starting with enterprise-heavy plans like Oxylabs residential if budget is tight" (GPT-5.4 mini, Proxy and web data)
- "Avoid Enterprise-Only Providers (Bright Data, Oxylabs)" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "Users report frequent account blocks triggered by false positives... Frequently cited as being overpriced for smaller-scale projects" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Premium enterprise providers like Bright Data and Oxylabs are generally better for large budgets, not limited ones." (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)

## 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/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified products, ISO/IEC 27001 SoA, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, EWDCI Certified, 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://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.