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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/proxy-cheap/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 2% | 11 | 57% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Proxy-Cheap (Best Overall Budget Value)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Proxy-Cheap is tailored for budget-sensitive users who need access to basic proxy types at the lowest possible prices." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proxy and web data)
- "Newer, uptime claims need verification" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "Users reported high fraud scores (80%–89%), making these proxies useless for social media, e-commerce, or scraping" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Proxy and web data)
- "Multiple reports of dedicated proxies getting blocked by Cloudflare within a month, IPs detected as VPNs" (MiniMax M2.5, Proxy and web data)
- "Low-Tier/Ultra-Cheap Providers (e.g., Proxy-Cheap) ... Proxies frequently blacklisted in databases" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "Very tightest budgets \u2013 only if you need a handful of IPs and can accept lower success rates." (MiniMax M2.5, Proxy and web data)

## 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)
- Certifications: 256-bit SSL
- 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://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.