# Smartproxy: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 1 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/smartproxy/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 15% | 2 | 5% | 21 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Smartproxy (Decodo) offers the best combination of network quality, feature set, and pricing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Smartproxy (Decodo) offers the best combination of features, pricing, and ease of use" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)
- "I recommend focusing on providers like Smartproxy or Rayobyte due to their mid-market positioning" (MiniMax M2.5, Proxy and web data)
- "Winner at small scale: Smartproxy. No minimum commitment, lowest per-GB rate." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "free tiers from providers like Luminati or Smartproxy, but these often come with limitations in terms of speed and IP pool size" (Mistral Small, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Best Global Residential Service Provider (https://smartproxy.ai/)
- For: businesses and individuals (https://smartproxy.ai/)
- Price stated: Pricing $-/GB (https://smartproxy.ai/)
- Starting price: $-/GB (https://smartproxy.ai/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Trial (https://www.smartproxy.ai/products/static)
- Hosting: 200 countries, 200+ countries, 200 regions worldwide, US, EU-5, key APAC markets

## What it publishes

Every page smartproxy.ai exposes, read 2026-10-05: 284 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 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.