# Zyte API: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/zyte-api/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 0% | 13 | 0% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Proxyway's 2025 test found it led that particular benchmark" (GPT-6 Luna, Proxy and web data)
- "Zyte: Complete platform (formerly Scrapinghub). Production-grade software + managed services, strong ethics/governance, AI parsing." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Proxy and web data)
- "Strong in managed web data extraction and scraping APIs, with proxy mode and structured extraction capabilities." (GPT-5.4 mini, Proxy and web data)
- "N/A (no own proxy pool) | Scrapy‑based cloud, AutoExtraction API, Browser‑as‑a‑Service" (MiniMax M2.5, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The ultimate API for web scraping. Avoid website bans and access a headless browser or AI Parsing. (https://zyte.com/)
- For: For developers (https://zyte.com/)
- Price stated: You’re billed on success. (https://zyte.com/)
- Starting price: 0.06 (https://www.zyte.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 14 day free trial available. (https://zyte.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001 Certification

## What it publishes

Every page zyte.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1469 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 483 pages, 42 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- case study: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 66 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 22 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- report or ebook: 35 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- comparison: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 96 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 26 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-29
- news or press: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-10-05 blog: Sowa barrier rate limiting https://www.zyte.com/blog/sowa-barrier-rate-limiting
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Introducing zyte mcp https://www.zyte.com/blog/introducing-zyte-mcp
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Sowa barrier captcha https://www.zyte.com/blog/sowa-barrier-captcha
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Scrapy mcp live crawl inspection https://www.zyte.com/blog/scrapy-mcp-live-crawl-inspection
- Recent: 2026-09-25 conference or event: Zyte developer community meetup 2 the recap slides and recordings https://www.zyte.com/blog/zyte-developer-community-meetup-2-the-recap-slides-and-recordings
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Announcing scrapy mcp https://www.zyte.com/blog/announcing-scrapy-mcp

## 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.