Published 2026-10-05
Per-GB or per-IP proxies: which is cheaper?
The two billing models answer different questions. Per GB charges for data moved. Per IP charges for access to an address.
The two models
Per-GB billing (our residential line) charges for traffic. It costs nothing to have a thousand addresses and a lot to download large pages. Per-IP billing (datacenter and ISP) charges for each address per month, and traffic is included or flat.
Worked numbers
Ten GB of residential traffic costs $39.50 at $3.95 per GB. Ten shared datacenter IPs cost $10.40 for 30 days. Fifty GB of residential is $150.00. If your 10 GB is spread across a few pages, the per-IP line is much cheaper if the target accepts datacenter addresses. If the target rejects them, the comparison is irrelevant, because only residential or ISP works.
Rule of thumb
Many small requests across many addresses: per GB. Steady, heavy traffic on a known set of addresses: per IP. Pages with large downloads: per IP, since every byte on a metered line costs money.
Frequently asked questions
Can I mix both?
Yes. A common setup is datacenter for the bulk of the work and residential for the targets that block it.
Try it for $5
Minimum top-up is $5. Run your own target through it before you scale.