What is the average cost per GB for residential proxies?

There is no single reliable average, because published rates vary with volume, subscription and features. As a working range in 2026: budget residential starts around $0.50/GB, mainstream plans commonly run roughly $1 to $4/GB, and premium tiers cost more. Always compare the rate you would actually pay — without a subscription and with the features you need enabled.

Why are premium proxies more expensive?

Because the supply is harder to obtain and maintain. Residential and mobile IPs come from real consumer connections, which are scarcer and costlier than server IPs, and premium tiers add curation — filtering out flagged addresses, holding longer-lived IPs and offering finer targeting.

Are cheap residential proxies worth it?

They can be, if the success rate holds on your targets. The trap is headline price: a cheap rate with a low success rate costs more per usable result, because failed requests still consume billed bandwidth and every retry consumes more.

Do proxy prices go down with volume?

Usually. Most providers lower the per-gigabyte rate for larger purchases or committed plans. FlameProxies drops from $0.50/GB to $0.45/GB above 1TB; others discount more steeply but often require a monthly subscription to reach the lowest tier.

What's the Price Range for Premium Proxies?

As published in September 2026, premium proxy prices fall into four bands: residential from about $0.50/GB at the budget end to $2/GB and above for premium tiers; static ISP proxies from about $0.70 per day to $2 or more per IP; mobile proxies at the top, with premium tiers from around $2.20/GB; and datacenter proxies cheapest, from around $0.30/GB or flat unlimited plans. Within each band, the price you actually pay depends less on the headline rate than on subscriptions, multipliers and expiry.

"Premium" is a marketing word, not a standard. It usually means a cleaner pool, higher trust, finer targeting or dedicated IPs — and some providers charge for it as a separate tier, others as a multiplier on bandwidth.

Price bands by proxy type

Proxy type	Typical billing	Budget end	Premium end	Best for
Residential	Per GB	~$0.50/GB	$2+/GB	Protected sites, broad rotation
Static ISP	Per IP per period	~$0.70/day	$2+/IP	Long sessions, account work
Mobile	Per GB or per IP	~$2.20/GB	Higher	Social, app, highest-trust targets
Datacenter	Per GB, per IP or flat	~$0.30/GB	Flat unlimited plans	Tolerant targets, high volume

Published rates from named providers

All figures below are as each provider published them in September 2026. Prices change — check current pricing before buying.

Provider	Product	Published price	Conditions
FlameProxies	Residential	$0.50/GB	Pay as you go, 1GB minimum, no subscription
FlameProxies	Residential, 1TB+	$0.45/GB	Volume rate
FlameProxies	Static ISP	From $0.70/day	Dedicated IP, unlimited bandwidth
Evomi	Core residential	$0.49/GB	Requires $49.99/month 100GB plan
Evomi	Core residential	$0.99/GB	Pay as you go, 15GB+
Evomi	Premium residential	From $2.20/GB	Premium tier
Evomi	Mobile	From $2.20/GB	—
Evomi	Static ISP	From $1.00/IP	—
Evomi	Datacenter	From $0.30/GB	—
IPRoyal	Static residential	From $2.00/IP	KYC required

What "premium" actually buys

A cleaner pool. Fewer recycled or flagged IPs, which raises success rates on hard targets.
Longer-lived IPs. Addresses with longer residential histories that look less like proxies.
Finer targeting. City, ZIP, ISP or ASN selection.
Dedicated access. IPs assigned to you alone, whose reputation reflects only your usage.
Performance filters. Only the lowest-latency IPs, or only IPs that have been online for a minimum time.

The question is whether you pay for these as a higher rate, a separate tier, or a multiplier. FlameProxies includes a Fast option for the lowest-latency IPs and Standard, Performance and Ultra pool tiers at the standard $0.50/GB. Evomi prices equivalent options as bandwidth multipliers — 2.5× for a latency filter, 6× for a larger pool, up to a 15× cap — so its effective rate rises as you enable them. Evomi vs FlameProxies works through the arithmetic.

Four pricing traps

Subscription-gated headline rates. A "from $0.49/GB" price may apply only to a monthly plan; the no-commitment rate can be double.

Feature multipliers. A rate that looks cheap becomes expensive once filters multiply billed bandwidth.

Expiring bandwidth. Traffic that resets monthly wastes money on uneven workloads.

Cost per gigabyte versus cost per result. A provider at $0.50/GB with 90% success beats one at $0.40/GB with 60%, because failed requests are billed too.

How to estimate your real cost

Estimate monthly traffic, including retries.
List the features you actually need enabled.
Price that configuration on the billing model you would really use — not the headline plan.
Run a trial and measure success rate.
Divide total cost by successful requests.

For the related question of whether residential or ISP proxies are cheaper for your workload, see the cost comparison between residential and ISP proxies. Current FlameProxies rates are on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

What's the price range for premium proxies?: As published in September 2026, residential proxies run from about $0.50/GB at the budget end to $2/GB and above for premium tiers; static ISP proxies are priced per IP, from about $0.70 per day to $2 or more per IP; mobile proxies sit at the top, with premium tiers from around $2.20/GB; and datacenter proxies are cheapest, from around $0.30/GB or flat unlimited-bandwidth plans. What counts as premium is usually a cleaner pool, higher trust and extra targeting — sometimes charged as a bandwidth multiplier rather than a higher rate.
What is the average cost per GB for residential proxies?: There is no single reliable average, because published rates vary with volume, subscription and features. As a working range in 2026: budget residential starts around $0.50/GB, mainstream plans commonly run roughly $1 to $4/GB, and premium tiers cost more. Always compare the rate you would actually pay — without a subscription and with the features you need enabled.
Why are premium proxies more expensive?: Because the supply is harder to obtain and maintain. Residential and mobile IPs come from real consumer connections, which are scarcer and costlier than server IPs, and premium tiers add curation — filtering out flagged addresses, holding longer-lived IPs and offering finer targeting.
Are cheap residential proxies worth it?: They can be, if the success rate holds on your targets. The trap is headline price: a cheap rate with a low success rate costs more per usable result, because failed requests still consume billed bandwidth and every retry consumes more.
Do proxy prices go down with volume?: Usually. Most providers lower the per-gigabyte rate for larger purchases or committed plans. FlameProxies drops from $0.50/GB to $0.45/GB above 1TB; others discount more steeply but often require a monthly subscription to reach the lowest tier.