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Oxylabs is a market leader in web intelligence, helping businesses worldwide turn public web data into actionable insights with enterprise-grade, ethical, and compliant solutions. Its proxy infrastructure spans one of the largest global networks, offering residential, ISP, mobile, datacenter, and dedicated datacenter proxies, along with Web Unblocker – an AI-driven tool that ensures seamless, block-free access to even the most protected sites. On the scraping side, Oxylabs provides a complete ecosystem. The Web Scraper API manages every stage of large-scale data extraction, from proxy management to parsing, while OxyCopilot, an AI-powered assistant, generates parsing requests from simple natural language prompts. For dynamic, bot-protected websites, the Agent Browser, a headless browser designed to mimic human behavior, ensures uninterrupted access. Oxylabs also pioneers AI-driven tools like AI Studio, which enables natural language scraping and crawling so anyone can extract data without writing code. Its ready-made datasets provide instant, structured information across industries such as e-commerce, real estate, travel, and more – accelerating data projects without custom scraping. With the largest proxy services in the market, Oxylabs offers 177M+ IPs across 195 countries and is trusted by 4,000+ clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies. Plus, their 24/7 customer service ensures businesses get support whenever it’s needed.

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The String Web Access API is a cloud-based web-data API designed for developers and teams creating AI agents, research tools, and data processes. It enables users to search the internet, retrieve specific URLs, and map public websites, delivering the content of pages in either clean text or Markdown format. Requests can utilize browser rendering, proxy routing, and various escalation methods to access pages requiring JavaScript or those protected by anti-bot measures; teams that need to adhere to compliance standards can opt to disable CAPTCHA solving for individual requests. Accessible through HTTP and an MCP server compatible with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, and other similar platforms, this service provides developers with the ability to integrate real-time web content into their AI workflows. Furthermore, it aids in researching companies and products, gathering source material, and exploring pages throughout a site. A free account offers a certain amount of usage credit, while monthly plans cater to increased usage needs, with request costs differing based on the type of operation performed. Ultimately, this tool empowers teams to enhance their projects with up-to-date information directly from the web.

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ChatGPT Yes

Cursor Yes

AdsPower Browser Yes

Android Yes

BitBrowser Yes

Chrome OS Yes

Elmo Yes

Gologin Yes

Helium Scraper Yes

Hidemyacc Yes

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ChatGPT Yes

Cursor Yes

AdsPower Browser No

Android No

BitBrowser No

Chrome OS No

Elmo No

Gologin No

Helium Scraper No

Hidemyacc No

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Pricing Details

$4 per GB

Starting Price: Proxies from $4 per GB for Residential Proxies; Web Scraper API from $49 per month.
Pricing Details: Regular, Premium, and custom pricing plans available.
Free Version available for Datacenter Proxies and Web Scraper API.

Free Trial Yes

Free Version Yes

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$19/month

Free accounts include $5 in non-expiring credit, advertised as enough for up to 20,000 standard fetches. Paid plans start at $19/month, with the plan fee added to the usage balance. Rates vary by endpoint and proxy type, and unused monthly credit rolls over. Requests blocked by String or failed on String's side are not charged; responses returned by destination websites can still incur charges.

Free Trial No

Free Version Yes