# What are the cheapest US proxies in 2026?

> Cheapest US proxies on 29 Oct 2026, size by size: Thordata, DataImpulse, Rayobyte, Proxy Tower. Lodestate: $1.50 for 1 GB, crypto, no KYC.

- URL: https://lodestate.com/cheapest-us-proxies/
- Last updated: 2026-11-02
- Publisher: Lodestate (https://lodestate.com)

The lowest shown price at each size, who set it, and the conditions that make a low headline price cost more.

**Quick answer — What are the cheapest US proxies in 2026?**

The cheapest US proxies depend on volume. On 29 October 2026, Thordata set the lowest rival 1 GB price ($2.00) and Rayobyte the lowest 1 TB rate ($0.70/GB). DataImpulse led from 5 to 100 GB at $1.00/GB, before targeting fees. **Lodestate** charges $1.50 for 1 GB and $0.75/GB from 5 GB, ZIP targeting included. No KYC. Pay in crypto.

## How were these US proxy prices compared?

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Basis | Shown price on 29 October 2026: discounts the page applies count; typed codes, trials and second-month offers do not |
| Sellers read | 15 residential sellers, 11 rotating-mobile sellers and 6 sellers of dedicated US ports |
| Left out | Concurrency or business-only plans (Rayobyte Scale Residential) and "contact sales" prices |
| Not readable | Bright Data (HTTP 502), Proxy-Cheap (HTTP 403) and NodeMaven's tier prices |
| Publisher | Lodestate, which sells residential and mobile proxies |

## Which US residential proxies cost least at 10 GB?

**Methodology.** Published by Lodestate (ProxyGoat LLC). Every provider is compared on the same criteria, taken from its own public website: Shown price per GB for 10 GB of US residential traffic, Whether state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting cost extra, Payment and KYC terms that change the real cost.

*Prices checked on October 29, 2026.*

Ordered by shown price per GB for 10 GB of US residential traffic. Each entry adds the condition that changes the real cost.

### 1. Lodestate — Targeting in the price

$0.75/GB at 10 GB, with state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting in that price.

- Best for: ZIP-level jobs paid in crypto
- Price: $7.50 for 10 GB ($0.75/GB)
- KYC: None
- Crypto payment: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, XMR
- Cons: Crypto only
- Cons: No free trial

### 2. DataImpulse

$1.00/GB at country level; state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting add a fee it does not publish.

- Best for: Country-level US traffic
- Price: $1.00/GB at 10 GB
- KYC: None for normal purchases
- Crypto payment: Yes
- Pros: $5 intro plan for 5 GB
- Pros: Traffic never expires
- Cons: Targeting fee amount unknown

### 3. Thordata

$1.80/GB at 10 GB and the lowest rival 1 GB price, but every new user faces a compliance review.

- Best for: Small tests by buyers who accept a review
- Price: $1.80/GB at 10 GB · $2.00 for 1 GB
- KYC: Review of all new users
- Crypto payment: Yes, per its 2025 guide
- Pros: 3 free days for new users
- Cons: Use-case description required before access

### 4. Shifter

$2.00/GB at 10 GB on a monthly plan, falling to $1.00/GB at 50 and 100 GB.

- Best for: Steady monthly volume
- Price: $2.00/GB at 10 GB
- KYC: None
- Crypto payment: Seven coins
- Cons: Monthly subscription

### 5. Webshare

$2.75/GB at 10 GB on a monthly plan, against a struck list price of $7.00.

- Best for: Card payers
- Price: $2.75/GB at 10 GB
- KYC: Only on suspicious activity
- Crypto payment: No
- Pros: All four targeting levels
- Cons: Cards only

### 6. ProxyEmpire

$2.86/GB at 10 GB with the EMPIRE50 code the page applies itself; crypto adds a 5% fee.

- Best for: Crypto buyers who want a paid trial
- Price: $2.86/GB at 10 GB
- KYC: Only to unblock sites or ports
- Crypto payment: Yes, +5%
- Pros: 150 MB trial for $1.97

### 7. Decodo (ex-Smartproxy)

$3.50/GB at 10 GB, with a pay-as-you-go wallet and a free 100 MB trial.

- Best for: Buyers who test before paying
- Price: $3.50/GB at 10 GB
- KYC: Flagged accounts only
- Crypto payment: Yes

### 8. Rayobyte

$3.50/GB at 10 GB, falling to $0.70/GB at 1 TB, the lowest rival rate at that size.

- Best for: Card-paid volume of 1 TB or more
- Price: $3.50/GB at 10 GB · $0.70/GB at 1 TB
- KYC: Restricted targets only
- Crypto payment: No
- Pros: Free trial, no card

*Disclosure: this page is published by Lodestate. Competitor details come from their public websites at the date shown above and may have changed since.*

## Who set the lowest rival price at each size?

Lowest shown rival price and median per size, read on 29 October 2026, next to Lodestate's current price.

| Size | Lowest rival | Set by | Median (sellers) | Lodestate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential, 1 GB | $2.00/GB | Thordata | $3.50 (7) | $1.50/GB |
| Residential, 10 GB | $1.00/GB | DataImpulse, targeting extra | $3.50 (12) | $0.75/GB |
| Residential, 100 GB | $1.00/GB | DataImpulse, Shifter | $2.50 (11) | $0.75/GB |
| Residential, 1 TB | $0.70/GB | Rayobyte | $1.50 (11) | $0.52/GB |
| US port, 1 day | $5 | Proxy Tower | $10.56 (6) | $3.75 |
| US port, 7 days | $20 | Proxy Tower | $49 (4) | $15 |
| US port, 30 days | $60 | Proxy Tower | $130 (5) | $45 |
| Rotating mobile, 1 GB | $3.99/GB | VoidMob | $4.50 (5) | $2.99/GB |
| Rotating mobile, 100 GB | $2.00/GB | DataImpulse, Proxidize | $3.00 (11) | $1.50/GB |

*Prices checked on October 29, 2026.*

DataImpulse also sells 2.5 GB of rotating mobile for $5, or $2.00/GB; it has no 1 GB plan.

## Is Lodestate the cheapest US proxy at every size?

No. On 29 October 2026, no single seller had the lowest price at every size, Lodestate included. **We do not claim to be the cheapest at every size.** Three facts limit any "cheapest" label:

- **Missing sellers.** Proxy-Cheap answered every request with HTTP 403 on 29 October 2026, so its prices are absent here.
- **Free first gigabytes.** Decodo, Thordata and Rayobyte give free trials, and Proxy Tower a free mobile hour.
- **Thin entry tiers.** **According to Lodestate's check of 29 October 2026, only 7 of the 15 residential sellers showed a price for 1 GB; their median was $3.50/GB.** The rest start at 5 GB or more.

The full table by seller is in the [US proxy price index](https://lodestate.com/us-proxy-price-index/ "US proxy prices per GB and per port, checked 29 October 2026").

## Why do targeting fees change which US proxy is cheapest?

**The cheapest US proxy for local work is the cheapest one that includes ZIP targeting, not the lowest headline price.** DataImpulse shows $1.00/GB, but charges "a small extra fee" for state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting. The amount is not on its site. SOAX reserves its ZIP and ASN options for the Scale and Enterprise tiers.

Country-level IPs answer national questions. Prices at a store, map rankings and local ads change by ZIP code. Read [what ZIP code proxy targeting is](https://lodestate.com/what-is-zip-code-proxy-targeting/ "How ZIP code targeting works on a US proxy") before you compare headline prices.

## What are the cheapest US mobile proxies?

Proxy Tower showed the lowest rival port prices on 29 October 2026: $5 a day, $20 a week and $60 for 30 days. Its ports run on Verizon or T-Mobile. The median 30-day price was $130 across five rivals. Lodestate charges $3.75, $15 and $45, on T-Mobile, AT&T or Verizon.

For rotating mobile traffic, DataImpulse and Proxidize led at $2.00/GB from 50 GB. Proxidize asks every customer for KYC. The carrier-by-carrier view is in [the best US mobile proxies](https://lodestate.com/best-us-mobile-proxies/ "Best US mobile proxies ranked, 2026").

## How much cheaper per GB is a large Lodestate plan?

**At $0.52/GB, Lodestate's 1 TB plan costs 65% less per GB than its 1 GB plan at $1.50.** Every tier from 5 to 100 GB costs $0.75/GB, half the 1 GB rate. All tiers are on [how much US proxies cost at Lodestate](https://lodestate.com/pricing/ "Lodestate residential and mobile proxy prices").

## What do Lodestate's residential tiers cost?

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Test | 1 GB | $1.50 | $1.50/GB |
| Basic | 10 GB | $7.50 | $0.75/GB |
| Pro | 100 GB | $75 | $0.75/GB |
| Scale | 1 TB (1,000 GB) | $520 | $0.52/GB |

In every plan: Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 · US targeting: State, city, ZIP code, ASN · Traffic expiry: Does not expire

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $1. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance.
- Unused balance stays on your account and never expires. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
- Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain. Typical network confirmation time: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min · XMR ≈ 20 min

## What else do buyers ask about cheap US proxies?

### What is the cheapest way to get 1 GB of US residential proxy traffic?

Start with a free trial: Decodo gives 100 MB for 3 days, and Thordata 3 free days. For a paid 1 GB, Thordata showed $2.00 on 29 October 2026; Lodestate charges $1.50.

### Do cheap US proxy plans expire?

Webshare and Shifter sell monthly subscriptions, while DataImpulse traffic never expires. At Lodestate: Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them.

### Are cheap US proxies safe to use?

Price says nothing about where the IPs come from. NetNut's domains were seized by the FBI and IRS-CI on July 2, 2026, so ask any provider for its sourcing statement. Lodestate publishes one.

### Can I buy cheap US proxies with crypto and no KYC?

Yes. On 29 October 2026, DataImpulse, Shifter, ProxyEmpire, Decodo and IPRoyal sold standard plans for crypto with no ID step. Lodestate takes BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, XMR: see [how to buy US proxies with crypto](https://lodestate.com/buy-us-proxies-with-crypto/ "Pay for US proxies in BTC, USDT or other coins").

### Is a dedicated port or per-GB traffic the cheaper US mobile proxy?

For daily use, the port wins: Lodestate's 30-day port costs $45 with unlimited data under fair use. Per-GB rotating traffic suits small, short jobs.

## Sources

1. [Residential proxy pricing](https://www.thordata.com/pricing/residential-proxies) — Thordata (2026-10-29)
2. [Residential proxies](https://dataimpulse.com/) — DataImpulse (2026-10-29)
3. [Mobile proxies](https://dataimpulse.com/mobile-proxies/) — DataImpulse (2026-10-29)
4. [Pricing](https://rayobyte.com/pricing/) — Rayobyte (2026-10-29)
5. [US residential proxies](https://shifter.io/location/usa/new-york) — Shifter (2026-10-29)
6. [Residential proxy](https://www.webshare.io/residential-proxy) — Webshare (2026-10-29)
7. [Pricing](https://proxyempire.io/pricing/) — ProxyEmpire (2026-10-29)
8. [Residential proxies pricing](https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing) — Decodo (2026-10-29)
9. [Pricing](https://soax.com/pricing) — SOAX (2026-10-29)
10. [US 5G dedicated mobile proxies](https://proxytower.io/) — Proxy Tower (2026-10-29)
11. [Rotating mobile proxies](https://voidmob.com/proxies/rotating) — VoidMob (2026-10-29)
12. [Mobile proxy pricing](https://www.proxidize.com/mobile-proxy-pricing/) — Proxidize (2026-10-29)
13. [FBI seizes NetNut proxy platform](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/fbi-seizes-netnut-proxy-platform-popa-botnet/) — KrebsOnSecurity (2026-07-02)

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Lodestate: Lodestate is a US proxy provider: residential IPs in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. with state, city, ZIP code and ASN targeting, and dedicated T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon 4G/5G mobile ports. No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents. Paid in crypto.