AI training data proxies
Proxies for collecting AI training data at scale, from $0.49/GB. Gather public text, images and product data from every region your model needs, without one IP address carrying the whole crawl.
- Rotating IPs for large crawls
- Country, region and city targeting
- No KYC
Proxies for AI data collection
Lowest rate for each. Every tier is on the pricing page.
Why AI data collection needs proxies
A training set is millions of requests, often to a handful of large sources. Three things stop a crawl that runs from one address.
Large crawls trip rate limits
Sites count requests per IP address. Spread the crawl across rotating IPs and no single address crosses the limit, so the job finishes instead of stalling.
Models need regional data
Language, prices, news and search results differ by country. Exit through the location you need and you collect what people there actually see.
Volume makes the rate matter
At dataset scale the per-GB rate is the budget. Start with the cheapest proxy type your sources accept, and pay more only where you have to.
Which proxy for which data collection job
Most sources do not need an expensive pool. Match the proxy to how strict the source is.
| Data collection job | Proxy type | Why | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large text and web crawls | Budget Residential | Real home IPs at our lowest per-GB rate, on 30-day plans. | $0.49/GB |
| Open datasets, APIs and permissive sites | Datacenter | The fastest route when the source accepts server IPs. | $0.84/GB |
| Occasional dataset refreshes | Eternal Residential | The GB never expire, so a refresh every few months costs nothing in between. | $0.75/GB |
| Sources with strict bot protection | Premium Residential | Our highest-trust residential pool, for the sources that block everything else. | $5.16/GB |
| Content that only exists in apps | Mobile | Real 4G/5G carrier IPs, which is what mobile apps expect. | $4.40/GB |
Spread a crawl across rotating IPs
Leave the session out of the connection string and every request exits from a new IP, so you can run many workers against the same endpoint. The example uses the Eternal Residential format.
- _country-US Two-letter country code
- _region- Region or state
- _city- City
- _session-doc42 Hold one IP for a multi-page document
- _lifetime-10 Minutes to hold the IP, up to 60
Python: 20 workers, a new IP on every request
import requests
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
proxy = "http://USERNAME:[email protected]:1000"
def fetch(url):
r = requests.get(url, proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}, timeout=30)
return url, r.status_code, len(r.content)
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=20) as pool:
for url, status, size in pool.map(fetch, urls):
print(status, size, url)Python: collect the same source from several countries
for cc in ["US", "DE", "JP", "BR"]:
proxy = f"http://USERNAME:PASSWORD_country-{cc}@et.vantixproxy.com:1000"
r = requests.get("https://example.com/news", proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}, timeout=30)
print(cc, r.status_code, len(r.text))AI training data proxy questions
Why do AI teams use proxies to collect training data?
Because a dataset means millions of requests, and sources limit how many one IP address may make. Proxies spread the crawl across many addresses and let you collect from the countries and languages the model needs. The mechanics are the same as for web scraping.
Which proxy is best for building a dataset?
Budget Residential for large crawls, and Datacenter proxies for sources that accept server IPs. Keep Premium Residential for the few sources that block everything else.
How much bandwidth does a training dataset need?
Multiply the average page size by the number of pages. As an example, 10 million pages at 100 KB each is about 1,000 GB, which is the $490 Budget Residential plan. Skipping images and scripts when you only need text cuts that sharply.
Is there an option without a GB meter?
It is coming. Unlimited Residential and Unlimited ISP will have unlimited bandwidth, priced by speed rather than by GB. They are not on sale yet.
Can I collect data from specific countries or languages?
Yes. Our residential, mobile and datacenter proxies support country, region and city targeting, so you can collect the local version of a source.
Is collecting training data allowed on VantixProxy?
Collecting publicly available data is a normal use of our proxies. What you may do with that data, including copyright and privacy law, is your responsibility. Attacks, illegal access and overloading a site are never allowed. Every customer agrees to our Acceptable Use Policy, so VantixProxy is not responsible for its users’ actions.
Start your dataset from $0.49/GB
A Budget Residential plan from $0.49/GB, Datacenter from $0.84/GB, or 5 GB of Eternal Residential for $4.75. No KYC, crypto or card.