How many GB of proxy traffic
Estimate monthly proxy GB from requests and response size: three worked examples, from about 4 GB to about 16 GB a month.
Browser Profile Bandwidth: How Many GB Per Day?
A formula and three worked examples for GB per profile per day, what each costs on the Budget and Premium lines, and how to measure the real figure.
The formula
GB per profile per day = page loads per day × average MB per page load ÷ 1,000. A page load means the page plus everything it pulls in: images, scripts, video and ads. A profile that opens a few dozen pages a day sits at the low end, and one that keeps feeds or dashboards open and scrolling sits much higher.
For the page size, the HTTP Archive's Web Almanac measured a median page weight of 2,652 KB on desktop and 2,311 KB on mobile in October 2024, and a median of 1,054 KB of images on desktop. It does not say whether those are bytes sent over the network, so treat 2.65 MB as a starting guess, not a measurement of your sites.
Three examples at 2.652 MB per page load
| Item | GB per day | GB per 30 days | Budget line, 30 days (US$1.50/GB) | Premium line, 30 days (US$5/GB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 page loads a day | 0.13 | 3.98 | US$5.97 | US$19.89 |
| 200 page loads a day | 0.53 | 15.91 | US$23.87 | US$79.56 |
| 500 page loads a day | 1.33 | 39.78 | US$59.67 | US$198.90 |
Arithmetic: page loads × 2.652 MB ÷ 1,000 for GB per day, × 30 for 30 days, then × US$1.50 or US$5 per GB. The page loads per day are assumed examples, not measurements; 1 GB is counted as 1,000 MB; prices are from the Proxy302 product facts file (10 November 2026), before payment-channel fees. Per-GB prices are lower in packages: US$1.35 at 100 GB, US$1.2 at 300 GB and US$1.124 at 500 GB on the Budget line.
What moves the number up or down
Caching lowers it: a browser keeps images and scripts it has already loaded, so repeat visits transfer less. Chrome DevTools' Disable cache option emulates a first-time visitor, which is the high case. Video, auto-playing feeds and image-heavy pages raise it. Each additional profile adds its own traffic, so 10 profiles at 200 page loads a day are about 5.3 GB a day by the same arithmetic.
Traffic also depends on the line: the same pages cost US$1.50 per GB on the Budget line and US$5 per GB on the Premium line, so the line you choose can change the bill more than the page count.
Measure one real day of one profile
Step 1
In the profile's browser open DevTools, go to the Network panel and keep it open. The status bar counts only requests logged since DevTools was opened.
Step 2
Do the profile's usual work for a typical session. Read the transferred total in the status bar, and note how many pages you opened. Repeat once with Disable cache ticked to see the first-visit case.
Step 3
Multiply the transferred total by the sessions per day, the profiles and 30. Add 20 to 30 percent for retries and surprises, then compare with the table above.
Step 4
Check the result against a real purchase: buy 1 GB of rotating residential traffic (the smallest purchase; bought traffic does not expire), run a typical day through the proxy and see how much is left.
Before continuing Use only the traffic you need. A profile left open on a video or live feed can use far more than the tab you are watching.
When per GB fits a profile and when it does not
Traffic billed per GB on a dynamic line suits profiles that do not keep an account signed in: price checks, page views from other countries, scraping. For a profile that must keep one account on one address, a static ISP IP is the fit: US$7.99 for 30 days per IP, regardless of how many pages the profile loads.
Compare the two honestly: US$7.99 ÷ US$1.50 = about 5.3 GB. A profile that moves more than that in 30 days costs less on a 30-day lease than on Budget line traffic, but they are different products and only the lease keeps the same IP.
FAQ
How many GB does a browser profile use per day?
It depends on pages loaded and their size. At the October 2024 median page weight of 2,652 KB, 50 page loads is about 0.13 GB and 200 about 0.53 GB. Measure your own profile in DevTools.
How much does a residential profile cost per day?
At US$1.50 per GB on the Budget line, 0.53 GB a day costs about US$0.80, and 1.33 GB a day about US$2.00. On the Premium line at US$5 per GB the same figures are about US$2.65 and US$6.65.
Does caching reduce the traffic?
Yes, repeat visits transfer less because the browser reuses what it loaded. Disable cache in DevTools shows the first-visit case.
Is there a free trial to measure it?
No. The smallest purchase is 1 GB of rotating residential traffic or one static IP for one day, and bought traffic does not expire.
Should account profiles use per GB traffic?
A profile that keeps one account signed in needs one address that stays the same, so use a static ISP IP. Per GB traffic is for work where no account depends on the IP.
Read next
Pay per GB proxies
How gigabytes are counted when you pay per GB, the 低价线路 and 优质线路 prices, how to estimate your volume and when leasing an IP costs less.
Pricing
Residential proxies from US$1.50/GB, static ISP IPs US$7.99 and datacenter IPs US$3.99 per month. Pay as you go, no subscription.
Residential proxy price per GB
Budget line from US$1.50 per GB, US$1.124 in a 500 GB package, Premium US$5; no expiry on purchased traffic.
Reference links
3
- HTTP Archive Web Almanac 2024: Page Weight
Third-party source · Confirmed on:
Read on 15 November 2026: median page weight as measured in October 2024 was 2,652 KB on desktop and 2,311 KB on mobile; median image bytes 1,054 KB on desktop. The chapter defines page weight as the byte size of a web page and does not say whether the figures are transfer size.
Median page weight is a starting estimate, not your traffic.
- Chrome DevTools: Network features reference
Official documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 15 November 2026: the Network panel status bar lists the total size of transferred and loaded (uncompressed) resources and counts only requests logged since DevTools was opened; the Disable cache checkbox emulates a first-time visitor.
- Proxy302 product facts and price list
Product observation · Confirmed on:
Product facts file of the site, checked 10 November 2026 against the console, the backend and the price table: rotating residential Budget line US$1.50 per GB (packages 50, 100, 300 and 500 GB at US$1.42, 1.35, 1.2 and 1.124 per GB), Premium line US$5 per GB, traffic bought in GB from 1 to 10,000 and never expiring; static ISP lease US$7.99 for 30 days; no free trial.
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