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Ad verification cost per check: the bandwidth and proxy math

calendar_today September 30, 2026 person John Hale domain trueproxies

What one ad check costs on a per-GB residential plan depends on what it loads. Measured on 30 September 2026: a redirect-chain check moves 0.8 MB at the median, a full render with a screenshot 3.8 MB, a YouTube watch page 7.6 MB. At TrueProxies traffic pack rates that is $1.31, $6.23 and $12.46 per 1,000 checks on the 1 GB traffic pack, and $0.48, $2.28 and $4.56 on the 5,000 GB traffic pack.

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