Ghost Downloader

Benchmark Data

2026-07-30, single-run benchmark of GD / IDM / Motrix Next / Gopeed.

Single run, one machine, one residential broadband connection. Losing entries are included.

Environment

Date2026-07-30
OSWindows 11
NetworkChongqing Telecom 1000 Mbps, IPv6, no proxy
MethodEach entry run once, no averaging
SoftwareVersion
Ghost Downloader4.2.2 (2026-07-29)
IDM6.43 Build 7 (2026-07-22)
Motrix Nextv3.9.6 (2026-06-21)
Gopeedv1.9.3 (2026-03-18)

Speed (default 32 connections)

FileSizeGDIDMMotrix NextGopeed
Electron v33.3.1101 MB1.07s3.37s1.40s2.73s
Qt 6.8.3 source949 MB11.83s12.80s17s❌ Anti-crawler
Anaconda 2024.101.03 GB11.07s12.67s12.27s❌ Anti-crawler
QQ 9.9.32298 MB3.57s8.07s3.40s3.77s
QGIS 3.44.12550 MB6m14s18m22s15m53s18m55s
OneDrive shared7.65 GB5m59s33m38s11m36s❌ Anti-crawler
Fastest count5010
Completed count6/66/66/63/6

In the OneDrive row, GD and Motrix Next used 128 connections; IDM and Gopeed used 32, so the conditions were unequal. GD lost one QQ entry (by 0.17s).

Browser download takeover

SiteGDIDMMotrix NextGopeed
Claude.aiNot intercepted❌ Anti-crawler
Lanzou Cloud
Quark Netdisk
123 Netdisk
Success rate4/43/44/43/4

Sample size is small; GD and Motrix Next are tied.

Media sniffing (23 sites, GD vs IDM)

SiteGDIDM
BilibiliAny qualityUp to 720P
Youku
Tencent Video
iQiyi
Douyin
Weibo
AcFun
China University MOOC
XuetangX
YouTube
Vimeo
Dailymotion
TED
X (Twitter)Manual selection
Instagram
CNN
NHK World
Reuters
Framatube
Archive.orgManual selection
Bitmovin
Kankan Live (M3U8)
NNYY VideoTS only
Fully supported1818
Partial22
Not supported33

GD cannot sniff Youku or Tencent Video (DRM encrypted); IDM can. GD wins on Bilibili unlimited quality, M3U8 live streams, and NNYY getting the finished file directly instead of TS segments. Use case determines the winner.

Reproduction

Links and file names are in the table above. Note: results are sensitive to time of day and network route; the same link can differ by several times at a different time. Before testing, make sure the connection count is the same and disable speed limiting.

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