I'm running 9 bots off my own IP, which is UK based, and all bots have been on fast settings for months. How many bots would be safe on just one IP?
Is it even worth bothering with a proxy if you're in the UK/EU/US? I've heard that IP's from these locations are more trusted with IG so you wont run in to blocks/problems as often. No idea if it's actually true or not though, but i've probably had more temp blocks with proxies i've used, and those are meant to be specifically for IG use, were US based, and cost $22 a month for just 5 of them. Proxies seem pointless for anything under 10 bots when you're on a western IP, although over 10 might also be completely fine on one IP, i just haven't tried it yet.