Sources
Every number we show comes from a published listing, a buyer's own page, a press report or a public tracker. This page lists each one.
Our home page, result screens and emails describe each source, for example "a buyer's published range", and link here. This page names the publisher and links to it.
Not an appraisal. Ranges come from published listings and reported deals, with sources shown.
How we work out your range
Each range sits inside a published range. Company size sets where in that range you land, and years of records and volume move it a little. Per hour types multiply the published rate by the hours you keep. The low end of your total is your strongest single type. The high end assumes you license every type you keep.
Sources marked "to verify" have not yet been checked against the page, the date and the exact figure. We check each one before launch.
Ranges by kind of record
Call or meeting recordings
Speech buyers pay per hour or a revenue share. Few call recording deals are public, so we use the published per hour rates for audio and video. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $33 to $240 | per hour of audio | Troveo AI creator rate $33 or more per hour of video or audio used. 2026-10. To verify. Published rates for ordinary unused video, publisher to record $1 to $4 per minute, so $60 to $240 per hour. 2026-10. To verify. |
Customer support tickets or chats
Buyers price support tickets as part of the internal records of a business. If you keep both, they are one archive. Confidence: medium.
Priced with internal chat, crm, wikis and procedures. See that range above or below.
Case files, contracts or matter records
Public listings for law firms have the highest ceilings, but client confidentiality stops most deals. Your counsel must approve first. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Course video or training material
No published rate exists for course video libraries. We use creator rates and the rate for ordinary unused video. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $33 to $240 | per hour of video | Troveo AI creator rate $33 or more per hour of video or audio used. 2026-10. To verify. Published rates for ordinary unused video, publisher to record $1 to $4 per minute, so $60 to $240 per hour. 2026-10. To verify. |
Product database or usage logs
Labs pay for real app and agent usage logs. Few prices are public, so the range is wide. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $50,000 to $1,000,000 | for the whole dataset | Labelbox Prism published range $50,000 to $1,000,000 or more for operational datasets, upfront plus a revenue share. 2026-10. To verify. |
Source code
The code of a closed startup sold for about $25,000. Published buyer ranges run from $10,000 to $100,000. Confidence: medium.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $10,000 to $100,000 | for the whole codebase | SimpleClosure published range $10,000 to $100,000 for the codebase and records of a closed company. 2026-10. To verify. MIT Technology Review Code of a closed startup about $25,000, plus workspace data about $15,000. 2026-10. To verify. |
Images, designs or video you own
Image and media buyers pay per item or a revenue share. Few company deals are public. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole library | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Financial records
Buyers of accounting firm data license returns, workpapers and bookkeeping. They must be de-identified first. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Internal chat, CRM, wikis and procedures
Buyers license the daily records of a business to build training environments. Size is the biggest driver. Confidence: medium.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 9 | $15,000 to $40,000 | for the whole archive | MIT Technology Review Code of a closed startup about $25,000, plus workspace data about $15,000. 2026-10. To verify. Workspace data of a closed startup sold for about $15,000, and about $40,000 with its code. |
| 10 to 29 | $20,000 to $300,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. The floor of public buyer listings, up to the deal size we see for companies under 30 people. |
| 30 to 149 | $50,000 to $450,000 | for the whole archive | micro1 data page $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more for operational data from companies with 20 to 30 or more staff and three or more years of history; its own estimator shows $50,000 to $93,000 for a mid-size company. 2026-10. To verify. Polyshares case studies $110,000 to $450,000 per company. 2026-10. To verify. From one buyer's estimate for a mid-size company to the top of another buyer's published case studies. |
| 150 to 999 | $110,000 to $1,000,000 | for the whole archive | Polyshares case studies $110,000 to $450,000 per company. 2026-10. To verify. Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. From the floor of one buyer's published case studies to $1,000,000, the top of the licenses we see for companies this size. |
| 1,000 or more | $257,000 to $2,000,000 | for the whole archive | Handshake AI estimator, as reported by a third party $257,000 to $513,000 for a 100-person company with 10 years of records. 2026-10. To verify. micro1 data page $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more for operational data from companies with 20 to 30 or more staff and three or more years of history; its own estimator shows $50,000 to $93,000 for a mid-size company. 2026-10. To verify. From a buyer's estimate for a 100-person company to the top tier of a buyer's published range. |
Client work from agency projects
Agency buyers license briefs, drafts and final work. Client contracts decide what you can license. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Patient or health records
Only de-identified health records can be licensed. Privacy law stops most deals, so expect a long review. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Engineering drawings or CAD files
Few deals for engineering files are public. Client ownership of the drawings decides most deals. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Equipment, sensor or plant records
Few deals for industrial records are public. Long, clean histories are worth the most. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Lab or research records
Few deals for lab records are public. Grant and sponsor terms often decide who owns the data. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole archive | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Game art, levels or code
Few game asset deals are public. Media buyers pay per hour used or a revenue share. No deals for this kind of record have been published on their own. We use the full span of public buyer listings and place your company in it by size, years and volume. Confidence: low.
| Company size | Range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $20,000 to $1,500,000 | for the whole library | Mercor Data public buyer listings Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify. |
Numbers on our home page
Each number on the home page links to its entry below.
Advertised ranges
Buyers advertise $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more for companies with 20 to 30 or more staff and three or more years of history. One buyer lists $20,000 to $1,500,000 by category. Another lists $50,000 to $1,000,000 or more with a revenue share. Buyers publish these about themselves. They are ceilings, not offers.
- micro1 data page. $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more for operational data from companies with 20 to 30 or more staff and three or more years of history; its own estimator shows $50,000 to $93,000 for a mid-size company. 2026-10. To verify.
- Mercor Data public buyer listings. Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify.
- Labelbox Prism published range. $50,000 to $1,000,000 or more for operational datasets, upfront plus a revenue share. 2026-10. To verify.
Public sales, median
One public tracker lists 130 company deals. Only 23 show a figure. The median public sale is about $31,600 per company, which we round to about $32,000. The median offer that buyers publish is about $285,000. The tracker is not audited.
- AI Data Broker price tracker. Median public sale about $31,600 per company against a median buyer-published offer of about $285,000. Only 23 of 130 listed deals show a figure. 2026-10. To verify.
The airline auction
A court-supervised auction of one airline's records closed at $10 million, with a backup bid of $7.5 million. It was a bankruptcy sale of about 100 million emails, so it is not a typical deal.
- MIT Technology Review, article to record. A court-supervised auction of the records of Spirit Airlines, in bankruptcy, about 100 million emails, closed at $10,000,000. The backup bid was $7,500,000. 2026-10-13. To verify.
Estimator outputs
Buyer estimators show about $66,000 to $131,000 for a company of 30 staff with 5 years of records, and about $257,000 to $513,000 for a company of 100 staff with 10 years of records in the US. These are estimates, not offers.
- Buyer estimator output, publisher to record. About $66,000 to $131,000 for a company of 30 staff with 5 years of records. An estimate, not an offer. 2026-10. To verify.
- Handshake AI estimator, as reported by a third party. $257,000 to $513,000 for a 100-person company with 10 years of records. 2026-10. To verify.
A billion-dollar commitment
On October 9, 2026, one buyer announced a $1 billion twelve-month commitment to license company data.
- Buyer announcement, publisher and link to record. One buyer announced a $1,000,000,000 twelve-month commitment to license company data. 2026-10-09. To verify.
Wind-down deals
A wind-down service reports 150 or more deals, typically $10,000 to $100,000 per company. It says 47% of shutdown deals include code or data. Some wind-down buyers buy records outright instead of licensing them.
- MIT Technology Review, article to record. A wind-down service reports 150 or more deals, typically $10,000 to $100,000 per company, and 47% of shutdown deals include code or data. 2026-10. To verify.
- Fast Company, article to record. Reports the same wind-down deal figures. 2026-10. To verify.
- Gizmodo, article to record. Reports the same wind-down deal figures. 2026-10. To verify.
- SimpleClosure published range. $10,000 to $100,000 for the codebase and records of a closed company. 2026-10. To verify.
How long it takes
Buyers publish payment terms from a wire two to four weeks after signing to Net 30 to 60. Some advertise as little as 7 days or under 21 days. One uses a 30-day review and then a 30-day invoice. Rights review often takes the longest.
- Buyer pages, see the buyer table on this page. Wire two to four weeks after signing; as little as 7 days; under 21 days; a 30-day review plus a 30-day invoice; Net 30 to 60. Rights review often takes the longest. 2026-10. To verify.
Limits set by law and professional rules
Some records cannot be licensed. Law firm client files, accounting client data, protected health information, personnel files, material under a nondisclosure agreement, and data from platforms whose terms bar AI training stay out. We do not give legal advice. Your counsel reviews every agreement.
- American Bar Association, Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of information. A lawyer may not reveal information about the representation of a client without consent. Law firm client files stay out. 2026-10. To verify.
- 26 U.S.C. 7216, Cornell Legal Information Institute. Limits how tax return preparers disclose or use tax return information. Accounting client data stays out. 2026-10. To verify.
- 45 CFR 164.514, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Sets the standard for de-identifying protected health information. Protected health information stays out. 2026-10. To verify.
How often offers close
Most companies that get an offer never close. The median completed sale in public trackers is about $32,000 against a median offer near $285,000.
Source: AI Data Broker price tracker, public tracker, unaudited. Median public sale about $31,600 per company against a median buyer-published offer of about $285,000. Only 23 of 130 listed deals show a figure. 2026-10. To verify.
Who buys company data
Published terms of the buyers we know, as of October 2026. Terms change often. This is not an endorsement. Figures marked as reported come from third parties.
| Buyer | Licenses | Exclusive | Pays the company | Timing | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | Operational data such as team chat, CRM, support tickets, procedures and knowledge bases, used to build training environments for AI agents. | Non-exclusive on the owner side as far as its published terms go. | Upfront license fee, paid after a review of the data. $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more on its data page. Its own estimator shows $50,000 to $93,000 for a mid-size company, so the top tiers need scale. | A 30 day review after transfer, then an invoice paid within 30 days. About 60 days or more in all. | 30 or more employees and 2 or more years of records. US companies first. |
| Mercor Data | Company data pulled from more than 100 connected business tools, de-identified and licensed to AI labs. It lists buyers by category, such as law firms, accounting firms, agencies and education publishers. | Non-exclusive on the owner side as far as its published terms go. | Upfront license fee. Not published. Public listings seen on October 24, 2026 show buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. | Wire 2 to 4 weeks after signing. | No published minimum. The best fit for companies under 30 people. |
| Grepped | Internal company records, packaged for AI labs. | Non-exclusive on the owner side as far as its published terms go. | Paid per sale. Not published. Sellers are reported to be paid within 7 days of a sale. | Within 7 days of a sale, as reported. Not confirmed. | None stated. |
| SourceX | Agency and supplier data: client work, briefs and deliverables. | Not published. Ask before you send anything. | Not published. Not published. | Not published. | Agencies. |
| BizBuyData | Accounting firm data: tax returns, workpapers and bookkeeping records, de-identified. | Not published. Ask before you send anything. | Not published. Not published. | Not published. | Accounting and tax firms with 10 or more staff. |
| Handshake AI | Rights-cleared workflow data, code and support transcripts. | Not published. | Not published. $100,000 to $4,000,000 or more, as reported by a third party. A reported estimate shows $257,000 to $513,000 for a 100-person company with 10 years of records. | Not published. | 20 or more staff and 3 or more years, as reported by a third party. |
| Polyshares | Company data such as team chat and CRM records. | Exclusive and perpetual by default. Once signed, you cannot license the same data to anyone else. | License fee, paid net 30 to 60 days. $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more. Its case studies show $110,000 to $450,000. | Offer in 1 to 2 weeks. Paid net 30 to 60 days. | Not published. |
| Labelbox Prism | Operational datasets. | Exclusive by default. | Upfront at signing, plus a share of later revenue. $50,000 to $1,000,000 or more. | Upfront payment at signing. | Not published. |
| Troveo AI | Company data, video, audio and gaming content. | Says about 95 percent of its data is exclusive. | Per hour of content used for creators. Whole-company deals are reported in six figures. Creators get $33 or more per hour used. Whole-company deals are reported at six figures, not confirmed. | Not published. | About 100 or more employees for whole-company data. |
| Calliope | Video and media libraries. | Depends on the deal. | Per hour of content or a revenue share. Not published. | Varies. | Varies. |
| Defined.ai | Speech, audio and other media for AI training. | Depends on the deal. | Per hour of content or a revenue share. Claims $600,000 average revenue per partner. Unaudited. | Varies. | Varies. |
| Wirestock | Images and other visual media. | Depends on the deal. | Per item or a revenue share. Not published. | Varies. | Varies. |
| Protege | De-identified health and media data. | Depends on the deal. | Per record or a revenue share. Not published. | Varies. | Varies. |
| Turing (Project Lazarus) | Codebases and records of companies that have closed or are closing. | Not published. | One payment per deal. Tens of thousands of dollars per deal is typical. | Not published. | Closed or closing companies. |
| SimpleClosure | Codebases and records of companies that have closed or are closing. | Not published. | One payment per deal. $10,000 to $100,000. | Not published. | Closed or closing companies. |
Every source
Each source with the label we use for it elsewhere on the site. Several links go to the publisher's home page. We record the exact page, date and figure for each one before launch.
- micro1 data page. Shown elsewhere as: A buyer's published range. buyer page. $100,000 to $2,000,000 or more for operational data from companies with 20 to 30 or more staff and three or more years of history; its own estimator shows $50,000 to $93,000 for a mid-size company. 2026-10. To verify.
- Mercor Data public buyer listings. Shown elsewhere as: Public buyer listings. buyer listings. Buyer ranges by category from $20,000 to $1,500,000. 2026-10-24. To verify.
- Handshake AI estimator, as reported by a third party. Shown elsewhere as: A buyer's estimator, reported by a third party. third party. $257,000 to $513,000 for a 100-person company with 10 years of records. 2026-10. To verify.
- Labelbox Prism published range. Shown elsewhere as: A data platform's published range. buyer page. $50,000 to $1,000,000 or more for operational datasets, upfront plus a revenue share. 2026-10. To verify.
- MIT Technology Review. Shown elsewhere as: A press report on closed startups. press. Code of a closed startup about $25,000, plus workspace data about $15,000. 2026-10. To verify.
- SimpleClosure published range. Shown elsewhere as: A wind-down service's published range. buyer page. $10,000 to $100,000 for the codebase and records of a closed company. 2026-10. To verify.
- Troveo AI creator rate. Shown elsewhere as: A video buyer's published creator rate. buyer page. $33 or more per hour of video or audio used. 2026-10. To verify.
- Published rates for ordinary unused video, publisher to record. Shown elsewhere as: Published rates for ordinary unused video. market notes. $1 to $4 per minute, so $60 to $240 per hour. 2026-10. To verify.
- AI Data Broker price tracker. Shown elsewhere as: Public price tracker. public tracker, unaudited. Median public sale about $31,600 per company against a median buyer-published offer of about $285,000. Only 23 of 130 listed deals show a figure. 2026-10. To verify.
- MIT Technology Review, article to record. Shown elsewhere as: A press report of a court-supervised auction. press. A court-supervised auction of the records of Spirit Airlines, in bankruptcy, about 100 million emails, closed at $10,000,000. The backup bid was $7,500,000. 2026-10-13. To verify.
- MIT Technology Review, article to record. Shown elsewhere as: A press report on wind-down deals. press. A wind-down service reports 150 or more deals, typically $10,000 to $100,000 per company, and 47% of shutdown deals include code or data. 2026-10. To verify.
- Fast Company, article to record. Shown elsewhere as: A press report on wind-down deals. press. Reports the same wind-down deal figures. 2026-10. To verify.
- Gizmodo, article to record. Shown elsewhere as: A press report on wind-down deals. press. Reports the same wind-down deal figures. 2026-10. To verify.
- Buyer estimator output, publisher to record. Shown elsewhere as: A buyer's estimator output. buyer estimator. About $66,000 to $131,000 for a company of 30 staff with 5 years of records. An estimate, not an offer. 2026-10. To verify.
- Buyer announcement, publisher and link to record. Shown elsewhere as: A buyer's public announcement. buyer announcement. One buyer announced a $1,000,000,000 twelve-month commitment to license company data. 2026-10-09. To verify.
- Buyer pages, see the buyer table on this page. Shown elsewhere as: Buyers' published terms. buyer pages. Wire two to four weeks after signing; as little as 7 days; under 21 days; a 30-day review plus a 30-day invoice; Net 30 to 60. Rights review often takes the longest. 2026-10. To verify.
- American Bar Association, Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of information. Shown elsewhere as: A professional conduct rule. rule. A lawyer may not reveal information about the representation of a client without consent. Law firm client files stay out. 2026-10. To verify.
- 26 U.S.C. 7216, Cornell Legal Information Institute. Shown elsewhere as: A federal tax law. statute. Limits how tax return preparers disclose or use tax return information. Accounting client data stays out. 2026-10. To verify.
- 45 CFR 164.514, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Shown elsewhere as: A federal health privacy rule. regulation. Sets the standard for de-identifying protected health information. Protected health information stays out. 2026-10. To verify.