Briggs AnalyticsHow much do AI companies pay for business data? Every published figure, on one page
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Every published figure
| Buyer | Published range | Minimum size | Detail page |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | $100K+, $500K+ and $1M+ tiers | 30+ employees | micro1 |
| Mode (BizBuyData) | $100K to $5M | Law 6+, accounting, finance and medical 10+, others 30+ | Mode |
| Scale AI | $10K to $1M+ (illustrative) | 40+ preferred | Scale |
| Handshake AI | $100K to $4M+ | 20+ full-time, 3+ years | Handshake |
| Polyshares | $100K to $2M+ | Any sector | Polyshares |
| Grepped | $20K to $5M estimates | Not published | Grepped |
| Pewter | Examples: $350K, $450K, $650K | 20+ staff, 3+ years | Pewter |
| Jottings | $100K to $1M bands, one closed deal of $173,163 | Not published | Jottings |
| Replay | $10K to $100K (20 to 50 staff), $100K to $1M (50 to 250), $1M+ (250+) | 20+ | Replay |
| Nyne | "Commonly $100K or more" | Not published | Nyne |
| Mercor | Not published ($7.5M backup bid for Spirit Airlines) | Not published | Mercor |
An anonymous tracker of offers (aidata.broker) put the median offer at $336,000 across 97 figures reported between Aug. 13 and Oct. 19, 2026, with the middle half between $176,000 and $650,000. The same tracker lists only five reported closed sales of company records (Feb. 2024 to Oct. 2026), with a median of $31,600. Five is too few to mean much, but it is the reminder that an offer is not a closed deal, and the number you are quoted is not the number until the money lands.
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What moves the number
- Years of records. Ten years of one system beats two years of five. Every buyer asks how far back you can export.
- Connected systems. A ticket that links to a code change, or a job that links to an invoice, is worth more than either alone.
- The record of how work got done. Revisions, approvals, rejections and the fix. Clean final documents on their own are worth less.
- Exclusivity and term. An exclusive license pays more and can only be sold once. Exclusive vs. non-exclusive.
- Whether you can describe it. Owners who arrive with a data inventory get priced faster and higher.
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See what my data is worth →Real examples
- Pewter publishes three examples: a 60-person accounting firm at $350,000, a 70-person engineering firm at $450,000 and a 100-person freight broker at $650,000.
- Jottings publishes one closed deal at $173,163 and offer bands by state and industry, from $100,000 to $250,000 for an Illinois accounting firm to $750,000 to $1 million for a Texas mortgage company.
- Handshake AI's own calculator shows $383,083 to $896,969 for a 100-person U.S. company with ten years of history.
- Spirit Airlines, bankrupt and closed, drew bids of $7.5 million, $10 million and $12.5 million for its de-identified records (Chapter11Cases).
What to do first
Don't apply to the first buyer whose ad you saw. Once you apply, you're in that buyer's process, and some won't credit a later introduction. Check your fit with all of them first, then pick. Every figure above is the buyer's published number, not an offer, and the buyer sets the price after reading a sample.
Buyer by buyer: micro1 Mode Scale AI Handshake AI Polyshares Grepped Pewter Jottings Replay Nyne Mercor
Briggs Analytics is independent. Some buyers named on this page may pay Briggs Analytics a referral fee, and owners never pay us anything. Every figure comes from the buyer's own page or the source linked next to it, checked October 22, 2026. Buyers change their terms often, so confirm on their page before you sign. Disclosures
In short
- Published ranges run from $10K to $5M. Most buyers quote $100K and up for 30+ people with a few years of records.
- The reported median offer is $336,000 (aidata.broker, 97 figures, Aug. to Oct. 2026).
- Years of records, connected systems and the record of how work got done move the number most.
Questions owners ask.
What is the average payout for licensing company data to AI?
The only public tracker (aidata.broker) shows a median offer of $336,000 across 97 reported figures from Aug. 13 to Oct. 19, 2026, with the middle half between $176,000 and $650,000. Published buyer ranges run from $10,000 to more than $5 million.
Which AI company pays the most for business data?
On published terms, Mode ($100K to $5M), Grepped (estimates to $5M) and Handshake ($100K to $4M+) publish the highest tops. The highest offer for your company comes from the buyer whose model needs your kind of records, which is why we check all of them.
Do small companies get paid?
Yes. Scale publishes $10K at the bottom of its range, Grepped $20K, Replay $10K to $100K for 20 to 50 staff, and Mode takes law firms with six people.
Is the published range a guarantee?
No. Every buyer prices after reading a sample of your records. The ranges are what each buyer publishes on its own page.
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