AI data direct buyers: 18 buyers
This list of AI data direct buyers holds 18 buyers. Of the 18, 6 publish a price anchor. The first three are Freepik / EyeEm (2 to 4 cents per image; EyeEm 50/50), GoPro AI Training Program (50/50 revenue share) and Photobucket (5 cents to $1 per photo, >$1 per video (in negotiation)). 10 of the 18 license non-exclusively.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: 2 big tech firms.
Listed for a published price anchor and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: trusted AI partners.
Listed for a published price anchor and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: consumers.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for a published rate and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Adobe Firefly only.
Listed for a published rate and named lab customers.
Sells for: domain experts, companies.
Buyers named: labs, Fortune 500.
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: OpenAI, Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Reka, Lightricks.
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Bria.
Listed for named lab customers and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: its own catalog.
Buyers named: labs, enterprises.
Listed for non-exclusive terms and a stated payout model.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: labs, enterprises.
Listed for a public page stating what it buys.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Perplexity, Runway, Bria.
Listed for reported payouts and named lab customers.
Sells for: developers.
Buyers named: Google.
Listed for named lab customers and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: companies, domain experts.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for a stated payout model and a referral program.
Sells for: developers, companies.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for a stated payout model.
Sells for: developers.
Buyers named: labs and open source.
Listed for a stated payout model and published minimums.
Sells for: musicians.
Buyers named: Sony AI and others.
Listed for named lab customers and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: companies, domain experts.
Buyers named: Meta (49% owner), government.
Listed for named lab customers and a stated payout model.
Sells for: rights holders.
Buyers named: labs, enterprises.
Listed for a public page stating what it buys.
Sells for: defunct startups, domain experts.
Buyers named: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta.
Listed for reported payouts and named lab customers.
What differs for AI data direct buyers
A direct buyer licenses data to train its own models. The 18 on this list buy video (7), images (7) and expert and RL data (6). Their payout models are negotiated deal (4), upfront (3) and revenue share (2). 2 buyers publish no payout model. The seller types they name most often are creators (7), companies (4) and domain experts (4). On minimums, 1 states no minimum, 9 name a requirement and 8 publish nothing on it.
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