Sell code to AI companies: 12 buyers, what they pay, on what terms
The list holds 12 data buyers for code. Five publish a figure, and one publishes a rate per token: Sell My Codebase quotes "$100 per 1M source-code tokens; $40 per 1M git-history tokens, per license", labeled illustrative and conservative. SimpleClosure Asset Hub quotes "$10k to $100k per deal; one code deal $25k". micro1 quotes "$100k to $2M per company" for company data that includes code. Defined.ai says "content owners get 20 to 30% of deal value". Turing quotes "five figures and up per codebase".
One editor's pick opens the list: Sell My Codebase takes repos from developers, agencies and companies of any size, licenses non-exclusively with nothing upfront and pays within 15 days of each license. The other priced buyers set entry terms a developer with a few repos cannot meet: micro1 wants companies with 30+ employees, SimpleClosure Asset Hub buys the assets of a company in wind-down, and Turing takes failed startups' whole codebases. The "Sell code as a developer" list holds the buyers open to an individual.
Eight of the 12 license non-exclusively. Datacurve is exclusive, Turing and Prime Intellect vary, and HUD does not say. Before signing, check whether the grant covers training, inference or derivative models. Check that you own every line: client work, vendored libraries and copyleft code need clearing. Ask whether git history is priced apart from the source. Pangea.ai takes only never-public code, and aitrainer.work routes sellers to other buyers.
Sells for: developers, agencies, startups, defunct startups, companies.
Buyers named: AI labs (unnamed); one licensing program (unnamed).
Listed for a published rate, non-exclusive terms and reported program payouts.
Sells for: consumers, data vendors, developers, companies.
Buyers named: labs, routes to DataVendor, Pangea, Turing, micro1.
Listed for a published price anchor and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: companies, studios, data vendors.
Buyers named: Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft.
Listed for a published rate and named lab customers.
Sells for: companies, defunct startups, agencies.
Buyers named: frontier labs (unnamed).
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: defunct startups.
Buyers named: Surge AI and other labs.
Listed for a published rate and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: developers.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for reported payouts and a stated payout model.
Sells for: developers.
Buyers named: Google.
Listed for named lab customers and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: developers, companies.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for a stated payout model.
Sells for: companies, data vendors.
Buyers named: enterprises, labs.
Listed for non-exclusive terms and a stated payout model.
Sells for: developers, agencies.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for non-exclusive terms and a stated payout model.
Sells for: developers.
Buyers named: labs and open source.
Listed for a stated payout model and published minimums.
Sells for: defunct startups, companies.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for reported payouts and a stated payout model.
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How much do AI companies pay for code?
Sell My Codebase publishes $100 per 1M source-code tokens and $40 per 1M git-history tokens, per license. SimpleClosure Asset Hub quotes $10k to $100k per deal, with one code deal at $25k. micro1 quotes $100k to $2M per company for company data that includes code. Turing quotes five figures and up per codebase. Defined.ai says content owners get 20 to 30% of deal value.
Can I sell the same code to two buyers?
Under a non-exclusive license, yes. Eight of the 12 buyers here license non-exclusively, Sell My Codebase, SimpleClosure Asset Hub, micro1 and Pangea.ai among them. Datacurve takes exclusive rights, Turing and Prime Intellect vary by deal, and HUD does not say.
Is there a minimum size?
Some buyers set entry terms. Sell My Codebase sets no minimum size. micro1 asks for 30+ employees and English data. Pangea.ai takes never-public code, and SimpleClosure Asset Hub buys from a company in wind-down. Google Play's program is invite only.
What about copyright and model rights?
You can license only code you own. Code written for clients may belong to them under your contract, and open-source dependencies carry their own licenses. Check whether the grant covers training only or also inference and derivative models.
Which buyers publish their rates?
Sell My Codebase publishes per-token rates, labeled illustrative and conservative. SimpleClosure Asset Hub, Turing and micro1 publish deal ranges, and Defined.ai publishes the owner's share of a deal. aitrainer.work, through its DataVendor marketplace, publishes an 80% seller share. Pangea.ai has a value calculator on its site, and the Google Play program's price is undisclosed.