Sell photos and images as a creator: 8 buyers
This list of images buyers for creators holds 8 buyers. Of the 8, 5 publish a price anchor. The first three are Freepik / EyeEm (2 to 4 cents per image; EyeEm 50/50), Wirestock (video is highest-paying category; $15M paid to creators) and Adobe Stock (~$3 per minute video (2024); Firefly bonus annual). 7 of the 8 license non-exclusively. By type, the list holds 6 direct buyers and 2 marketplaces.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: 2 big tech firms.
Listed for a published price anchor and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: creators, photographers, videographers.
Buyers named: 6 foundation-model labs plus hyperscalers.
Listed for a published price anchor and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Adobe Firefly only.
Listed for a published rate and named lab customers.
Sells for: consumers, creators.
Buyers named: labs and enterprises (unnamed).
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: 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.
What differs for sell photos and images as a creator
A creator usually has a back catalog of published and unpublished footage, photos or audio. All 8 name creators among the sellers they buy from, and 6 buy from no other seller type. All 8 name images explicitly as a data type. The payout models they use are revenue share (2), annual payout (2) and upfront (1). 1 buyer publishes no payout model.
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