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AI Data Payout

Updated October 2026

Selling company data with or without a broker

Independent and sourced. We feature companies that pay us a referral fee. Our scores and reviews don't change for it. How we earn

You can go direct. Licensors such as micro1, Nyne, Troveo and Turing's Project Lazarus take companies directly, and most buyers charge sellers nothing: Mercor, Polyshares and Ventra say so. A broker can help you compare offers and handle the process, but it is paid by someone, usually from the deal, so ask how before you sign.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

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Going direct

The buyers you can approach yourself

micro1 takes companies of 30+ employees and quotes $100K-$2M+ per package. Nyne takes 20+ US W-2 staff with 3+ years and says its deals run $100K or more, and that it beats written offers from other buyers. Polyshares says any company with real operating history and offers in 1-2 weeks. Mercor publishes no price and advertises to large enterprises. Troveo licenses on a revenue share after a free value assessment, and Turing's Project Lazarus says it pays up to $1M in one payment.1,8,3,9,10,11,12,13,14,5,15,6

The buyers you can approach yourself
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Who can sell

Companies with 30+ employees, US first, mostly English data

[1] micro1 company referral page · company's own claim ·

Who can sell

20+ US W-2 employees and 3+ years in business

[3] Nyne sell-company-data page · company's own claim ·

Who can sell

Any company with real operating history

[11] Polyshares website · company's own claim ·

Seller fees

No fees

[2] Mercor Data page · company's own claim ·

The brokers

Who the brokers are and how they are paid

Most of the ads in your feed are brokers. The AI Data page says "We find the buyer, run the deal". Pewter says the licensing firm pays it at close. License My Data says it shares commission per deal. aitrainer.work says it introduces companies to buyers, is paid for referrals, and never holds the data. Endless says it places data with micro1, Mercor and Handshake, which none of them has confirmed.16,17,18,19,20

The buyers pay for introductions openly. micro1 offers up to $50,000 per qualified company referral, with a default of 7.5% of the license price in its terms. Handshake pays $10K per referred company when the deal closes. That is the money most brokers are chasing.21,22,23

Weighing it

When a broker helps, and when it costs you

A broker helps when it shops your records to several buyers and you would not have found them yourself, or when it does the paperwork you would otherwise pay staff for. It costs you when its fee comes out of your price, or when it sends you to whichever buyer pays it most. Middlemen's cuts can be large: FileYield charges sellers 8%, Jottings AI says its success fees typically run 20-30%, and Datarade takes 30%, 20% or 15% depending on the seller's plan.24,25,26

Ask any broker: which buyers will you show my records to? Who pays you, and how much? Does your fee reduce what I receive? Will I sign with the buyer directly? A good broker answers all four in writing.

Where we fit

Where AI Data Payout fits

We are a directory, not a broker. We do not hold data, negotiate for you or take a cut of your price. We may be paid a referral fee by a buyer you choose, the same kind of fee micro1 and Handshake publish, and we disclose it. We feature the buyers that pay one, and the fee never changes a score or a review.21,23

FAQ

Questions, answered with sources

  • No. Licensors such as micro1, Nyne, Troveo and Turing's Project Lazarus take companies directly, and Mercor, Polyshares and Ventra say they charge sellers no fees.1,3,2,4,5,6,7

  • Usually by the buyer at closing. Pewter says the licensing firm pays it at close; micro1 offers up to $50,000 per company referral and Handshake $10K.17,21,23

  • It depends on whether its fee comes from the buyer or your price. Brokers and marketplaces can take 8% to 30%: FileYield charges sellers 8%, Jottings AI typically 20-30%, Datarade 30%, 20% or 15% by plan.24,25,26

  • Possibly, by creating competition. Nyne says it beats written offers from other buyers, so a second written offer has value with or without a broker.10

  • No. We are an independent directory. We may receive a referral fee from a buyer you choose, and we disclose it.

  • We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company: their team reviews this with you before anything is signed.

Before you sign

Legal questions go to the licensing company

We do not answer legal questions. Ask the licensing company before you sign: their team reviews these with you.

Questions for this kind of business

  • If a broker introduced us, is the broker a party to the agreement, and what can it see?
  • Do customer, vendor or platform contracts, NDAs or API terms restrict this?

Questions for any buyer

  • Is the license exclusive, and for how long?
  • Can you sublicense the data, and to whom?
  • Which AI labs will receive it, and will you tell us?
  • How long do you keep it, and how is it deleted?
  • What is your liability cap, and who indemnifies whom?
  • Will the contract ban re-identification of people in the data?
  • Who removes personal data, by what method, and do we approve it first?

How this page was made

Every figure comes from a published source listed below, each with the date we checked it. Buyer statements are the buyer's own claims and are marked so in the source list. Firm counts come from the US Census Bureau's Statistics of US Businesses. Anything marked as our estimate is ours, not a buyer quote.

Drafted with AI assistance from our research files, then checked against each source. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Last updated 14 Oct 2026.

We feature companies that pay us a referral fee. Our scores and reviews don't change for it. See how we earn and how we rank. This site does not give legal, tax or financial advice.

Sources (26)

  1. 1.micro1 company referral page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  2. 2.Mercor Data page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  3. 3.Nyne sell-company-data page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  4. 4.Polyshares website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  5. 5.Troveo, published 11 Sep 2026. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  6. 6.Turing Project Lazarus page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  7. 7.Ventra terms of service, published 30 Sep 2026. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  8. 8.micro1 company referral page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  9. 9.Nyne sell-company-data page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  10. 10.Nyne sell-company-data page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  11. 11.Polyshares website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  12. 12.Polyshares website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  13. 13.Mercor Data page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  14. 14.LinkedIn and Meta Ad Libraries, Mercor. Accessed 14 Oct 2026.
  15. 15.Troveo, published 11 Sep 2026. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  16. 16.Meta Ad Library, AI Data. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  17. 17.Pewter website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  18. 18.License My Data website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  19. 19.aitrainer.work compare page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  20. 20.Endless website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  21. 21.micro1 company referral page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  22. 22.micro1 referral terms (updated 2026-10-08), published 8 Oct 2026. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  23. 23.Handshake AI data partnerships referral page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  24. 24.Datarade data providers page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  25. 25.FileYield data buyers page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
  26. 26.Jottings how we get paid page. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.