$20k per task would be rare but possible
One especially complex software-engineering RL task with its grader (upper end reported to Epoch AI)
Dated 12 Jan 2026Source checked 14 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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“$20k per task would be rare but possible. The $20k figure comes up for especially complex software engineering tasks, but it's rare.”
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- RL environment supply contract between a vendor and a smaller (neo) lab
- Exclusive rights instead of shared rights
- One training task with its grader
- A working replica of a website or app for an agent to practise in
- RL environment vendors and neolabs and frontier labs: price range, RL environment (contracts)
- RL environment vendors and AI labs: price range, RL environment (software replicas)
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- $2,837 per taskDatasets, tasks and environments, made to order, per task
- 9.5xHow much more buyers pay than makers are paid for datasets, tasks and environments, per task
- 36Prices per task behind every valuation of a task set
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