One private agent-evaluation task implementation for METR that takes an experienced engineer about 10 hours (worked example)
the base price would be $3000 ... pay $4500 overall per task implementation
Dated 16 Dec 2023Source checked 14 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: stated
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“for a task that would take an experienced SWE earning $100/hr 10 hours, the base price would be $3000 ... we might pay a bonus of 50% and pay $4500 overall.”
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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