Our fees
No upfront fees, no listing fees, no retainers. We are paid when a deal you have chosen completes.
Key takeaways
- Sellers pay nothing to be assessed. We charge a success fee only when a deal completes, and the fee is agreed in writing before we introduce you to any buyer.
- Buyers pay nothing to submit a requirement or review a shortlist. Any fee is agreed in writing before an introduction.
- We are independent of the buyers we work with. We do not own an AI model and we do not buy data for our own use.
For sellers
Sellers pay nothing to be assessed. We charge a success fee only when a deal completes, and the fee is agreed in writing before we introduce you to any buyer.
- The consultation, valuation and rights pre-check are free.
- Our fee is a success fee, calculated on the value of a completed license.
- The rate and how it is calculated are set out in writing before we introduce you to any buyer.
- If no deal completes, you pay nothing.
For buyers
Buyers pay nothing to submit a requirement or review a shortlist. Any fee is agreed in writing before an introduction.
How this compares
Published fees across the market vary widely. Opendatabay's commission is tiered from 5% to 30% of the sale price, according to a February 2026 guide on GISuser. FileYield's FAQ states 8% for sellers and 6% for buyers. SellMyData takes a commission only when a sale closes but does not publish the rate. Some training-data companies such as Mercor charge sellers nothing and cover extraction costs, because they are the buyer. See AI data marketplaces, brokers and direct deals compared.
Why a success fee
A success fee means we are only paid when you are, and only on a deal you chose. It also means we have a reason to tell you early if your data is unlikely to sell, rather than charging you to find out.
For data owners
Ready to see what buyers will offer?
Book a consultation and we will scope your data, explain our fee in writing and set out the steps to competing offers from vetted buyers.
For AI teams
Ready to source?
Book a consultation to brief us. We shortlist vetted sellers, each with a vetting file covering rights evidence, provenance and a representative sample.