Deals

Public AI data deals and reported transactions

Read disclosed partnerships, provider reports and auction records with their status, scope and missing terms in view.

Sources and guidance · Reviewed October 2026
6source-linked examples
USDcurrency of stated figures
19 Octsource review date
2026review year
This is a selected evidence set, not a market valuation or a complete transaction database. Advertised ranges and provider reports are labelled; a successful auction bid does not establish completed payment.

Ooak Data

Ooak's FAQ reports $20K as its smallest closed deal and several hundred thousand at the upper end. Individual counterparties, dates and contract terms are not disclosed.

Company records · Provider-reported closed deals
Ooak Data partner FAQ ↗
$20K to several hundred thousandper company-data deal

Polyshares: roofing company

An anonymous roofing-company case study reports an exclusive, perpetual license to operational records. The company name and transaction date are not public.

Company records · Provider-reported completed license
Polyshares selected case studies ↗
$450Kper perpetual exclusive license

Polyshares: marketing agency

Polyshares lists a global marketing agency's operational archive among its purchased records. The disclosed rights are exclusive and perpetual; the seller remains anonymous.

Company records · Provider-reported completed license
Polyshares selected case studies ↗
$110Kper perpetual exclusive license

Google Content Offer Pilot

Invited owners negotiate payment for delivered offline content. Google describes a non-exclusive arrangement with retained IP; expressing interest does not guarantee an invitation.

Code and specialized content · Program; pricing undisclosed
Google Content Offer Pilot eligibility and terms ↗
Undisclosedindividually negotiated fee

Appen enterprise data

Appen agrees commercial terms before extraction and pays on acceptance. Its program says preparation and transfer are covered without deductions from seller compensation.

Operational workflows · Program; pricing undisclosed
Appen enterprise-data compensation terms ↗
Undisclosedindividually negotiated compensation

Spirit Airlines / Google

The bankruptcy auction notice names Google as successful bidder for de-identified data, subject to court approval. This filing alone does not establish a completed transfer or payment.

Enterprise archive · Successful bid; closing not established by source
Spirit Aviation, Docket 1463: notice of auction results ↗
$10Msuccessful auction bid, USD

News Corp and OpenAI

The May 2024 announcement describes access to current and archived news content plus journalistic expertise. It is an example of a broad content partnership, not a published per-document price. The linked announcement does not disclose a contract price.

Reddit and OpenAI

The May 2024 announcement describes access to Reddit’s Data API and product and advertising elements. A multi-part agreement should not be treated as a simple sale of a fixed training archive. The linked source does not state the payment terms.

Build a comparable carefully

Record the date, parties, material, permitted use, duration and whether a value is disclosed. Separate training licences from retrieval access, settlements, acquisitions and service contracts. Mark missing terms as undisclosed rather than guessing.

What this collection does not claim

These examples are a small source-backed reading list, not a complete transaction database or current market price index. They establish that partnerships exist, not that your archive will receive a similar offer.

OpenAI and News Corp: partnership announcement (2024) ↗
OpenAI and Reddit: partnership announcement (2024) ↗