Patronus AI: what they pay for company data
Patronus AI licenses private codebases and company records directly from their owners to build realistic environments and training material for AI. For codebases it publishes the basis of its estimate: $100 to $200 per million tokens of source plus git history, with a rare language or an ageing enterprise system worth one and a half times. Company records are priced by company size, history and source systems, and an offer follows a sample review under agreed evaluation terms.
What does Patronus AI buy?
- Private codebases with development history (commits, pull requests, issues, tests)
- Documentation that explains the code
- Older systems still used to run a business
- Documents and messages
- Project histories
- Financial records
How it works
As Patronus AI describes it on its own pages.
- Tell Patronus about the company: what it does, the software it uses and the records or code that may be available. No files are uploaded at this stage.
- Patronus speaks with the owner to confirm what exists, who owns it and whether they want to explore a license.
- Evaluation terms are agreed before any sample is shared.
- Patronus reviews a sample, including development history for codebases.
- If it wants to proceed, scope, permitted uses, price, payment terms and acceptance criteria are agreed.
- The full dataset is reviewed against the agreed criteria, and payment follows the agreement.
What we know about Patronus AI
Each fact links to its source below.
- Patronus says it estimates codebases at $100 to $200 per million tokens of source plus git history. A rare language or an ageing enterprise system is worth one and a half times, and documents that explain the code are paid separately per accepted artifact.1
- For company records, Patronus says it considers the company's size, the amount of history and the systems the records come from. It does not publish a range for records.1
- The initial range is an estimate. Patronus reviews a sample before making an offer, and the full dataset is assessed against agreed acceptance criteria.1
- Its evaluation terms say a shared sample is used for evaluation only, not for training or resale, and is reviewed by named people in an isolated environment. If Patronus does not proceed, originals and copies are deleted with written confirmation.3
- Patronus says it removes personal information before production use or delivery to its customers, gives the owner a report of what was removed, and deletes originals on the retention schedule agreed in the license.3
- Connecting GitHub is optional and read-only. Patronus says it measures selected repositories from a temporary copy that is deleted afterwards, and keeps no code.1
- Its data partner page says "Patronus is the buyer" and that it licenses material directly from the people and companies that own it. Partners such as accountants, advisers, fractional CFOs and CTOs, and investors make introductions and receive a success fee when the license is paid.2
- Current interests it lists include codebases with years of development history, older systems still used to run a business, and records from several functions covering the same period.2
- In an October 2026 informal poll of 36 people in AI by investor Chris Barber, 1 named Patronus as a company to talk to about selling a private dataset, such as a shut-down startup's data. Voters could not pick a company they work at or founded. Barber discloses that he is a small investor in Patronus.45
Is it a good fit?
Good fit
- Founders and companies with private codebases that keep their full git history, pull requests and issues
- Companies running older or uncommon systems, which Patronus prices higher
- Companies with records from several teams covering the same period
- Advisers, accountants and investors who can introduce such companies
Worth checking
- The per-token figure is the basis of an estimate, not an offer. Ask for the written offer after the sample review.
- No range is published for company records. Ask how size, history and systems translate into a price.
- Payment timing and structure are set in each license. Ask for the payment date and what happens if part of the dataset fails acceptance.
- Exclusivity and license length are not published. Ask whether you can license the same code or records to others.
Patronus AI FAQ
How much does Patronus AI pay for a codebase?
Patronus says it estimates codebases at $100 to $200 per million tokens of source plus git history, with rare languages or ageing enterprise systems worth 1.5 times (checked October 2026). It makes an offer only after reviewing a sample.
How much does Patronus AI pay for company records?
It does not publish a price for records (October 2026). It says it considers company size, years of history and the systems the records come from.
What happens to a sample I share with Patronus AI?
Its evaluation terms say the sample is used only for evaluation, not training or resale, and is deleted with written confirmation if Patronus does not proceed.
Does Patronus AI pay for referrals?
Yes. Data partners who introduce a company receive a success fee when the license is paid. The amount and timing are set in the partner agreement and are not published.
Alternatives to Patronus AI
Other companies that pay for, broker or resell the same kinds of records. Sorted by name.
Guides that mention Patronus AI
Guides for owners that cite Patronus AI's terms or prices.
- AI data partnership programs: who runs them, what they pay (2026)Basics · 6 min read · Updated
Sources
Numbers in the text link here. See every player in the buyer index and reported deals in the deal ledger.
- Data partnershipsPatronus AI · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Data partnersPatronus AI · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- How we handle a samplePatronus AI · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Post by Chris Barber: who to talk to if you're selling a private datasetX (@chrisbarber) · Published 29 Oct 2026 · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Private dataset buyersFrontier List · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
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