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Turing: what they pay for company data

Short answer

Turing is an AI data company that supplies frontier AI labs, and its Project Lazarus program buys defined rights to a company's operating record: communications, tickets, wikis, databases and source code. Its page says the payout is up to $1M in one payment, set after Turing samples the record, usually within a week. A separate process page says code repositories typically pay $10K to $100K+.

WebsiteData program page
Payment
One payment; no retainer or recurring commitment1
Speed
Valuation usually within a week of sample access12
Minimum
Real operating history and authority to transfer12
Fees to you
Not published
Referral reward
"Refer & Earn up to $10k"; terms not published1
Kind
Buyer · AI data company

What does Turing buy?

  • Team communications (threads and channels)
  • Tickets and code reviews
  • Source code and iteration history
  • Wikis, runbooks and schemas
  • Databases
  • CRM, helpdesk, ERP and HRIS records

How it works

As Turing describes it on its own pages.

  1. Intake: book a call and Turing maps what exists, under NDA. The call is scheduled within one business day.
  2. Sampling: Turing reviews a representative slice of the record for scope, quality and rarity, usually within a week.
  3. Offer: one valuation and one contract.
  4. Preparation: personal data and secrets are removed, and processing happens in an isolated environment with no outside network connection.

What we know about Turing

Each fact links to its source below.

  • Turing's Project Lazarus page says the record is worth a single payout of up to $1M, scaling with how complete, rare and well preserved it is. Turing confirms the figure after sampling.1
  • Turing says the intake call is scheduled within one business day, under NDA, and that sample review and a single valuation usually follow within a week of access. Its codebase process page says most sellers finish in under two weeks.12
  • Any company with real operating history and someone authorized to transfer the data qualifies. The codebase track asks for at least 50,000 lines of code.12
  • Project Lazarus is open to operating, winding-down and closed companies. Turing says operating companies keep running as normal and it works from a copy.1
  • Turing says the company keeps ownership of its underlying data and Turing acquires defined rights to the prepared record under a single agreement.1
  • Turing says demand is strongest for companies in the US, UK, Canada and the EU.1
  • Turing's process page says repositories typically pay $10K to $100K+ depending on quality and complexity, after screening, a local evaluation script and a technical review.2
  • When Turing introduced Project Lazarus in March 2026, it listed legacy codebases at typically $10K to $100K+, modern codebases at $1,000 per pull request up to $10K, and bundled tickets, specs and docs at $50 per artifact.4
  • Fortune reported in September 2026 that Turing's CEO, Jonathan Siddharth, told The Information the company had bought five to ten failed-startup codebases, paying an average in the tens of thousands of dollars each.5
  • Turing's business data form says records lose value fast after a company stops operating (Slack within 30 days, CRM within 60 to 90 days), and that Turing can only buy from someone with admin authority.3
  • Turing raised $111M at a $2.2B valuation in March 2025, according to TechCrunch.6

Is it a good fit?

Good fit

  • Companies with a long, complete operating record across communications, tickets, wikis and code
  • Companies that are shutting down or recently closed and need to act before records are deleted
  • Software companies with large private repositories (50,000+ lines of human-written code)
  • Companies in the US, UK, Canada or the EU

Worth checking

  • The main FAQ now says code is "never bought on its own", while the process page still lists repository prices of $10K to $100K+. Ask which track your company fits.
  • $1M is a ceiling. Turing does not publish a typical figure for a full operating record.
  • Turing acquires "defined rights" to the prepared record. Ask whether those rights are exclusive and for how long.
  • The referral amount and its terms are not explained on the page. Ask before you introduce a company.
Questions owners ask

Turing FAQ

How much does Turing pay for company data?

Turing's Project Lazarus page says up to $1M, in one payment, for a company's operating record, confirmed after sampling (checked October 2026). It does not publish a typical figure.

Does Turing buy codebases from failed startups?

Yes. Fortune reported in September 2026 that Turing's CEO told The Information it had bought five to ten failed-startup codebases at an average in the tens of thousands of dollars each, and its process page says repositories typically pay $10K to $100K+. Its main FAQ now says code is not bought on its own, so ask which applies.

What is Turing Project Lazarus?

Project Lazarus is Turing's program for buying rights to a company's operating record (communications, tickets, wikis, databases and code) to train frontier AI models. It is open to operating, winding-down and closed companies.

How long does Turing take to make an offer?

Turing says the intake call is scheduled within one business day and that it returns one valuation, usually within a week of getting access to a sample (2026).

Alternatives to Turing

Other companies that pay for, broker or resell the same kinds of records. Sorted by name.

BuyerAfterQueryAI data company that licenses records of how teams work, from email and chat to CRM and finance, to train and evaluate frontier AI.Price not publishedRead Turing vs AfterQueryBuyerThat's usData LicensorsLicenses de-identified copies of company records from owners and licenses them to AI labs for training and testing.Price not publishedAbout Data LicensorsBuyerLabelbox PrismLabelbox's data licensing program that acquires operational data and work documents from companies for frontier AI.$50K to $1M+About Labelbox PrismBuyermicro1AI data company that licenses operating records from established companies to train and evaluate AI models.$100K to $2M+About micro1Shutdown serviceSimpleClosure AssetHubStartup shutdown service whose AssetHub sells or licenses companies' code and workspace data to AI buyers.$10K+About SimpleClosure AssetHub

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Sources

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  1. Project LazarusTuring · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  2. How the Acquisition Process WorksTuring · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  3. Business Data InventoryTuring · Publish date not shown · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  4. AGI Advance: Weekly AI & AGI Insights (Mar 24, 2026)Turing · Published 25 Mar 2026 · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  5. Little-known AI startup Micro1 tries to trump Google's bid for bankrupt Spirit Airlines' dataFortune · Published 14 Sep 2026 · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  6. Turing, a key coding provider for OpenAI and other LLM producers, raises $111M at a $2.2B valuationTechCrunch · Published 6 Mar 2025 · Accessed 29 Oct 2026

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