The valuation's price for professional image libraries with metadata

From the top of a bulk photo seller's published rates to the top of a data marketplace's quoted rate per image.

Updated 11 Oct 2026, from its newest record.

The 2 records it is computed from, largest first

Records behind this figure
Record	Amount	As stated	Dated	Source
Images sold through a data marketplace (Defined.ai's quoted rate)	$2	$1 to $2 an image	5 Apr 2024	Reuters, via The Decoder
Bulk photo datasets licensed for AI training (DatasetShop published rates)	$0	between $0.01 and $0.25 per image	12 Jun 2025	Kaptur (Paul Melcher, citing DatasetShop)

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