RL environment vendors and neolabs and frontier labs: price range, RL environment (contracts)
often six to seven figures per quarter; $300k-$500k seen by a neolab researcher
Dated 12 Jan 2026Source checked 12 Jan 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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“Contract sizes are often six to seven figures per quarter. For example, one RL environment founder noted that contracts are often seven figures per quarter or more. A neolab researcher mentioned seeing contracts in the $300k-$500k range”
Where it was read
Epoch AI, checked 12 Jan 2026
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Also read from the same source
- RL environment supply contract between a vendor and a smaller (neo) lab
- One especially complex software-engineering RL task with its grader (upper end reported to Epoch AI)
- Exclusive rights instead of shared rights
- One training task with its grader
- A working replica of a website or app for an agent to practise in
- RL environment vendors and AI labs: price range, RL environment (software replicas)
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