RL environment vendors and AI labs: price range, RL environment (software replicas)
around $20k per website replica; around $300k for a Slack-grade replica
Dated 12 Jan 2026Source checked 12 Jan 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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“SemiAnalysis reported that website replicas (“UI gyms”) cost around $20k each. But higher-quality replicas of complex products like Slack can cost significantly more: one interviewee mentioned figures around $300k for these.”
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Epoch AI, checked 12 Jan 2026
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- 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 neolabs and frontier labs: price range, RL environment (contracts)
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