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Guides to selling or licensing code you no longer use: what it is worth, who owns it, how long it takes and why AI labs pay for it.
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License it to AI labs. They pay for real source code and git history to train coding models, and they ignore users, revenue and polish. The license is non-exclusive, so you keep the code and are paid each time it is licensed. A typical repo earns about $1,000 to $1,500 per license.
How do I sell or license code I no longer use?
Code you stopped working on still has a buyer. AI labs that build coding models license real source code and the git history behind it. They look at the code itself, so users, revenue, polish and a working build make no difference.
You sell a non-exclusive license. You keep ownership, keep using the code and can be paid again each time it is licensed. What sets the value is how much code there is, how long and real its history is, and whether you hold the rights to it.
The guides below answer the questions owners ask most. For the figures, start with how much is my code worth. For how the deal works, read sell code for AI training.
Guides
- 02.1Can you sell a SaaS with no revenue?Want to sell SaaS with no revenue? Business buyers price revenue, so most pass. AI labs license the code itself. Keep ownership, get paid per license.
- 02.2Can you sell an app with no users?Sell my app with no users? Buyers of apps price users and revenue. AI labs license the source code itself. iOS, Android and web apps qualify. Keep it.
- 02.3How long does it take to sell or license a codebase?How long does it take to sell a codebase to an AI lab? Setup takes about a day, an estimate minutes after connecting Git, and licenses close in batches.
- 02.4How to make money from code you already wroteHow to make money from code you already wrote: the realistic routes compared, and why idle repos with real git history can be licensed to AI labs.
- 02.5How to sell a software license and keep your codeHow to sell a software license and keep your code: licensing versus selling outright, exclusive versus non-exclusive, and licensing source code to AI labs.
- 02.6How to value software and source codeSoftware valuation in plain words: cost to rebuild, revenue multiples, comparable sales and licensing value, and how code with no revenue is valued.
- 02.7Is my codebase too small to be worth selling?Is my codebase too small to sell? There is no hard minimum. AI labs license small repos by tokens and git history, and several small repos add up.
- 02.8Who owns the code, and can you sell it?Who owns code written by an employee or a contractor, and can you sell code you wrote for a client or an old job? US basics, and how to check your rights.
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