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$2,280 a change in 2024. $18 to $38 today.

2024 · Teaching Partner$2,280per merged change
2026 · PowerAdvice$27per merged change
  • $18Scorecard
  • $18Minion
  • $24Commander
  • $27PowerAdvice
  • $38Agora

Pay, hosting, and AI tools, divided by merged changes.

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Source
Pay plan by person and month, 2024 cash flow by vendor, vendor receipts in Agora, and pull requests across the company repositories.

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People pay assigned to the build, plus hosting tied to its accounts, plus the build’s share of the monthly AI bill, divided by merged pull requests in the build’s dates.

Teaching Partner 2024 — Build period
Feb 27, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024
Teaching Partner 2024 — Total included cost
$319,229
Teaching Partner 2024 — People pay
$315,732
Teaching Partner 2024 — Hosting
$609
Teaching Partner 2024 — AI tools
$2,888
Teaching Partner 2024 — Merged changes
140
Teaching Partner 2024 — Per merged change
$319,229 ÷ 140 = $2,280
Teaching Partner 2024 — Estimated pay months
None
Teaching Partner 2024 — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code
Scorecard — Build period
Jul 9, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026
Scorecard — Total included cost
$372
Scorecard — People pay
$324
Scorecard — Hosting
$0
Scorecard — AI tools
$48
Scorecard — Merged changes
21
Scorecard — Per merged change
$372 ÷ 21 = $18
Scorecard — Estimated pay months
None
Scorecard — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code
Minion — Build period
Jul 16, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026
Minion — Total included cost
$7,494
Minion — People pay
$5,685
Minion — Hosting
$406
Minion — AI tools
$1,403
Minion — Merged changes
425
Minion — Per merged change
$7,494 ÷ 425 = $18
Minion — Estimated pay months
None
Minion — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code
Commander — Build period
Jul 10, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
Commander — Total included cost
$1,970
Commander — People pay
$1,267
Commander — Hosting
$515
Commander — AI tools
$187
Commander — Merged changes
82
Commander — Per merged change
$1,970 ÷ 82 = $24
Commander — Estimated pay months
None
Commander — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code
PowerAdvice — Build period
May 1, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026
PowerAdvice — Total included cost
$28,389
PowerAdvice — People pay
$23,120
PowerAdvice — Hosting
$2,674
PowerAdvice — AI tools
$2,595
PowerAdvice — Merged changes
1,049
PowerAdvice — Per merged change
$28,389 ÷ 1,049 = $27
PowerAdvice — Estimated pay months
2026-05, 2026-06
PowerAdvice — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code
Agora — Build period
Feb 10, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026
Agora — Total included cost
$23,040
Agora — People pay
$16,822
Agora — Hosting
$4,478
Agora — AI tools
$1,740
Agora — Merged changes
601
Agora — Per merged change
$23,040 ÷ 601 = $38
Agora — Estimated pay months
2026-02, 2026-05, 2026-06
Agora — Not included
Hours worked, defect counts, revenue, and pay for people who did not merge code