{
  "slug": "whirrwork-price-spread-median",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/whirrwork-price-spread-median/",
  "topic": "whirrwork",
  "claim": "For robot jobs with two or more comparable sourced prices, the highest published price is a median 3.6 times the lowest (24 jobs).",
  "figure": {
    "value": 3.6,
    "display": "3.6×",
    "unit": "ratio (highest ÷ lowest)"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "Whirrwork dataset (worldwide)",
    "period": "As of 2026-10-25"
  },
  "measure": "Whirrwork dataset count",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "whirrwork",
  "source": {
    "type": "whirrwork",
    "kind": "Whirrwork dataset (own research)",
    "name": "Whirrwork",
    "title": "Median price spread for the same robot job",
    "publisher": "Whirrwork",
    "published": "2026-10-25",
    "date_note": "Data as of 2026-10-25; frozen in release 2026-10",
    "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/data/2026-10/",
    "archive_url": null,
    "archived_at": null,
    "primary_note": null
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
  "stale": false,
  "quote": null,
  "quote_note": "Computed by Whirrwork from its own dataset; see the methodology in the linked report.",
  "caveats": [
    "Describes Whirrwork's dataset, compiled from public sources. It is not a census of the whole market.",
    "Small sample: 24 jobs. Compares prices in the same currency and unit only.",
    "Spreads partly reflect different job sizes and specifications, not only different providers."
  ],
  "verification": "Computed from dataset release 2026-10 by the Whirrwork build (scripts/build.mjs, src/lib/research.js).",
  "link_check": null,
  "release": "2026-10",
  "report_url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/reports/robot-service-price-index-2026-10/",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). For robot jobs with two or more comparable sourced prices, the highest published price is a median 3.6 times the lowest (24 jobs) [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/whirrwork-price-spread-median/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “For robot jobs with two or more comparable sourced prices, the highest published price is a median 3.6 times the lowest (24 jobs).” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/whirrwork-price-spread-median/.",
    "mla": "“For robot jobs with two or more comparable sourced prices, the highest published price is a median 3.6 times the lowest (24 jobs).” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/whirrwork-price-spread-median/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_whirrwork_price_spread_median,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{For robot jobs with two or more comparable sourced prices, the highest published price is a median 3.6 times the lowest (24 jobs)}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/whirrwork-price-spread-median/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Statistic computed from the Whirrwork dataset. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}"
  }
}