In its heyday, newspapers typically paid UPI about half what they paid AP in the same cities for the same services: At one point, for example, the Chicago Sun-Times paid AP $12,500 a week, but UPI only $5,000; the Wall Street Journal paid AP $36,000 a week, but UPI only $19,300.
So entrichtete beispielsweise die Chicago Sun-Times zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt der AP 12,500 Dollar die Woche, während die UPI nur 5,000 $ erhielt; das Wall Street Journal zahlte der AP 36,000 $ die Woche, der UPI hingegen nur 19,300 $.