GE’s 2026 salary survey says clubs do not report payroll in a standardized way; Internacional and Remo disputed its estimates, and Flamengo is reported at both R$37.5M and R$50M monthly.
Back to the trend of the day: Santos host Bahia, both chasing a Copa Libertadores place
Poly Rating · from the trend of the day
Brasileirão cost per point
Corinthians’ reported R$30 million monthly payroll and roughly 32–36 points put it among the league’s costliest points, depending on the snapshot.
- No. 1: Corinthians
- 10 places
01Final list
The leading AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.
Order: from most to least AI agreement.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
Corinthians
R$30M monthly payroll is paired with 32–36 points across the supplied snapshots; estimates put it at R$9.4M per point on a ten-month basis.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 1 · Meta: 1 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 1 · MiMo: 3 · Kimi: see list · DeepSeek: 1 · Qwen: see list
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 1
R$29.30 million of 2025 football costs per 2026 league point: almost twice Flamengo's comparable proxy.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 1
R$30M/month folha + R$405M athlete spend 2024 but only ∼32 pts in 2026 round 32 (16th) – R$11.25M per point monthly = 5x Mirassol's efficiency
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 1
Corinthians pays a league-worst R$ 9.17M per Série A point, weighed down by an R$ 330M annualized football payroll and amortization against only 36 points.
- MiMoplace 3
The country's second-biggest wage bill — and, as fans put it, 'the second payroll sitting in 16th place'.
Source ↗ - Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - DeepSeekplace 1
R$9.4m per point — the only club above R$8m, and nearly five times Mirassol's R$1.8m.
Source ↗ - Qwen
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list
8 AIs put it here - 2
Flamengo
R$37.5M or R$50M monthly payroll estimates conflict; at 64–67 points, that implies roughly R$5.6–9.4M annualized payroll per point.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 8 · Meta: 4 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 2 · MiMo: 1 · Kimi: 1 · DeepSeek: 5 · Qwen: 6
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 8
R$1.044 billion in football costs, but 67 points make Flamengo's proxy nearly half Corinthians' figure.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 4
R$50M/month folha = R$600M annual double Santos, athlete spend R$524M 2024 highest, but 67 pts in 31 games = R$8.96M per point monthly, yet most efficient among big spenders
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 2
Despite sitting in the top tier with 58 points, Flamengo's staggering R$ 460M football expenditure means each league point costs an unmatched R$ 7.93M.
- MiMoplace 1
R50𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠—13𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒′𝑠𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙—𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑅50millionamonthinwages—13timesChapecoense′swholebill—plusR192.4M of player amortization in six months.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 1
R$162K of monthly payroll per point — the league's best bargain, on a R$6M payroll with 37 points.
Source ↗ - DeepSeekplace 5
The R$37.5m monthly payroll buys points at R$5.9m each — the title leader is only 16th in points per R$1m.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 6
League leaders with 67 points, but the R$ 50M monthly payroll drags down their efficiency score.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 3
Palmeiras
Payroll estimates span R$30–45M monthly and points 55–69; the spread makes a precise cost-per-point verdict unreliable.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 5 · Meta: 7 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 5 · MiMo: 2 · Kimi: see list · DeepSeek: 7 · Qwen: 3
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 5
The biggest 2025 football-cost budget in the sample, R$1.15 billion, is offset by 69 league points.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 7
R$449M athlete spend 2024 vs Flamengo R$524M = 16.7% less, but 69 pts leader 2026 = R$6.51M per point athlete, most titles per real in 2021-2025 window per blog
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 5
Palmeiras balances a massive R$ 380M budget with high-yield consistency, holding spending per point to R$ 6.13M across 62 points.
- MiMoplace 2
June's own books show R77.1M of personnel + amortization + image rights in one month — nearly triple the famous 'R30M wage bill'.
Source ↗ - Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - DeepSeekplace 7
A title contender at R$4.8m per point — less than half Corinthians' cost.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 3
A giant that punches above its weight class with a R30M payroll and 66+ points.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 4
Cruzeiro
A reported R$30M monthly payroll paired with 44–54 points puts it between R$5.6M and R$8.2M per point annualized; snapshots disagree.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 10 · Meta: 5 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 9 · MiMo: 5 · Kimi: see list · DeepSeek: 3 · Qwen: 8
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 10
Despite a 72% rise in football costs during 2025, Cruzeiro's 54 points produce a R$12.60 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 5
R$30M/month tied 2nd, athlete cost doubled vs 2023 per Sports Value, 54 pts 3rd place 2026 = R$6.67M per point monthly, improved vs 2024
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 9
Cruzeiro's revised SAF payroll of R$ 235M against 44 points results in R$ 5.34M spent per point, marking an efficient mid-table consolidation.
- MiMoplace 5
Joint-second payroll in Brazil (R30𝑀/𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ)𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑝−𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒—𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑅30M/month)foratop−threeside—aroundR6.5–7M per point.
Source ↗ - Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - DeepSeekplace 3
Top-three on the pitch and top-three in cost per point: R$6.3m for 48 points.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 8
Pedrinho's project spends heavily at R$ 30M a month but still trails the efficiency leaders.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 5
Santos FC
The reported R$25M monthly payroll and 42–45 points produce about R$5.6–7.1M per point annualized; a current estimate, not audited spending.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 9 · Meta: 3 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 6 · MiMo: 4 · Kimi: see list · DeepSeek: 4 · Qwen: 1
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 9
Football costs surged 62% to R$612.5 million in 2025, but 45 league points leave Santos below Flamengo on this proxy.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 3
R$25M/month 6th biggest folha, R$300M annual, but 45 pts 8th in 2026 round 32 = R$6.67M per point, while chasing Libertadores for budget balance
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 6
Heading into the Round 32 clash with 45 points, Santos pays R$ 6.00M per point as post-relegation payroll restructuring takes hold at Vila Belmiro.
- MiMoplace 4
R300M of wages a year to sit 8th with 45 points — roughly R6.7M for every point, the costliest verified point outside the big three.
Source ↗ - Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - DeepSeekplace 4
R$5.9m per point from a R$250m ten-month payroll — level with Flamengo on cost, but with 22 fewer points.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 1
The undisputed king of cost-benefit, spending the least for every point conquered.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 6
Botafogo
Reported payroll ranges from R$15M to R$25M monthly, while points range from 39 to 62 in supplied snapshots; the derived comparison is too uncertain for a firm figure.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 2 · Meta: see list · Grok: 10 · Gemini: 8 · MiMo: 8 · Kimi: 8 · DeepSeek: see list · Qwen: 9
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 2
R$1.124 billion in annual football costs against 39 league points produces a R$28.82 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗ - Meta
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Grokplace 10
R$4.2 million per point — efficient relative to its SAF-era investment level
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 8
Eagle Football's aggressive amortization pushes Botafogo's spending to R$ 340M, but 60 points keeps their ratio competitive at R$ 5.67M per point.
- MiMoplace 8
The 6th-biggest wage bill in Brazil (R20.5M/month) spent the run-in in the relegation fight.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 8
R$385K per point — the same rate as newly promoted Remo, but carrying the R$1.78B debt of a giant.
Source ↗ - DeepSeek
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Qwenplace 9
High market value squad but SAF management keeps the spending relative to points earned.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 7
São Paulo FC
R$18M monthly payroll and 39–50 points across answers imply R$4.3–5.5M per point annualized; a separate 2025 personnel figure is R$7.4M per point.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: 4 · Meta: 2 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 7 · MiMo: see list · Kimi: 10 · DeepSeek: 8 · Qwen: 10
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPTplace 4
Football spending fell 3% in 2025, yet the R$729 million cost base still yields R$17.36 million per 2026 point.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 2
R$376M athlete spend 2024, R$18M/month folha 2026, but blog says cost per point R$7.4M in 2025 = worst in decade, triple 2016 R$2.6M, +72% since 2022
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 7
São Paulo spends R$ 5.80M per point on 50 points, keeping costs disciplined relative to cross-town rivals.
- MiMo
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Kimiplace 10
R$419K per point — the cheapest point among the elite-payroll clubs, edging Vasco's R$421K for the last spot.
Source ↗ - DeepSeekplace 8
R$4.6m per point in the salary-only table; separate 2025 personnel data put it at R$7.4m, the worst in its own series.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 10
The R$ 18M monthly payroll is modest for a giant, but points have been elusive this season.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 8
EC Bahia
The R$22M monthly payroll and 49 points imply about R$5.4M per point annualized; the figure excludes amortization and remains an estimate.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Nova.In their lists: ChatGPT: see list · Meta: 6 · Grok: see list · Gemini: 10 · MiMo: 10 · Kimi: see list · DeepSeek: 10 · Qwen: 5
What each AI noted 8
- ChatGPT
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Metaplace 6
R$22M/month folha 7th, salaries R$293.7M 2024 = 56% of R$523M total expense, 49 pts 7th = R$5.39M per point monthly, but deficit R$246M shows overspend
Source ↗ - Grok
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 10
Arriving at Vila Belmiro in 7th with 49 points, Bahia showcases City Group efficiency by spending only R$ 3.88M per Série A point.
- MiMoplace 10
49 points on a R22M monthly bill — the City-owned club's point costs about a third of Flamengo's.
- Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - DeepSeekplace 10
R$4.5m per point — the cheapest of the big spenders, but still 2.5 times Mirassol's cost.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 5
49 points secured while keeping payroll disciplined under SAF ownership.
Source ↗
8 AIs put it here - 9
Atlético Mineiro
One supplied snapshot gives 44 points against a R$27M monthly payroll; another puts the club near 50 points, so the per-point estimate shifts materially.
Included it: Meta, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Grok, Nova, DeepSeek.In their lists: Meta: see list · Gemini: 3 · MiMo: 6 · Kimi: see list · Qwen: see list
What each AI noted 5
- Meta
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 3
Galo's R$ 315M sporting commitment translates into R$ 7.16M per point, struggling to turn heavy squad amortization into top-four stability.
- MiMoplace 6
R27𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ—𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑙′𝑠5𝑡ℎ−𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙,6𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒,𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑅27Mamonth—Brazil′s5th−biggestpayroll,6thinthetable,andoneofonlytwoclubsaboveR2bn of debt.
Source ↗ - Kimi
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Qwen
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list
5 AIs put it here - 10
Grêmio
Its reported R$20M monthly payroll and 31–38 points imply a wide cost range; one calculation gives R$6.4M per point at the round-30 cutoff.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, MiMo, DeepSeek. Did not include: Grok, Nova, Kimi, Qwen.In their lists: ChatGPT: 7 · Meta: see list · Gemini: 4 · MiMo: 7 · DeepSeek: 2
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 7
Only 31 league points against a R$489 million historical football budget pushes Grêmio above Flamengo in spending per point.
Source ↗ - Meta
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - Geminiplace 4
Spending R$ 6.32M per point with only 38 points collected, veteran contracts continue to drain Grêmio's efficiency ratio.
- MiMoplace 7
R20M a month for a squad that spent the second half of the season near the bottom four — an expensive point by any measure.
Source ↗ - DeepSeekplace 2
A relegation-zone club with the second-highest cost per point: R$6.4m for 31 points.
Source ↗
5 AIs put it here
02Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
Sports Value’s 2025 football costs include more than payroll and amortization, and are being compared in some answers with 2026 points; that is a cross-year proxy, not actual 2026 spending per point.
03How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 Brazilian Football Clubs Ranked by Football Spending per Série A Point
2Why this topic
It brings league results together with reported football spending to compare the cost of earning points, which neither standings nor financial reports show by themselves.
3Where it applies
Brazil, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
4What we looked at
- Official Série A points earned through the current season
- Football department personnel and player amortization costs relative to points earned
- CBF — Official Série A standings and points. The supplied answers show conflicting snapshots and match counts, so point totals are identified with their cited source where possible.
- GE / InfoEsporte — Estimated monthly player payrolls; the publisher says clubs do not disclose salaries in a standard format, and some clubs disputed estimates.
- Sports Value — Annual football-department costs, a broader measure that includes costs beyond payroll; reported for 2025, not the same season as the supplied 2026 points.
5Who ranked
The leading AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Nova, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
04Each AI's own list
🇺🇸 ChatGPT10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Corinthians (Brazil, 2026)
R$29.30 million of 2025 football costs per 2026 league point: almost twice Flamengo's comparable proxy.
Source ↗ - 2Botafogo (Brazil, 2026)
R$1.124 billion in annual football costs against 39 league points produces a R$28.82 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗ - 3Vasco da Gama (Brazil, 2026)
R$622.6 million in football costs divided by 35 league points: a R$17.79 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗ - 4São Paulo FC (Brazil, 2026)
Football spending fell 3% in 2025, yet the R$729 million cost base still yields R$17.36 million per 2026 point.
Source ↗ - 5Palmeiras (Brazil, 2026)
The biggest 2025 football-cost budget in the sample, R$1.15 billion, is offset by 69 league points.
Source ↗ - 6Fluminense (Brazil, 2026)
Football costs jumped 54% in 2025 to R$831.2 million, creating a R$16.30 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗ - 7Grêmio (Brazil, 2026)
Only 31 league points against a R$489 million historical football budget pushes Grêmio above Flamengo in spending per point.
Source ↗ - 8Flamengo (Brazil, 2026)
R$1.044 billion in football costs, but 67 points make Flamengo's proxy nearly half Corinthians' figure.
Source ↗ - 9Santos FC (Brazil, 2026)
Football costs surged 62% to R$612.5 million in 2025, but 45 league points leave Santos below Flamengo on this proxy.
Source ↗ - 10Cruzeiro (Brazil, 2026)
Despite a 72% rise in football costs during 2025, Cruzeiro's 54 points produce a R$12.60 million-per-point proxy.
Source ↗
What ChatGPT noticed
Corinthians and Botafogo both exceed R$28 million per league point under the historical-cost proxy, while Cruzeiro is approximately R$12.60 million. The gap is more than twofold.
Sports Value reports that football costs across its 20-club sample rose 30% in 2025 to R$11.6 billion, equivalent to 77% of reported revenues.
Palmeiras spent R$1,150.2 million on football in 2025 versus Flamengo's R$1,043.6 million, yet their spending-per-point proxies are relatively close because both have high 2026 points totals.
Botafogo and Cruzeiro both increased football costs by 72% in 2025, yet their 2026 points totals of 39 and 54 produce very different spending-per-point proxies.
🇺🇸 Meta10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Meta alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Corinthians 2026
R$30M/month folha + R$405M athlete spend 2024 but only ∼32 pts in 2026 round 32 (16th) – R$11.25M per point monthly = 5x Mirassol's efficiency
Source ↗ - 2São Paulo FC 2026
R$376M athlete spend 2024, R$18M/month folha 2026, but blog says cost per point R$7.4M in 2025 = worst in decade, triple 2016 R$2.6M, +72% since 2022
Source ↗ - 3Santos FC 2026
R$25M/month 6th biggest folha, R$300M annual, but 45 pts 8th in 2026 round 32 = R$6.67M per point, while chasing Libertadores for budget balance
Source ↗ - 4CR Flamengo 2026
R$50M/month folha = R$600M annual double Santos, athlete spend R$524M 2024 highest, but 67 pts in 31 games = R$8.96M per point monthly, yet most efficient among big spenders
Source ↗ - 5Cruzeiro SAF 2026
R$30M/month tied 2nd, athlete cost doubled vs 2023 per Sports Value, 54 pts 3rd place 2026 = R$6.67M per point monthly, improved vs 2024
Source ↗ - 6EC Bahia 2026
R$22M/month folha 7th, salaries R$293.7M 2024 = 56% of R$523M total expense, 49 pts 7th = R$5.39M per point monthly, but deficit R$246M shows overspend
Source ↗ - 7SE Palmeiras 2026
R$449M athlete spend 2024 vs Flamengo R$524M = 16.7% less, but 69 pts leader 2026 = R$6.51M per point athlete, most titles per real in 2021-2025 window per blog
Source ↗ - 8Fluminense FC 2026
R$20M/month folha 9th, athlete spend R$344M 2024, 52 pts 5th in 2026 = R$4.62M per point monthly, best among Rio clubs for efficiency
Source ↗ - 9EC Vitória 2026
R$9M/month folha 17th lowest, R$186M turnover, mid-table points ∼35-38 estimated, R$2.8-3M per point – 3x cheaper than Santos
Source ↗ - 10Mirassol FC 2026
R$6M/month lowest folha among Série A 2026, 5.50 points per R$1M = most efficient per UmDoisEsportes study, quintuple Corinthians efficiency
What Meta noticed
São Paulo cost per point R$7.4M in 2025 is 72% up since 2022 (R$4.3M) and almost triple 2016 R$2.6M – worst in 10-year series despite payroll flat at R$375M
Flamengo folha R$50M/month double Santos R$25M, but Palmeiras spends R$75M less per year (R$449M vs R$524M) and leads 2026 with 69 pts – efficiency argument
Bahia SAF salaries jumped 70% to R$293.7M in 2024, 56% of R$523M total cost – yet 49 pts 7th place shows spending not yet converting to points
Mirassol leads efficiency ranking with 5.50 points per R$1M monthly vs Corinthians 1.0 – 5x gap per UmDoisEsportes, even though Flamengo has 8x Mirassol's payroll
🇺🇸 Grok10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Grok alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Mirassol
R$1.8 million per point — the clear efficiency leader on a ~R$6 m monthly payroll
Source ↗ - 2Coritiba
R$2.0–2.05 million per point on the fourth-lowest payroll in the division
Source ↗ - 3Chapecoense
R$2.1 million per point despite sitting near the bottom of the table
Source ↗ - 4Remo
R$2.2 million per point on one of the lowest payrolls in Série A
Source ↗ - 5Red Bull Bragantino
R$2.5 million per point — efficient mid-table side with controlled wage bill
Source ↗ - 6Vitória
R$2.5 million per point on a modest payroll
Source ↗ - 7Athletico-PR
R$2.6 million per point while sitting in the upper half of the table
Source ↗ - 8Fluminense
R$3.9 million per point — solid efficiency among the higher-spending clubs
Source ↗ - 9Internacional
R$3.9 million per point on a mid-tier wage bill
Source ↗ - 10Botafogo
R$4.2 million per point — efficient relative to its SAF-era investment level
Source ↗
What Grok noticed
Mirassol and Coritiba produce a point for roughly one-fifth the cost of Corinthians, illustrating how payroll discipline can still yield mid-table survival.
Flamengo’s league-leading points total still yields only middling efficiency (~R$5.9 m per point) because its monthly payroll is more than six times Mirassol’s.
Club-reported “folha” figures often exclude image rights or broader department costs; the ranking therefore uses the most consistent publicly reconciled numbers available in October 2026.
🇺🇸 Gemini10 places
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1SC Corinthians (Brazil, 2026)
Corinthians pays a league-worst R$ 9.17M per Série A point, weighed down by an R$ 330M annualized football payroll and amortization against only 36 points.
- 2CR Flamengo (Brazil, 2026)
Despite sitting in the top tier with 58 points, Flamengo's staggering R$ 460M football expenditure means each league point costs an unmatched R$ 7.93M.
- 3Atlético Mineiro (Brazil, 2026)
Galo's R$ 315M sporting commitment translates into R$ 7.16M per point, struggling to turn heavy squad amortization into top-four stability.
- 4Grêmio FBPA (Brazil, 2026)
Spending R$ 6.32M per point with only 38 points collected, veteran contracts continue to drain Grêmio's efficiency ratio.
- 5SE Palmeiras (Brazil, 2026)
Palmeiras balances a massive R$ 380M budget with high-yield consistency, holding spending per point to R$ 6.13M across 62 points.
- 6Santos FC (Brazil, 2026)
Heading into the Round 32 clash with 45 points, Santos pays R$ 6.00M per point as post-relegation payroll restructuring takes hold at Vila Belmiro.
- 7São Paulo FC (Brazil, 2026)
São Paulo spends R$ 5.80M per point on 50 points, keeping costs disciplined relative to cross-town rivals.
- 8Botafogo FR (Brazil, 2026)
Eagle Football's aggressive amortization pushes Botafogo's spending to R$ 340M, but 60 points keeps their ratio competitive at R$ 5.67M per point.
- 9Cruzeiro EC (Brazil, 2026)
Cruzeiro's revised SAF payroll of R$ 235M against 44 points results in R$ 5.34M spent per point, marking an efficient mid-table consolidation.
- 10EC Bahia (Brazil, 2026)
Arriving at Vila Belmiro in 7th with 49 points, Bahia showcases City Group efficiency by spending only R$ 3.88M per Série A point.
🇺🇸 Nova10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Nova alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Flamengo
$0.60 cost per point earned (highest spend, strong results)
Source ↗ - 2Palmeiras
$0.58 cost per point with efficient squad management
Source ↗ - 3Corinthians
$0.61 cost per point despite financial restructuring
Source ↗ - 4Atlético-MG
$0.52 cost per point with focused investment
Source ↗ - 5Botafogo
$0.40 cost per point (best efficiency in top half)
Source ↗ - 6Grêmio
$0.59 cost per point with balanced squad
Source ↗ - 7São Paulo
$0.65 cost per point (high spend, mid-table position)
Source ↗ - 8Santos
$0.55 cost per point chasing Libertadores
Source ↗ - 9Bahia
$0.57 cost per point in tight Libertadores race
Source ↗ - 10Cruzeiro
$0.68 cost per point (rebuilding phase)
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What Nova noticed
Top 5 clubs spend 40-60% more per point than middle-table teams
Botafogo achieves best cost efficiency at $0.40/point while securing top spot
Flamengo maintains highest absolute spend but achieves strong point return
🇨🇳 MiMo10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by MiMo alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Flamengo (Brasileirão 2026)
R50𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠—13𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒′𝑠𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙—𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑅50millionamonthinwages—13timesChapecoense′swholebill—plusR192.4M of player amortization in six months.
Source ↗ - 2Palmeiras (Brasileirão 2026)
June's own books show R77.1M of personnel + amortization + image rights in one month — nearly triple the famous 'R30M wage bill'.
Source ↗ - 3Corinthians (Brasileirão 2026)
The country's second-biggest wage bill — and, as fans put it, 'the second payroll sitting in 16th place'.
Source ↗ - 4Santos (Brasileirão 2026)
R300M of wages a year to sit 8th with 45 points — roughly R6.7M for every point, the costliest verified point outside the big three.
Source ↗ - 5Cruzeiro (Brasileirão 2026)
Joint-second payroll in Brazil (R30𝑀/𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ)𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑝−𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒—𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑅30M/month)foratop−threeside—aroundR6.5–7M per point.
Source ↗ - 6Atlético-MG (Brasileirão 2026)
R27𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ—𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑙′𝑠5𝑡ℎ−𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙,6𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒,𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑅27Mamonth—Brazil′s5th−biggestpayroll,6thinthetable,andoneofonlytwoclubsaboveR2bn of debt.
Source ↗ - 7Grêmio (Brasileirão 2026)
R20M a month for a squad that spent the second half of the season near the bottom four — an expensive point by any measure.
Source ↗ - 8Internacional (Brasileirão 2026)
The 6th-biggest wage bill in Brazil (R20.5M/month) spent the run-in in the relegation fight.
Source ↗ - 9Vasco (Brasileirão 2026)
R16M a month in wages and still in the relegation zone after round 25.
Source ↗ - 10Bahia (Brasileirão 2026)
49 points on a R22M monthly bill — the City-owned club's point costs about a third of Flamengo's.
What MiMo noticed
Flamengo's R50𝑀𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛13𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒′𝑠𝑅50Mmonthlywagebillismorethan13timesChapecoense′sR3.8M — and its 1H-2026 revenue (R839M) beat what 14 clubs made in all of 2025.
Palmeiras' June balance alone records R37.2M of personnel, R26.3𝑀𝑜𝑓𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑅26.3MofplayeramortizationandR13.6M of image rights — nearly R77𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ,𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑎′𝑅77Minonemonth,againstapressheadlineofa′R30M wage bill'.
The league's best value is Athletico-PR: the 11th-biggest payroll (R14𝑀/𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ)𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑠4𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒—𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦𝑅14M/month)sits4thinthetable—roughlyR3.2M per point, a fifth of Flamengo's.
Even the publishers admit nobody knows exactly: GE's survey is titled 'why it's so hard to answer', because clubs disclose salaries in no standardized form and balances mix in charges, bonuses and non-player football staff.
🇨🇳 Kimi10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Kimi alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Mirassol (Brasileirão 2026)
R$162K of monthly payroll per point — the league's best bargain, on a R$6M payroll with 37 points.
Source ↗ - 2Chapecoense (Brasileirão 2026)
Last place (21 pts) but the 2nd-cheapest points at R$181K — proof a tiny payroll can't buy survival on its own.
Source ↗ - 3Coritiba (Brasileirão 2026)
R$205K per point with the 4th-smallest payroll (R$8M) — efficient, but thin squads live close to the drop.
Source ↗ - 4Vitória (Brasileirão 2026)
R$237K per point — the cheapest point of any club already clear of the relegation zone (38 pts, 14th).
Source ↗ - 5Red Bull Bragantino (Brasileirão 2026)
R$244K per point — the multi-club model delivering mid-table (41 pts) on a R$10M payroll.
Source ↗ - 6Athletico Paranaense (Brasileirão 2026)
R$259K per point AND 4th place with 54 — the best efficiency of any genuine Libertadores contender.
Source ↗ - 7Remo (Brasileirão 2026)
Exactly R$384.6K per point — identical rate to Botafogo — or R$212K if the club's own R$5.5M payroll figure is right.
Source ↗ - 8Botafogo (Brasileirão 2026)
R$385K per point — the same rate as newly promoted Remo, but carrying the R$1.78B debt of a giant.
Source ↗ - 9Fluminense (Brasileirão 2026)
R$392K per point and 5th place on a R$20M payroll — Libertadores-zone football at mid-table wages.
Source ↗ - 10São Paulo FC (Brasileirão 2026)
R$419K per point — the cheapest point among the elite-payroll clubs, edging Vasco's R$421K for the last spot.
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What Kimi noticed
Flamengo top the table (67 pts) but are the second-worst spenders per point at ≈R$746K — the viral calculation put it at R$780K per point of monthly payroll; only Corinthians pay more.
Corinthians own the most expensive point in the league: ≈R$909K (R$30M payroll, 33 pts, 17th place) — roughly 5.6× Mirassol's rate, while Palmeiras win the title race (69 pts) at a comparatively modest ≈R$435K.
Athletico-PR are the efficiency outlier among contenders: 4th on 54 points with a R$14M payroll and the league's top scorer (Viveros, 21 goals) — ≈R$259K per point, three times cheaper than Santos' ≈R$556K.
Amortization changes the ranking's tail but not its head: Sports Value's 2025 costs (incl. signings) per 2026 point show Mirassol cheapest (R$2.7M) and Botafogo (R$28.8M) and Corinthians (R$28.4M) most expensive — the same extremes as the payroll-only view.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by DeepSeek alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Corinthians (2026 Série A)
R$9.4m per point — the only club above R$8m, and nearly five times Mirassol's R$1.8m.
Source ↗ - 2Grêmio (2026 Série A)
A relegation-zone club with the second-highest cost per point: R$6.4m for 31 points.
Source ↗ - 3Cruzeiro (2026 Série A)
Top-three on the pitch and top-three in cost per point: R$6.3m for 48 points.
Source ↗ - 4Santos (2026 Série A)
R$5.9m per point from a R$250m ten-month payroll — level with Flamengo on cost, but with 22 fewer points.
Source ↗ - 5Flamengo (2026 Série A)
The R$37.5m monthly payroll buys points at R$5.9m each — the title leader is only 16th in points per R$1m.
Source ↗ - 6Atlético Mineiro (2026 Série A)
R$5.7m per point despite a R$270m ten-month payroll and 47 points.
Source ↗ - 7Palmeiras (2026 Série A)
A title contender at R$4.8m per point — less than half Corinthians' cost.
Source ↗ - 8São Paulo (2026 Série A)
R$4.6m per point in the salary-only table; separate 2025 personnel data put it at R$7.4m, the worst in its own series.
Source ↗ - 9Vasco da Gama (2026 Série A)
R$4.6m per point and only 35 points from a R$160m ten-month payroll.
Source ↗ - 10Bahia (2026 Série A)
R$4.5m per point — the cheapest of the big spenders, but still 2.5 times Mirassol's cost.
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What DeepSeek noticed
Mirassol's R$1.8m per point is the league's best efficiency, despite a 15th-place budget and a R$6m monthly salary bill.
São Paulo's 2025 personnel cost per point was R$7.4m, the worst in its own historical series — before the 2026 salary-only table cut the figure to R$4.6m.
Flamengo's R$37.5m monthly payroll buys 1.71 points per R$1m — only 16th in UmDois' efficiency ranking, showing that absolute spending and efficiency are different contests.
The 20 Série A clubs spent R$11.6bn on football in 2025 but only R$6.3bn on salaries; salary-only cost-per-point tables capture less than two-thirds of total football spending.
🇨🇳 Qwen10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Qwen alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Mirassol FC (Brazil 2026)
The undisputed king of cost-benefit, spending the least for every point conquered.
Source ↗ - 2Coritiba FBC (Brazil 2026)
Runs a remarkably tight ship alongside Mirassol at the top of the efficiency charts.
Source ↗ - 3SE Palmeiras (Brazil 2026)
A giant that punches above its weight class with a R30M payroll and 66+ points.
Source ↗ - 4Athletico Paranaense (Brazil 2026)
The model of sustainability, generating mid-table results on a fraction of the giants' budgets.
Source ↗ - 5EC Bahia (Brazil 2026)
49 points secured while keeping payroll disciplined under SAF ownership.
Source ↗ - 6CR Flamengo (Brazil 2026)
League leaders with 67 points, but the R$ 50M monthly payroll drags down their efficiency score.
Source ↗ - 7Fortaleza EC (Brazil 2026)
Consistently high points per payroll dollar thanks to astute scouting over expensive signings.
Source ↗ - 8Cruzeiro EC (Brazil 2026)
Pedrinho's project spends heavily at R$ 30M a month but still trails the efficiency leaders.
Source ↗ - 9Botafogo FR (Brazil 2026)
High market value squad but SAF management keeps the spending relative to points earned.
Source ↗ - 10São Paulo FC (Brazil 2026)
The R$ 18M monthly payroll is modest for a giant, but points have been elusive this season.
Source ↗
What Qwen noticed
Mirassol and Coritiba are currently the most efficient clubs in the 2026 Brasileirão, spending the least on salaries to conquer each point.
Flamengo leads the league with 67 points but carries the heaviest monthly payroll at R$ 50 million, making them less cost-efficient than Palmeiras.
Corinthians is ranked as the least efficient club in the league, managing only 1.07 points per R$ 1 million invested despite a R$ 30 million monthly payroll.