How much do your AI data annotation outsourcing services cost?
Our pricing is highly transparent and scales elastically based on task complexity and domain expertise required. For example, LLM Math/Coding evaluation is priced at $18/hr, STEM Generalist tasks run $12/hr, Image Editing is $8/hr, Dense Captioning is $6/hr, and complex Road Lane annotation is $3/km. Talk to an Expert for a customized quote tailored perfectly to your frontier AI model’s unique data needs.
How quickly can you start my data annotation project?
We pride ourselves on rapid deployment. Day 0–3 involves precise scoping and architectural alignment with your team. By Week 1–2, we execute a pilot run utilizing Abaka Forge to calibrate our rigorous quality rubrics. Immediately following pilot approval, we elastically scale the workforce globally, ensuring high-volume, continuous data delivery starts significantly faster than attempting to build internal teams.
Which modalities and data formats do you support?
Abaka AI natively supports the full spectrum of modalities essential for frontier AI. We process complex Text, LLM RLHF, high-fidelity Image and Video, advanced 3D/4D Point Cloud, LiDAR + Camera fusion, and Multilingual Audio. All data is processed within Abaka Forge and output in industry-standard formats including JSON, COCO, YOLO, Parquet, and PCD, ensuring seamless integration into your pipelines.
How do you guarantee 99% accuracy on complex tasks?
We bypass standard crowdsourcing by utilizing a highly curated scholar-network of over 1 million vertically specialized annotators. Furthermore, Abaka Forge automatically routes edge cases and complex nuances to dedicated, multi-layer quality assurance reviewers. This combination of profound domain expertise and specialized tooling eliminates quality decay, strictly maintaining our 99% accuracy baseline.
Are my proprietary models and data secure?
Absolute security is a core pillar of Abaka AI. We utilize heavily guarded, segregated secure pipelines and enforce strict, legally binding NDAs. Our entire infrastructure is rigorously audited for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA compliance. Moreover, your data is exclusively yours—never repurposed or shared—guaranteeing 0% copyright risk on collected data.
Can you provide multilingual annotation for global models?
Yes, we maintain a vast, globally distributed workforce operating across 50+ countries. This expansive reach allows us to capture deeply localized dialects, nuanced cultural sentiment, and multi-speaker overlapping contexts accurately. Whether you need translation, named entity recognition, or comprehensive audio speech labeling, we possess the native expertise required.
How does Abaka compare to traditional crowdsourcing competitors?
Traditional crowdsourcing platforms often struggle with the advanced logic, math, and coding required for modern foundation models. Abaka AI acts as a trustworthy data partner for frontier AI by deploying vetted scholar-grade experts—not anonymous click-workers. We guarantee complete IP provenance, offer transparent pricing, and never build internal models that compete with our enterprise and research customers.
How do you handle changes to our annotation guidelines mid-project?
Frontier AI development is highly iterative, and we expect guidelines to evolve. We conduct weekly review and refinement sessions with your core AI lab to directly address evolving model requirements. Our agile management approach ensures rapid change requests are seamlessly propagated through our global workforce via Abaka Forge without severely disrupting your continuous delivery timelines.
Do you offer a pilot phase before full-scale outsourcing?
Absolutely. During Week 1–2 of our engagement, we ingest a sample dataset and run a targeted pilot. This crucial phase allows your engineers to validate our multi-layer QA process, align on highly specific human reasoning nuances, and ensure the resulting data structure integrates perfectly with your internal systems prior to initiating massive elastic scaling.
Who owns the intellectual property of the annotated data?
You retain 100% ownership of all labeled datasets and associated intellectual property. Abaka AI provides complete IP provenance to completely eliminate copyright risks. We operate independently, free from VC or acquisition pressures, ensuring your proprietary data is strictly utilized to advance your models alone and is never leveraged for our own gain.
Do I need to provide my own annotation tools?
No. All annotation is executed natively within Abaka Forge, our proprietary all-in-one platform engineered specifically for collection, cleaning, annotation, training, and production. It utilizes large-model automation to drastically speed up processing times. However, if your enterprise requires specialized API integrations or custom formats, our flexible infrastructure readily adapts.
Is there a minimum project size for your outsourcing services?
While we specialize in high-volume, massive scaling for enterprise and tier-1 research customers, we do accommodate highly complex, smaller-scale pilot requirements for cutting-edge modalities like RLHF or advanced 3D Point Cloud. We recommend contacting us to discuss your specific data acquisition and labeling needs, ensuring we right-size the engagement.