How much do your AI data labeling services cost?
We offer highly transparent, consumption-based pricing tailored to the complexity of your specific modality. For example, our expert LLM Math and Coding annotation is priced at $18/hr, while STEM Generalist tasks run at $12/hr. For computer vision, road lane annotation is available at just $3/km, and dense captioning is $6/hr. Additionally, Abaka Forge platform credits are simply $0.20 USD each. This predictable per-hour or per-unit pricing ensures you only pay for the exact human intelligence you consume, allowing enterprise teams to scale their foundation models efficiently without worrying about hidden overhead.
What is the typical turnaround time for an annotation project?
Turnaround times vary based on dataset volume and complexity, but our streamlined workflows are built for rapid execution. After a quick 3-day scoping and calibration phase, we deploy our scholar-network via the Abaka Forge platform. By leveraging large-model automation, we frequently accelerate processing speeds by up to 50x compared to legacy vendors. For standard batches, you can expect delivery within days rather than the weeks typical of traditional AI data labeling services. Our highly elastic workforce ensures we maintain this rapid velocity even during massive, unexpected spikes in data volume.
Which data modalities and output formats do you support?
Our AI data labeling services comprehensively cover all major modalities critical for frontier AI. We expertly handle Text, LLM RLHF, Image, Video, 3D/4D Point Cloud, LiDAR + Camera fusion, and Audio. Whether you need complex Lean4 mathematical proofs, temporal video tracking, or intricate dense captioning, we deliver. Outputs are fully customizable to match your enterprise pipeline, supporting industry-standard formats such as JSON, COCO, XML, Parquet, ROS Bag, and custom API endpoints. This flexibility ensures our high-fidelity ground truth seamlessly integrates directly into your model training infrastructure.
How do you guarantee 99% accuracy in your AI data labeling services?
We achieve uncompromising 99% accuracy through a combination of vertically specialized talent and rigorous multi-layer quality assurance. Unlike generalized crowdsourcing, we deploy vetted subject matter experts from our scholar-network—such as real software engineers and scientists. Every single annotation passes through the Abaka Forge platform, where it is subjected to automated programmatic validation followed by human-in-the-loop expert review. This stringent QA process catches edge cases and nuanced errors before they reach your pipeline, ensuring your foundation models are trained exclusively on pristine, production-ready data.
How do you ensure data security and regulatory compliance?
Data security is the absolute foundation of our operations. Abaka AI is fully compliant with strict global frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA. We process all AI data labeling services through entirely segregated, highly secure pipelines to prevent cross-contamination. Our global annotators operate under strict Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and we guarantee complete IP provenance with 0% copyright risk on collected data. Your proprietary datasets are shielded behind enterprise-grade encryption, ensuring your most sensitive AI assets remain completely protected from external threats and regulatory fines.
Can you provide multilingual annotation for global AI models?
Yes, our network of over 1 million specialized annotators spans more than 50 countries, providing deep native expertise in a vast array of global languages. This massive reach allows our AI data labeling services to accurately capture regional dialects, cultural nuances, and conversational subtleties essential for training multilingual large language models and voice assistants. Whether you require complex sentiment analysis in Japanese or audio transcription in Arabic, our native linguists ensure your global AI systems perform flawlessly and safely across diverse international markets.
Why should we choose Abaka AI over generalized crowdsourcing vendors?
Legacy crowdsourcing platforms rely on unskilled labor, which inevitably leads to a severe quality decay when faced with complex reasoning, coding, or embodied AI tasks. Abaka AI replaces this flawed model with a verified scholar-network of subject matter experts. Furthermore, as a self-funded, trustworthy data partner, we are totally free from VC pressures and guarantee we will never build models that compete with yours. By combining this elite human intelligence with the 50x acceleration of our proprietary Abaka Forge platform, we deliver unmatched precision for frontier AI.
How do you handle changes to annotation guidelines mid-project?
We understand that frontier AI development is highly iterative. If your model requires an unexpected pivot, our AI data labeling services are designed to adapt instantly. Our dedicated project managers work closely with your data scientists to update the custom ontology within the Abaka Forge platform. We then immediately recalibrate our specialized annotator pods, conducting rapid pilot tests to ensure the new guidelines are flawlessly understood. This agile, continuous feedback loop ensures that guideline changes are implemented without derailing your timeline or compromising overall dataset quality.
Do you offer a pilot program to test your labeling quality?
Absolutely. Every new engagement begins with a comprehensive Day 0–3 scoping and calibration phase that includes a targeted pilot program. We assign a specialized pod of annotators to process a sample of your complex data. This allows your engineering team to directly evaluate our 99% accuracy standard, test the formatting of our outputs, and experience the speed of the Abaka Forge platform firsthand. It ensures absolute alignment on quality metrics and edge cases before we scale up your enterprise AI data labeling services to full production volumes.
Who retains ownership of the annotated data and intellectual property?
You retain 100% exclusive ownership of all your data and intellectual property. Abaka AI acts strictly as your trustworthy data partner. We never repurpose, resell, or share your proprietary datasets, nor do we use your data to train internal foundation models that might compete with your enterprise. Our zero percent copyright risk guarantee and strict NDAs provide absolute legal certainty. When you utilize our AI data labeling services, you can scale your frontier models with complete confidence that your strategic IP is permanently protected and exclusively yours.
Can we use our own annotation platform, or must we use Abaka Forge?
While the Abaka Forge platform is designed as an all-in-one solution that significantly accelerates AI data labeling services through large-model automation, we are entirely flexible to your enterprise needs. If your organization has mandated internal tooling or a proprietary platform, our highly trained scholar-network can securely integrate into your existing environment. We seamlessly adapt to your preferred workflows and APIs, ensuring you receive our elite human intelligence and rigorous quality assurance protocols regardless of which software interface your engineering team chooses to utilize.
Is there a minimum project size for your enterprise labeling services?
We do not enforce rigid minimum project sizes, as we recognize that frontier AI requires both targeted micro-batches for rapid evaluation and massive datasets for pre-training. Our AI data labeling services offer elastic scalability tailored to your specific phase of development. Whether you need a small batch of high-fidelity defensive coding prompts for red teaming or millions of multimodal assets for an autonomous driving launch, our infrastructure dynamically adjusts. You receive the exact same 99% accuracy and expert attention, regardless of the overall volume of your current request.