How much do your model training labeling services cost?
Our pricing is transparent and completely tied to the complexity of the task and domain expertise required. For example, highly specialized LLM Math/Coding tasks are priced at $18/hr, while STEM Generalist labeling is $12/hr. We also offer modality-specific rates, such as Dense Captioning for $6/hr or Road Lane annotation at $3/km. We never hide behind obscure per-label pricing, ensuring you can predictably model your entire training data budget.
How fast can you ramp up an annotation team for our project?
We can typically move from initial scoping to a fully functional pilot within Day 0–3. By Week 1–2, our pipeline integration is complete and we begin scaling production. Thanks to our global network of 1 million+ annotators, we can elastically scale to meet incredibly aggressive timelines, delivering fully formatted, production-ready datasets on a weekly cadence.
What modalities and formats do you support?
We support all critical AI modalities through the unified Abaka Forge platform. This includes Text, LLM RLHF, Image, Video, 3D/4D Point Cloud, LiDAR + Camera fusion, and Audio. We export your meticulously labeled data into industry-standard formats like JSON, COCO, YOLO, Parquet, and CSV, integrating seamlessly with your existing applied ML pipelines.
How do you guarantee 99% accuracy on complex domain tasks?
Standard crowdsourcing fails at complex reasoning, which is why we rely on vertically specialized scholar-network annotators. Every data point goes through our multi-layer QA pipeline, where senior domain experts in fields like Medicine, Mathematics, and Coding review the outputs. This strict quality control protocol ensures we maintain a 99% accuracy rate, completely eliminating quality decay.
Are your annotation pipelines secure and compliant?
Absolutely. We maintain segregated secure pipelines and enforce strict NDAs across all our annotation pods. Abaka AI is fully compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA standards. Your proprietary intellectual property is heavily guarded throughout the entire lifecycle, ensuring 0% copyright risk and providing total peace of mind for enterprise and defense deployments.
Can you provide data labeling in multiple languages?
Yes, our workforce spans across more than 50 countries, allowing us to natively support a vast array of global languages and cultural nuances. This deep multilingual capability is essential for training global-scale foundation models, ensuring your LLMs understand regional idioms, complex translations, and culturally specific sentiment without relying on machine translation.
How does Abaka AI differ from generic crowdsourcing vendors?
Unlike generic crowdsourcing platforms that suffer from high error rates and rapid quality decay, we operate as a highly specialized trustworthy data partner for frontier AI. We provide scholar-grade human intelligence, strict SOC 2 compliance, and transparent hourly pricing. Crucially, we never build models that compete with you—our only focus is accelerating your AI capabilities.
Can we adjust our annotation guidelines mid-project?
Yes. We know that as you evaluate your model's performance, your instructions will evolve. We hold weekly syncs with your team to review edge cases, refine annotation rubrics, and instantly propagate these updates to our specialized pods. This agile approach guarantees that the data we deliver consistently aligns with your team's shifting innovation velocity.
Do you offer pilot projects before full-scale deployment?
We always recommend starting with a pilot phase. During Days 0–3, we calibrate our workflows on a small sample of your proprietary data. This allows your engineering team to directly validate our 99% accuracy guarantee, ensure the JSON/Parquet formatting is perfect, and confirm that our domain experts deeply understand your complex reasoning requirements before scaling up.
Who owns the labeled data and intellectual property?
You own 100% of your data and intellectual property. Abaka AI is a pure-play model training labels vendor. We never repurpose, resell, or share your proprietary data with other clients, and we never train our own competing models on your datasets. You receive full IP provenance and zero copyright risk with every delivery.
What tooling do your annotators use?
Our teams operate natively within Abaka Forge, our proprietary all-in-one platform for collection, cleaning, and annotation. Through large-model automation integrated into the tooling, we can process data up to 50x faster. However, if your enterprise requires us to work within your own custom, securely hosted labeling software, our adaptable workforce can seamlessly transition to your preferred environment.
Is there a minimum project size for your labeling services?
We are highly flexible and partner with both nimble frontier AI labs and massive Fortune 500 enterprises. While we excel at elastically scaling to massive volumes, we can structure engagements tailored to pilot projects or highly specialized, low-volume QA evaluations. Talk to an Expert to discuss the specific scale and domain requirements of your current model training cycle.