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Scale AI

by Scale AI, Inc.

Data & AnalyticsInfrastructure & CloudGovernance & SecurityIndustry & Government

Reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.

Usage-based · Contact for pricing·Added June 21, 2026·Updated June 21, 2026
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THE DAILY BRIEF

Scale AI

by Scale AI, Inc.

Data & AnalyticsInfrastructure & CloudGovernance & SecurityIndustry & Government

Reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.

Usage-based · Contact for pricing

Scale AI provides the data engine, evaluation, and enterprise platforms that power frontier AI, combining high-quality human-labeled data, RLHF, and model evaluation with applied GenAI systems for enterprise and government.

At a Glance

Category
Data & Analytics
Pricing
Usage-based, Contact for pricing
Target Market
AI Research Labs, CTOs, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Enterprise AI Teams, Government and Defense Agencies
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Customers
Trusted by leading AI labs, enterprises, and government agencies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Toyota, and the U.S. Department of Defense

Key Features

  • Scale Data Engine
  • RLHF and Expert Data
  • Scale Evaluation
  • Scale GenAI Platform
  • Scale Donovan
  • Self-Serve Data Engine

Capabilities

text generation
image generation
video generation
code generation
workflow automation
api access
audio generation
fine tuning
agent orchestration

Use Cases

  • Training data for frontier models
  • Enterprise GenAI deployment
  • Government and defense intelligence

Ideal For

Best For

  • Sourcing and labeling high-quality training data for AI models
  • RLHF and expert data curation for frontier model fine-tuning
  • Model evaluation, benchmarking, and red-teaming for enterprise and government

Market Analysis

Enterprise-gradeAI data infrastructure leaderFrontier model data foundryGovernment and defense ready

Pros

  • Industry-leading, high-quality human-labeled and expert-curated data
  • End-to-end coverage from data to evaluation to deployed GenAI systems
  • Strong relationships with frontier AI labs, enterprises, and government
  • Backed by major strategic investors including Meta, Amazon, and NVIDIA

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is opaque and oriented to large engagements
  • Past scrutiny over contractor labor practices via Remotasks/Outlier
  • Meta's 49% stake raised conflict-of-interest concerns among some rival AI labs
  • Limited public self-serve user reviews compared to smaller annotation tools

Pricing

Self-Serve Data Engine

Usage-based (pay-as-you-go)

  • First 1,000 labeling units at no cost
  • First 10,000 images of data management at no cost
  • Annotate and manage data in one place
  • Pay via credit card

Enterprise

Contact for pricing

  • Enterprise-grade quality and SLAs
  • Access to Data Engine and Enterprise GenAI Platform
  • Dedicated customer operations support
  • Custom data solutions

Enterprise engagements use custom pricing based on data volume, quality requirements, and SLAs. A self-serve, pay-as-you-go Data Engine offers a limited free starting allowance (first 1,000 labeling units and first 10,000 images at no cost).

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Scale AI provides the data engine, evaluation, and enterprise platforms that power frontier AI, combining high-quality human-labeled data, RLHF, and model evaluation with applied GenAI systems for enterprise and government.

At a Glance

Category
Data & Analytics
Pricing
Usage-based, Contact for pricing
Target Market
AI Research Labs, CTOs, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Enterprise AI Teams, Government and Defense Agencies
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Customers
Trusted by leading AI labs, enterprises, and government agencies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Toyota, and the U.S. Department of Defense

Key Features

  • Scale Data Engine

    End-to-end data collection, curation, and annotation across text, image, video, and 3D, with contributors sourced for quality (25% hold advanced degrees).

  • RLHF and Expert Data

    Reinforcement learning from human feedback and domain-expert data curation to fine-tune and align large language models.

  • Scale Evaluation

    Automated and human-in-the-loop benchmarking, model comparison, and red-teaming to identify weaknesses, risks, and vulnerabilities.

  • Scale GenAI Platform

    Enterprise platform to build customized RAG pipelines and fine-tuned LLM applications on proprietary data with open or closed foundation models.

  • Scale Donovan

    Public-sector and defense platform for secure, auditable, operator-in-the-loop AI mission workflows meeting government security controls.

  • Self-Serve Data Engine

    Pay-as-you-go data annotation and management with the first 1,000 labeling units and 10,000 images at no cost.

Capabilities

text generation
image generation
video generation
code generation
workflow automation
api access
audio generation
fine tuning
agent orchestration

Use Cases

  • Training data for frontier models

    Generative AI labs use Scale's curated, human-labeled data and RLHF to train and align large language models.

  • Enterprise GenAI deployment

    Enterprises transform proprietary data into customized, production-ready RAG and fine-tuned GenAI applications.

  • Government and defense intelligence

    Public-sector agencies turn classified and complex data into actionable, auditable intelligence via Scale Donovan.

Ideal For

Best For

  • Sourcing and labeling high-quality training data for AI models
  • RLHF and expert data curation for frontier model fine-tuning
  • Model evaluation, benchmarking, and red-teaming for enterprise and government

Integrations

SDK Available
SDK:Python

Market & Ratings

Estimated Customers

Trusted by leading AI labs, enterprises, and government agencies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Toyota, and the U.S. Department of Defense

Market Analysis

Enterprise-gradeAI data infrastructure leaderFrontier model data foundryGovernment and defense ready

Pros

  • Industry-leading, high-quality human-labeled and expert-curated data
  • End-to-end coverage from data to evaluation to deployed GenAI systems
  • Strong relationships with frontier AI labs, enterprises, and government
  • Backed by major strategic investors including Meta, Amazon, and NVIDIA

Cons

  • Enterprise pricing is opaque and oriented to large engagements
  • Past scrutiny over contractor labor practices via Remotasks/Outlier
  • Meta's 49% stake raised conflict-of-interest concerns among some rival AI labs
  • Limited public self-serve user reviews compared to smaller annotation tools

Pricing

Self-Serve Data Engine

Usage-based (pay-as-you-go)

  • First 1,000 labeling units at no cost
  • First 10,000 images of data management at no cost
  • Annotate and manage data in one place
  • Pay via credit card

Enterprise

Contact for pricing

  • Enterprise-grade quality and SLAs
  • Access to Data Engine and Enterprise GenAI Platform
  • Dedicated customer operations support
  • Custom data solutions

Enterprise engagements use custom pricing based on data volume, quality requirements, and SLAs. A self-serve, pay-as-you-go Data Engine offers a limited free starting allowance (first 1,000 labeling units and first 10,000 images at no cost).

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