Labelbox review
Training environments, evaluations and expert data are what AI labs now buy from Labelbox, which began as a labeling software company.
- Open-source status
- No
- Where it runs
- Cloud
- Price
- No public details
- A free option
- Its pricing page lists no free plan
- Types of files
- Robotics, text and Rating AI chatbot answers
- Audits and laws it mentions
- SOC 2 Type II, NIST 800-171
- Workforce for labeling
- Alignerr is its network of over 2.6 million tested experts
References: labelbox.com homepage · labelbox.com pricing
Two things to know about Labelbox
- Labelbox says over 90% of top US AI labs use it for post-training and evaluation.
- More than $100 million came in through its Series E.
What Labelbox offers as an annotation tool
- For reasoning, tool use and computer use: chatbot/RL post-training environments and evals
- Egocentric and teleoperated demonstrations make up the Robotics data (Terra)
Labelbox vs Scale AI
Scale AI ships ready-made labeled data, made with its own software and online workers who sign up through its job websites. Labelbox instead offers labeling software, and it also supplies expert data via Alignerr, a network of more than 2.6 million vetted experts. Choose Labelbox when your own people will do the labeling; pick a service like Scale AI when you would rather receive finished labels.
Labelbox and similar platforms
| Platform | Open-source status | Where it runs | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| LabelboxThis page | No | Cloud | No public details |
 Encord | No | Cloud, VPC or on-premises (Enterprise) | Plans on request: Starter, Team and Enterprise |
 V7 Darwin | No | Cloud or your private cloud | Paid plans on request; free tier |
 SuperAnnotate | No | Cloud | Plans on request: Starter, Pro and Enterprise |
 Kili Technology | No | Cloud or on-premises (Enterprise) | Free trial; ask for Grow and Enterprise |
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What to ask Labelbox before you sign
- Which data types and label tools come with the plan we would buy?
- Can we export all of our labels in our own format if we leave?
- Does the plan include model-assisted labeling, or is that an extra cost?
- Do we use our own labeling team, or can you supply one as well?
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