Head to head · updated 2026-10-08
DataAnnotation vs Outlier (Scale AI): the rates each one publishes
DataAnnotation has 112 live roles but publishes too few distinct rates for a median (highest advertised $150/hr). Outlier (Scale AI) has 1 live roles but publishes too few distinct rates for a median (highest advertised $25/hr). Read from each platform's own listings, which last changed on 2026-10-08.
DataAnnotation
no median yet. Fewer than 5 distinct advertised rates. The highest advertised is $150/hr.
112 live roles tracked.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.0/5 (644 reviews), Trustpilot 3.9/5 (1,961 reviews). Sources
Outlier (Scale AI)
no median yet. Fewer than 5 distinct advertised rates. The highest advertised is $25/hr.
1 live roles tracked.
Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 3.8/5 (4,635 reviews, contractor profile), Glassdoor 3.2/5 (698 reviews). Sources
What the figures leave out
- DataAnnotation: 112 live listings tracked.
- Outlier (Scale AI): 1 live listings tracked.
What DataAnnotation hires for
- Domain experts40
- Multilingual & translation40
- Coding & software eval15
- Other AI work14
Best-paid live roles on each
DataAnnotation
- Apply ↗Backend Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Machine Learning Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗DevOps Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Full Stack Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Data Scientistup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
Outlier (Scale AI)
- Apply ↗Android AI Evaluator - Frenchup to $25/hrOutlier (Scale AI)FranceMultilingual & translationposted
Which suits you
- ▲ Neither publishes a rate anyone can verify, so any “DataAnnotation vs Outlier (Scale AI)” article quoting two hourly figures is repeating marketing copy, not measuring anything. That is the honest answer to this comparison, and it is the one nobody else gives.
- ▪ Rates here are what platforms advertise, not what you will earn: task availability, unpaid onboarding and review time all cut the effective hourly. How we measure.
- ▪ Pay is only half the decision. What the application, the AI interview and the offer are actually like on these platforms is covered in what happens after you apply, written from having done it.