Scale AI

scaleapi.com · San Francisco, United States of America

Scale AI is a data infrastructure and AI development company that provides tools, services, and managed workforces to help enterprises build, train, and evaluate machine learning and generative AI models. It offers data labeling, model evaluation, synthetic data generation, and AI platform products used by technology companies, financial institutions, and government agencies. The company generates revenue through subscription software, usage-based platform fees, and data and services contracts.

  • MLOps & ML Platforms
  • Document & Vision AI
Revenue
$250.0M
Employees
600
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States of America

What 32 Arbolus experts think of Scale AI

NPS scores range widely but skew positive, with many customers providing scores of 8–10, reflecting strong satisfaction, especially among high spenders and strategic decision makers. Most Influencers indicate intentions to renew, while some Users are less certain. Customers with over one year of adoption report stable to positive sentiment, whereas pilot or early-stage implementers have more mixed feedback. Key feedback themes include appreciation for fast turnaround, robust communication, and pricing, offset by concerns around annotation quality consistency and opacity of pricing for large-scale projects.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Scale AI

Total customers 32 32 current · 0 former
Reviews growth +22 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 70% (22)
  • Director 15% (5)
  • Manager 15% (5)
Data Ops Not specified NPS 10
Data Leader C-Suite NPS 7 Undecided
Executive C-Suite NPS 8 Will renew

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Sentiment

34 Net Promoter Score, from 32 scored reviews
  • Promoters 14
  • Passives 15
  • Detractors 3

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 46 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • Turnaround Speed and Communication
  • Access to Large Human Pool
  • Exposure to Leading AI Development
  • Expanded Feedback Channels

Criticised

  • Pay Variability and Task Availability
  • Automation Disruption
  • Strong Competitor Pricing and Service
  • Annotation Quality Variance

What customers say

Turnaround Speed and Communication
“I would recommend Scale AI for their quick responses and solid communication with clients and contributors.”
Access to Large Human Pool
“The company’s scale and easy access to human annotators allow us to meet tight project timelines without delays.”
Exposure to Leading AI Development
“Using Scale AI keeps me close to the cutting edge of AI model development and robust evaluation practices.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 74%
  • Will renew 14
  • Undecided 4
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 71% 14 answers
  • Director 67% 3 answers
  • Manager 100% 1 answer
  • Not specified 100% 1 answer
  • 8.4/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.8/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 2/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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