Outsource data annotation to a dedicated offshore team
Build a full-time data labeling team that works in your existing tools and follows your project guidelines. Sourcefit handles recruiting, HR, payroll, equipment, and delivery support.
All-inclusive monthly pricing, with no setup fee or per-label charge.
- ISO/IEC 27001-certified security management and SOC 2 Type 1 assurance
- We work in the labeling platform you already use
- You approve every hire before billing starts
Get your annotation quote
Tell us what data needs labeling. We will reply with a monthly cost, recommended team structure, and expected start date.
We start with one full-time specialist. Typical reply within one business day.
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Clients worldwide
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Starting monthly rate
What does it cost to outsource data annotation?
A full-time AI data annotation specialist starts at $1,000 per month. The all-inclusive cost-plus rate covers the employee, recruitment support, HR, payroll, benefits, infrastructure, IT support, delivery management, and ongoing staff support.
All-inclusive monthly rates in US dollars, per full-time employee. Rates last reviewed July 2026. Scroll the table sideways on mobile to see all three levels.
Included
Salary, benefits, HR, payroll, recruitment support, infrastructure, IT support, delivery management, and ongoing staff support
Never charged
No setup fees or deposits. Your quote confirms the role scope, schedule, and delivery setup before billing begins.
What varies
Seniority, labeling complexity, shift coverage, delivery location, tools, compliance needs, training effort, and team size
Compare the annual rate with a US hire
A full-time annotation specialist costs $12,000 to $20,520 a year, depending on seniority. The current US benchmark on the Sourcefit pricing page lists a comparable base salary of $40,000 to $65,000 per year. The US figure is base salary before additional employer costs.
Tell us the data type and volume, and we will confirm the monthly cost.
Data labeling across the formats your models need
Sourcefit supports image, video, text, audio, and sensor annotation with structured guidelines and QA. Teams work in your existing labeling environment and align to your taxonomy, review rules, and accuracy targets.
Image and computer vision
Bounding boxes, polygons, semantic segmentation, keypoint and landmark annotation, and object classification for vision models
Video and object tracking
Frame-by-frame labeling, multi-object tracking across sequences, and event tagging for surveillance, sports, and autonomy datasets
Text, NLP, and LLM data
Named entity recognition, intent and sentiment classification, content categorization, and prompt and response review for language model training
Audio and speech
Audio segmentation, transcription, speaker diarization, and punctuation and accuracy review for speech-to-text and conversational AI
LiDAR, sensor, and 3D
Point cloud annotation, cuboid labeling, and spatial mapping for robotics, mobility, and autonomous systems projects
Quality assurance and validation
Layered review processes can benchmark accuracy, consistency, and completeness against project requirements and approved reference data.
Keep the annotation workflow you already use
Sourcefit specialists work in your existing labeling platforms and follow your taxonomies and workflow standards, so your team does not need to move the project to a new annotation system.
Spanning several data formats? We can scope one team for all of it.
A dedicated team that builds knowledge of your data
Full-time Sourcefit employees stay assigned to your project, building working knowledge of your guidelines, taxonomy, and edge-case decisions as the work continues.
Edge-case decisions stay consistent
Your team works from documented guidelines, updated as difficult cases get resolved.
Secure delivery for sensitive data
Controlled environments, role-based access, and restrictions on personal devices, set up around your workflow.
Documentation for security review
Request ISO certificates, SOC 2 Type 1 documentation, and questionnaire support during vendor review.
- SOC 2 Type 1
- ISO/IEC 27001
- ISO/IEC 27701
- HIPAA-aligned support
Dedicated image annotation and QA for retail AI
Sourcefit runs a dedicated annotation and QA team for a retail technology platform, covering image tagging, bounding boxes, polygon annotation, calibration, gold-set validation, and daily QA.
Transcription QA and human validation
A conversational AI company uses a dedicated Sourcefit team for transcription review, punctuation correction, and human validation across audio training datasets.
A selection of companies that work with Sourcefit across our services
Not sure how large your annotation team should be?
From brief to labeled data, step by step
You approve the team before billing begins.
Scope the work
Tell us the data type, volume, accuracy target, timeline, and tools.
Receive your quote
Get an all-inclusive monthly rate, recommended team structure, and expected launch timeline.
Interview the shortlist
Sourcefit recruits and screens candidates against your brief. You decide who joins your team.
Calibrate and launch
We align your guidelines, QA expectations, and review process before production begins.
Share the project requirements, and we will scope the team before any billing begins.
Questions before you get in touch
How is the dedicated-team model different from crowdsourced annotation?
Sourcefit assigns full-time specialists to your account, allowing the same team to build working knowledge of your taxonomy, guidelines, and edge cases over time.
How do you manage annotation accuracy?
You define the target and project requirements before production begins. Sourcefit builds the review workflow around defined benchmarks and reviewer guidelines. Depending on the project, QA can include calibration, multiple review passes, and validation against approved reference data.
How do you protect proprietary training data?
Sourcefit supports security-sensitive workflows through ISO/IEC 27001-certified information security management, ISO/IEC 27701-certified privacy management, SOC 2 Type 1 assurance, controlled access, and project-specific data-handling controls. HIPAA- and GDPR-aligned agreement support is available where applicable.
Can your team work in our existing annotation platform?
Yes. Sourcefit adapts to existing labeling platforms, taxonomies, and workflow standards, so you do not need to move the project to a new system.
Get a scoped quote for your annotation project
Tell us what data needs labeling and what your project requires. We will return a monthly cost, recommended team structure, and expected path to launch.
No obligation. Billing begins after you approve your team.