Updated October 2026
An independent map of the AI data market
AI Data Payout ranks the companies that supply the human work and the real-world data behind frontier AI models, for the three groups who deal with them: companies selling their data, AI teams hiring a data vendor, and experts looking for AI training work.
Why this exists
In 2026 the AI data market became large and opaque at the same time. Companies are being offered six and seven figures for their Slack, email and CRM history with no neutral place to compare buyers. AI teams choosing a data vendor mostly find roundups written by the vendors. Experts trying to tell real platforms from impostors find affiliate lists. We publish one ranking per audience, built from sourced facts, with the method and the money in plain view.
Independence
We are not owned by, funded by or affiliated with any company we rank. Some of them run referral programs, and we disclose every one on How we make money. A commission never changes a score.
The team
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Contact
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