OpenTrain AI

The #1 Talent Network for AI Training & Data Labeling

Hire pre-vetted domain experts at scale for LLM evaluation, RLHF, red teaming, data labeling, and more. Post a job, get a curated shortlist, and bring talent into any platform you use.

Freelance AI Trainer / Data Labeler?

Join 125,000+ freelancers

All-In-One

One Platform to Source, Manage, and Pay AI Training Talent

Source vetted talent, manage projects, and handle payments in one workspace. Keep your preferred tools and workflows.

Talent Matching

Post your requirements. Review only qualified matches.

Post once and receive a shortlist of domain experts matched to your project. Our AI screens resumes, runs skills tests, and conducts live interviews so you never wade through unqualified applications.

Any Platform

Bring vetted talent into any tool you use.

Deploy experts into any third-party platform, any open-source tool, or your own custom annotation environment. No vendor lock-in, no platform migration.

Built-In Workspace

Chat, docs, and project management. All built in.

Centralize team communication, share instructions, assign training modules, and track progress. No need for separate tools.

Global Payments

Pay talent directly. Flat fee. No hidden markups.

Pay securely across 180+ countries. You see exactly what talent earns and what the platform fee is. No bundled software charges, no surprise costs.

Top talent from leading institutions and companies

MITJane StreetHarvardTwo SigmaStanfordMcKinseyCaltechGoldman SachsCarnegie MellonGoogle DeepMindETH ZurichBCGPrincetonCitadelOxfordJPMorganCambridgeMetaUC BerkeleyBridgewaterYaleOpenAIColumbiaD.E. Shaw
MITJane StreetHarvardTwo SigmaStanfordMcKinseyCaltechGoldman SachsCarnegie MellonGoogle DeepMindETH ZurichBCGPrincetonCitadelOxfordJPMorganCambridgeMetaUC BerkeleyBridgewaterYaleOpenAIColumbiaD.E. Shaw
MITJane StreetHarvardTwo SigmaStanfordMcKinseyCaltechGoldman SachsCarnegie MellonGoogle DeepMindETH ZurichBCGPrincetonCitadelOxfordJPMorganCambridgeMetaUC BerkeleyBridgewaterYaleOpenAIColumbiaD.E. Shaw
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Solutions

Hire Top Talent for Any AI Training Need. Any Domain, Any Scale.

From RLHF and red teaming to image annotation and multilingual evaluation. Pre-vetted domain experts and skilled annotators ready to work inside your tools.

Post-Training & Alignment

RLHF preference ranking, DPO pair generation, and reward model training data. Our experts evaluate and rank model outputs so your models learn what good looks like.

Reasoning & Verification

Expert evaluation of chain-of-thought reasoning, process reward annotation, and verification of math, code, and logic outputs.

Red Teaming & Safety

Adversarial prompt crafting, jailbreak discovery, bias evaluation, and safety alignment testing.

Domain Expert Annotation

PhDs and professionals in mathematics, medicine, law, finance, and engineering providing expert-grade training data.

Evaluation & Benchmarking

Human evaluation of model outputs, benchmark creation, A/B preference testing, and ongoing quality monitoring.

Multimodal & Multilingual

Vision, audio, video, and document annotation with cross-modal alignment across 118+ languages.

Quality & Vetting

The Largest Pre-Vetted Network for AI Training

125,000+ domain experts across 40+ fields and 180+ countries. Every specialist in our managed programs is verified through live interviews and proctored testing, not just AI screening.

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The Network

The only talent network purpose-built for AI training and data labeling.

Domain Experts, Not Crowd Workers

PhDs, engineers, clinicians, legal specialists, and creative professionals. Matched to your specific field, not pulled from a generic applicant pool.

Global Coverage, Any Language

Native speakers with cultural context across 180+ countries and 110+ languages. Hire locally or build distributed teams across regions.

AI-Powered Matching

Resumes screened and ranked against your specific domain, language, and skill requirements. You review only qualified matches.

Proven at Scale

From 5-person pilots to 500-person production teams. Trusted by AI companies for every major training workflow.

Managed Service

We Recruit, Train, and Manage Your Team

We handle recruiting, onboarding, training, daily ops, and QA with a dedicated program lead. Every candidate goes through live human verification.

Live Proctored Testing

A human proctor watches every skills test in real-time. No cheating with ChatGPT or outside help.

Live Interviews

Trained interviewers verify domain expertise face-to-face. Not AI chatbots.

Custom Calibration

Tests and rubrics built specifically for your project. Candidates are scored against your standards.

Join 125,000+ AI Trainers & Data Labelers

Trusted worldwide · ★★★★★ on Trustpilot

Better Talent. Better Data. Better AI.

Get started with self-service hiring or let our team handle it end-to-end.

Self-Service

Post a Job, Hire Experts into Any Platform

Describe your requirements and receive a curated shortlist of domain experts matched to your project. 15% flat fee, no hidden markups.

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Managed Service

Full-Service, End-to-End

  • Recruiting & live vetting
  • Onboarding & training
  • Daily management & QA
  • Dedicated program lead
Integrations

Works With Every Annotation Platform

How It Works

From Job Post to Deployed AI Training Team

Post your RLHF, evaluation, or annotation project. Get a pre-screened shortlist of domain experts. Deploy them directly into your annotation tools.

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Step 01

Post Your Job to 125,000+ Experts

Define your requirements and go live in minutes. Your job reaches our global network of pre-vetted AI Trainers and Data Labelers. No sales calls, no contracts, no minimums.

  • Guided job form: specify domains, languages, seniority, and tools
  • Published pricing: 15% flat fee, visible before you post
  • Reaches specialists across 180+ countries and 100+ languages
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Step 02

Every Candidate Screened, Tested, and Scored

Our matching system draws on performance data from across 20+ AI training platforms. Every applicant goes through AI interviews and skill testing before they reach your shortlist. Candidates matched on proven ability, not self-reported skills.

  • Unified work history: real ratings and performance data from 20+ AI training platforms
  • AI interviews that test domain knowledge and reasoning before candidates reach you
  • Domain-specific skill assessments calibrated to your project requirements
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Step 03

Hire & Deploy Into Any Platform You Use

Hire from your vetted shortlist and add experts directly into whatever annotation tools your team already uses. No migrations, no vendor lock-in. You keep full control of your stack and your data.

  • Works with Label Studio, CVAT, Argilla, doccano, or any annotation tool your team uses
  • Send offers and onboard hires without switching platforms or migrating data
  • Your data stays in your tools. OpenTrain never hosts or touches training datasets.
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Step 04

Manage Work and Pay Your Team Directly

Keep your entire project in one place. Update guidelines, coordinate with your team, and handle payments without juggling external tools. Set your own rates and pay talent directly through OpenTrain.

  • Edit and publish instructions that reach your entire team instantly
  • Chat, training modules, and progress tracking in one workspace
  • Pay per hour, per task, or fixed price. 15% flat fee, no hidden costs.

Built for Scale, Designed for Transparency

The infrastructure connecting top domain experts with the teams building AI.

The Human Data Talent Layer

One platform for sourcing, vetting, and deploying AI talent.

Connecting top experts with the teams building AI.

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125K+

AI Trainers & Data Labelers

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Experts from

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MITHarvardStanfordCaltechCarnegie MellonETH ZurichPrincetonOxfordCambridgeUC BerkeleyYaleColumbia
MITHarvardStanfordCaltechCarnegie MellonETH ZurichPrincetonOxfordCambridgeUC BerkeleyYaleColumbia
Jane StreetTwo SigmaMcKinseyGoldman SachsGoogle DeepMindBCGCitadelJPMorganMetaBridgewaterOpenAID.E. Shaw
Jane StreetTwo SigmaMcKinseyGoldman SachsGoogle DeepMindBCGCitadelJPMorganMetaBridgewaterOpenAID.E. Shaw
Jane StreetTwo SigmaMcKinseyGoldman SachsGoogle DeepMindBCGCitadelJPMorganMetaBridgewaterOpenAID.E. Shaw
Jane StreetTwo SigmaMcKinseyGoldman SachsGoogle DeepMindBCGCitadelJPMorganMetaBridgewaterOpenAID.E. Shaw

The infrastructure for human data.

FAQ

Everything You Need to Know

Common questions about working with OpenTrain.