Babel Audio vs Braintrust

Two AI-training platforms side by side, from the roles they have open today and what we know about how each hires and pays. Numbers refresh daily.

Side by side

Babel AudioBraintrust
Open roles4352
Median top rate$110/hr$85/hr
Middle half of rates$110/hr – $150/hr$21/hr – $94/hr
Highest advertised$150/hr$150/hr
Open worldwide100% of roles2% of roles
Hires most forLanguages & translation, Design & creativeLanguages & translation, Miscellaneous, General (no specialty)
Kinds of work——
After you apply—You apply with a Braintrust profile; accepted work is contracted and paid through the platform.
How it pays—Through the Braintrust platform

Rates are what open listings advertise (median of the top of each range), not earnings. How we measure pay

Babel Audio

Multilingual voice acting and audio AI-training gigs.

Braintrust

Freelance marketplace carrying AI-training projects from Outlier, DataMundi and a leading AI lab.

Babel Audio vs Braintrust: questions

Which pays more, Babel Audio or Braintrust?
Babel Audio advertises more: a median top rate of $110/hr against $85/hr at Braintrust. These are the rates in open listings (43 on Babel Audio, 23 on Braintrust), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.
Which has more open roles, Babel Audio or Braintrust?
Braintrust has more open roles: 52 against 43 on Babel Audio. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to Babel Audio different from Braintrust?
Braintrust: You apply with a Braintrust profile; accepted work is contracted and paid through the platform.

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