Figure Eight provides a web-based platform for human-powered data annotation, enabling businesses to generate high-quality labeled datasets for machine learning model training. It connects requesters with a global crowd of contributors, facilitating the decomposition of complex data labeling projects into microtasks executable directly within the browser interface.
Figure Eight Website Full Guide (2026)
Data annotation & AI training tasks.
Updated May 26, 2026
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Introduction
Key Features
Core Capabilities
Project setup wizard for task definition
In-browser annotation editor for diverse data types (image, text, audio)
Contributor performance dashboard for quality monitoring
Labeled data export utility (JSON, CSV, custom formats)
Additional Details
Gold standard management for ground truth validation
Dynamic task routing based on contributor skill and accuracy
Payment processing and withdrawal interface for contributor
API access for programmatic project creation and data retrieval
Use Cases
Training Custom Computer Vision Model
Rapidly acquire bounding box annotations or image segmentation masks for object detection and recognition algorithms, accelerating model development cycle
How to Use Figure Eight
Configure Project & Upload Data
Navigate to the 'Create Project' interface, define task instructions and annotation schema, then upload raw data files (images, text, audio) for labeling
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About Figure Eight
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Figure Eight Status
Service is operational


