Vendors · Data vendor
Sama
Computer-vision annotation; formerly Meta moderation and OpenAI labeling
Research as of Oct 7, 2026.
- Revenue / run rate
- Not public (aggregator estimates $35M–$470M disagree)
- Valuation
- ~$85M raised ($70M Series B, 2021)
- Worker pay range
- Kenya $1.32–2/hr on OpenAI work (2023); current pay not public
Pay range above is from company pages, listings, and reporting — not from worker submissions on this site.
Sources
- 1AP
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-meta-facebook-sama-content-moderators-902716b8037bc4063dd1101e2dbd4c3a
- 2The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/17/kenyan-outsourcing-company-for-meta-sacks-workers
- 3TIME
https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
- 4Sama
https://www.sama.com/blog/series-b
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