Is our data safe with a vendor that serves rival labs?

Ownership is the first thing to check. Meta has held 49% of Scale AI since June 2025, which matters to any lab that competes with Meta. Surge AI says it has never taken outside funding, so no lab owns part of it. Ask every vendor for its owners, its SOC 2 report and its incident history before a pilot.

Is Scale AI owned by Meta?

Meta owns 49% of Scale AI, under a June 2025 deal reported at $14.3B to $15B, and Scale's founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta. Reports say Meta's stake carries no voting rights. Scale said the investment valued it above $29B.

Is Surge AI bigger than Scale AI?

On revenue we cannot say from public sources, because Scale AI has no reported run rate in our sources. Surge AI's 2024 revenue is reported at $1B to $1.2B, and it is profitable. Scale is the more valuable company on paper, at above $29B in its own figure after Meta's investment.

Has Surge AI raised outside funding?

No. Surge AI says it has never raised outside funding, and Reuters reported it as profitable with more than $1B in 2024 revenue. Having no outside investors also means no AI lab owns part of it.

Updated October 2026

Surge AI vs Scale AI

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For a lab that competes with Meta, Surge AI is the safer choice on ownership: it reports no outside investors, while Meta has held 49% of Scale AI since June 2025. Surge reported $1B to $1.2B in 2024 revenue. Neither publishes enough on quality systems or security for a full score, so run a paid pilot before you commit volume.^[1][2][3][4]

Row	SgSurge AI	ScScale AI
Score: as a vendor for ai teams	Not enough data	Not enough data
Score: as a place to work	Not enough data	Not listed
Expert depth and vetting (25%)	n/aNo public evidence yet.	n/aNo public evidence yet.
Quality systems (20%)	n/aNo public evidence yet.	n/aNo public evidence yet.
Security and neutrality (20%)	n/aNo public evidence yet.	5.0Part-owned (49%) by Meta, which competes with many of its customers.^[2]
Scale and speed (20%)	9.0Reported 2024 revenue above $1B.^[3]	n/aNo reported run rate in our sources.
Transparency (15%)	n/aNo public evidence yet.	n/aNo public evidence yet.
Reported revenue or run rate	Over $1B in 2024, and profitable^[3] $1.2B in 2024^[4]	Not disclosed
Valuation and funding	None; Surge says it has never raised outside funding^[1]	Above $29B with Meta's investment^[5]
Ownership	Not disclosed	Meta holds 49% after a deal reported at $14.3B; founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta^[2]

Choose Surge AI if

You compete with Meta and need a vendor with no lab among its owners^[1][2]
You want a profitable vendor with reported 2024 revenue above $1B^[3]

Visit Surge AI

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Choose Scale AI if

You have no competitive overlap with Meta^[2]
You want a vendor that also runs large worker platforms (Outlier, Remotasks)^[6][7]

Visit Scale AI

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