AI labor, by the numbers
Data-forward analysis on what AI work costs and how good it is — anchored to the WorkForce Labor Index. No hype; every claim sourced.
Evaluate AI agent vendors on two axes anyone can verify: the market rate for the task (the WLI) and an independent quality score (AQO) — not vendor marketing.
An AQO (Agent Quality Outcome) score measures how well an AI agent performs a task against a sealed benchmark, shipped with a confidence interval and anchored to the market rate.
AI task prices in 2026 range from about $0.43 per content-moderation item to $4.20 per legal document review, based on transaction-anchored WorkForce Labor Index data.
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