Babel Audio partners with leading technology companies to collect high-quality voice data that trains the next generation of AI. We work with thousands of participants worldwide to capture authentic human conversation, so that AI can better understand and communicate with humanity.
Babel Audio (babel.audio) has 125 customer reviews on Consumer Courier, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Also known as
babel.audio
Website
babel.audio
Category
Internet & Software
Location
San Francisco
Listed on Consumer Courier
2026
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Hey, it let me sign up but did not let me complete the application. So, if a dumb bIYATCH who is not me, tries to complete the application, report it to law enforcement. My name is Jennifer Brown-Deudkoontod and my email is ushouldthnkpnk. As of 9/11/26, I have NO COMPLETED APPLICATION, with this company--yall need to fix your problems if you want real help.
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Tom
Posted
Do you own your own soundproof booth??
Well, sure, if you own your own sound studio or recording room. But if you’re a normal person, and there might be a car driving by or a bird chirping or something like that, it might be hard for you to pass the silly standards of the ridiculously picky robot overlords.
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Chris S.
Posted
Absoluter Betrug
Absoluter Betrug. Habs bei Indeed gefunden und da stand "110 USD/h". Das stimmt absolut nicht, nicht mal ansatzweise.
Außerdem stand da, dass die Bewerbung weniger als 10 Minuten dauert. Auch komplett gelogen. Direkt bei der Bewerbung muss man einen Test machen, und da stehen geschätzte Zeiten dran - die Zeiten ergeben zusammen über 30 min, und so ist das auch. Finger weg von der Abzocke!
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GIUSEPPE DAMIANO D.
Posted
SOFTWARE DEDICATO ALL'ADDESTRAMENTO…
SOFTWARE DEDICATO ALL'ADDESTRAMENTO ATTRAVERSO DOPPIATORI, NON FUNZIONANTE
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A M.
Posted
YOUR EARNINGS ARE CONTINGENT UPON SOMEONE ELSE SHOWING UP TO TALK.
I was hired with BABEL AUDIO stating I would make $40 an hour. It's $17.50 and you are paid per conversation you have.
You can only clock in at 15 minute conversations AND YOU ARE BLOCKED from booking more if THEY DETERMINE YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH FEEDBACK OR SOUND, OR WHATEVER. They ask you to select a number of tasks from 1, 5, 10, or 11. Except You can book 5 tasks, go to converse, and are shut out after 15 minutes. I made $24.30CAN my 1st week (that's $17.38 U.S) & second week the exact same amount. l am doing foreign language- Italian. It is hard to get people to book at the same time. A calendar was given for ease of use and to book slots. Nobody does. Yet all are working so they get hired with friends and determine it amongst themselves and you are left high and dry with nothing. You don't get paid if not talking and your earning is contingent on someone else showing up for conversation.
Many people are doing this as really pocket money so if you are looking to do this as a full time or official 30 hour week/part time, good luck.
There are the same people making insane money, some people in the English category are booking 36 tasks a day.
That's a lot of money and yet we can't get past 1 task a day and that's sometimes even $2.50. The first week went by with NO feedback which I had 5 conversations but then I got locked out- after 5 conversations because feedback flagged me- hence I made the same week one and week 2. The system halted me from scheduling more. If you don't schedule times BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE BOOKING A TIME SLOT, you GET DEMOTED TO AGAIN 1 TASK OF 15 MINUTES A DAY.
I was doing this as a job. I am currently living in my car and I needed the "reliability" of remote work and was hoping to make even at least $400 a week! I am making not even $50 a month!! (imagine Indeed.ca won't even post my review because I actually said I am living in my car.) Truth is many people are now living van life and car life and with a job like Babel Audio, you think it would be great because it's hard to find an affordable apartment. But boy was I wrong!
I was then sent a job application which told me to apply as a transcriber. For Italian. This would not require two people but just me and headphones. I thought GREAT! I went to apply. I got to my dashboard and THE JOB DIDN'T APPEAR. WHEN I REACHED OUT TO SUPPORT, I WAS TOLD " IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T QUALIFY OTHERWISE IT WOULD SHOW UP." So why send it to me? So I'm not qualifying for conversation & I can't qualify for a single person job which is NOT contingent upon someone else showing up. Then another support agent literally told me to "just log on at peak times when everyone else is on and you'll find someone to chat with." Apparently he's unaware only TWO people can be on at once. So if you log on at peak times, there's a chance you can't get on and those people could be there for an hour. So it's unethical- because you have to wait- so you are fighting to get in line. HE ALSO FAILED TO REALIZE that we are all international so someone's peak time could be my 4 a.m. and I am being told this is normal?
I feel like they are taking advantage of people. There are over 4000 people in the English sector and many are frustrated, locked out or experiencing the same thing I am, and BabelAudio keeps advertising jobs and openings -kicking people to the back- who really want to learn and succeed. You are invited to attend weekly meetings or question periods, again unpaid & your time, and then you just sit in front of your computer to what-wait? Except it's not that easy because IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SOUNDPROOFED AND IN A COMPLETELY QUIET AREA, SO IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO.. You are sitting in your office or kitchen writing, doing work and you log on and see someone is logging on, you then have to move, you are given time, but you have to go to your "quiet space' ensure you microphone and audio is set up correctly and choose a topic and begin. Except- if there is remotely any white noise, movement or background noise YOU get flagged, your tasks will BE LIMITED again. So you spent your time, getting prepped and ready & booking time out and you could be locked out at one task of 15 minutes a day which equates to $4.38 cents. I think they are unethical as a company. They could stop hiring and focus on helping those already there- to REALLY succeed and perfect.
Cons: Very low pay $2.50 to $4.38 day when restricted, Always restricted to one 15-minute task per day, Feedback system can severely limit work opportunities, Poor communication from admin, Slow response times to issues and concerns, Scheduling conversations due to time zones, People not being online simultaneously, Q&A sessions announced last minute, Uncontrollable OUTSIDE noise results in penalties, Impossible performance.
Pros: Flexibility. Admin seems nice. Have weekly Q & A periods. Paid WEEKLY!!
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jay
Posted
they're running scam promotions
they're running scam promotions. they say refer a friend and get $200 when they complete 10 hours of work within the first 14 days but they dont even give my friends enough work to complete the 10 hours before the deadline or the website is glitching out and not having errors. therefore they wont pay you out your $200 for a referal. such a bait and switch scam promotion. there customer service takes hours to respond. horrible platform
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Amber J.
Posted
Undisclosed requirements, contradictory test results, and a support team that copy-pastes the same wrong answer twice
Undisclosed requirements, contradictory test results, and a support team that copy-pastes the same wrong answer twice
I spent three days and real money trying to qualify for Babel Audio's AI voice training work. The equipment requirements needed to pass their audio and video check are never listed anywhere before you apply, so you only find out what you actually need after you've already started trying to qualify.
On their recommendation, I bought a webcam, a USB headset, and an ethernet adapter specifically to meet standards that were never disclosed up front.
After doing everything their team instructed, their internal test still failed me on network jitter, while a third-party speed test, the exact one they directed me to run, showed results well within their own stated requirements on the same hardwired connection at the same time.
When I asked for an explanation, their support team sent me the same templated response twice, word for word in every technical paragraph, including a factual error where my download and upload numbers were reported backwards. Nobody caught that error before sending it to me a second time. When I pointed out the contradiction directly, I was lectured about my tone instead of given an actual answer.
This isn't a strict verification process. It's an internally inconsistent one that keeps shifting the blame onto the applicant's equipment and internet provider no matter what gets fixed. I followed every instruction I was given and still couldn't get a consistent result, and three days in, nobody on their team could explain why their own test disagreed with itself.