Alibaba Cloud PAI iTAG
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About
Alibaba Cloud PAI iTAG is ranked #3 of 21 in AI data labeling tools on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on AI data labeling tools
- Free plan
- Yeshelp.aliyun.com
- Supported modalities
- image, text, video, audio, multimodalhelp.aliyun.com
- Model-assisted labeling
- Yeshelp.aliyun.com
- Human review workflows
- Yeshelp.aliyun.com
- Custom ontologies
- Yeshelp.aliyun.com
- Deployment options
- cloudhelp.aliyun.com
Facts
- Purpose
- iTAG is PAI’s data labeling platform with built-in templates for images, text, video, audio, and multimodal data.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Image tasks
- Built-in image tasks include image classification, object detection, image OCR, table recognition, and image semantic segmentation.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Template choices
- iTAG provides official, tenant, and custom templates, and custom templates can be designed for business-specific labeling needs.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Multimodal templates
- Official templates include Image-Text Explanation, conversation ranking, visual question answering, and video OCR.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Job workflow
- A labeling job uses an OSS-backed dataset and template, then configures labels, subtasks, checks, labelers, and reviewers.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Storage integration
- iTAG requires input data to be stored in Alibaba Cloud OSS; local or NAS data must first be uploaded to OSS.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Storage limitation
- The PAI-iTAG workspace and OSS bucket must be in the same region, and dataset import requires an index file rather than a direct path to a folder of raw files.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- AI-assisted labeling
- Selected large-model labeling templates, including image-to-text and image-text explanation, are currently free, and Alibaba Cloud says it will notify users if pricing changes.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Current availability
- From August 1, 2026, iTAG 1.0 is allowlist-only and in maintenance mode; existing customers with prior labeling tasks or datasets can continue using current features.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Alternative for new users
- The overview directs users seeking AI-powered automatic dataset labeling to the Multimodal Data Management feature.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Security
- Alibaba Cloud recommends using a RAM user with an API-only AccessKey and least-privilege permissions when accessing the iTAG API.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Support
- The iTAG overview points users to its FAQ and an Alibaba Cloud AI assistant for product, solution, and documentation questions.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
- API
- The iTAG OpenAPI supports operations including listing, creating, updating, and deleting templates and labeling tasks.help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2009help.aliyun.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- help.aliyun.com/en/pai/itag· checked 28 Sept 2026
- help.aliyun.com/en/pai/templates-for-labeling/· checked 28 Sept 2026
- help.aliyun.com/en/pai/create-a-labeling-job· checked 28 Sept 2026
- help.aliyun.com/en/pai/faq-about-itag· checked 28 Sept 2026
- help.aliyun.com/en/pai/developer-reference/api-openitag· checked 28 Sept 2026
- help.aliyun.com/en/edas/product-overview/what-is-alibab· checked 28 Sept 2026