Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2Costsfree trial
- 3Image annotationYes
- 4Text annotationYes
- 5Audio/video annotationYes
- 6Model-assisted labelingYes
- 7Review workflowYes
- 8API or SDK accessYes
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Overview
Prodigy is ranked #7 of 24 in data labeling software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.
Prodigy plans and pricing
All plansPersonal $390 once per lifetime license (excl. tax) 12 months of free upgrades · basic HTTP authentication · community forum support · unlimited personal and professional use prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
Company $490 once per seat, in packs of 5 seats (excl. tax) 12 months of free upgrades · HTTP auth and SSO with OpenID Connect · priority forum and email support · seats transferable within the company prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on data labeling software
Facts
- Purpose
- Prodigy is a downloadable developer tool for creating training and evaluation data for machine learning models.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Annotation
- Its customizable browser-based app supports annotation workflows for text, images, audio, video, relations, multiple choice, and more.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Computer vision
- Prodigy supports image classification, segmentation, and object detection.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Built-in workflows
- Built-in recipes cover tasks including named entity recognition, text classification, dependency parsing, transcription, speaker diarization, training, and evaluation.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Active learning
- Prodigy includes active learning models for named entity recognition, text classification, part-of-speech tagging, and dependency parsing.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Customization
- Users can create custom workflows with Python recipes and build interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Prodigy has first-class support for spaCy, plugins for Hugging Face models, and integrations with major LLM API providers.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Data access
- Data is accessible through a Python API and command-line interface and can be stored in SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL or exported to JSON.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- Prodigy runs on the user's own machines, does not connect to the maker's or third-party servers, and can operate on an air-gapped machine.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The Personal license includes community forum support; Company licenses include priority forum and email support.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Trial
- The maker offers hosted virtual-machine trials to companies and organizations, and can arrange a trial license and installer for privacy-sensitive use cases; hosted trials are not offered to individuals.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Audience
- Prodigy is designed as a developer tool and assumes basic familiarity with Python and the command line, while annotation tasks can be completed in its web app without programming experience.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
- Eligibility limit
- The maker says it refuses to provide Prodigy to organizations primarily engaged in military, law enforcement, intelligence, or national security work, with regulatory agencies and tax authorities exempted.prodi.gy · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanyprodi.gy · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- prodi.gy· checked 30 Sept 2026
- prodi.gy/buy· checked 30 Sept 2026
- prodi.gy/features/computer-vision· checked 30 Sept 2026



