Rigorous screening ensures top-tier talent

Braintrust employs a multi-step vetting process that includes technical assessments, portfolio reviews, and direct interviews. This ensures that only the top 1% of applicants are accepted into the network. For businesses, this means every candidate presented has already been verified for skill and experience, drastically reducing the time spent on initial screening.

Business outcome: Reduces hiring risk and accelerates time-to-productivity by delivering pre-qualified talent.

Zero platform fees for clients and talent

Unlike traditional staffing agencies that charge 20-40% markup, Braintrust operates on a zero-fee model for both clients and talent on completed projects. Clients pay only the agreed-upon rate, and talent keeps 100% of that rate. This creates a more transparent and cost-effective engagement.

Business outcome: Direct cost savings of 20-40% compared to traditional staffing, with budget going entirely to talent.

AI-driven matching for precise skill alignment

The platform uses an AI-powered matching algorithm to align project requirements with talent profiles. This goes beyond simple keyword matching, considering past project experience, skill endorsements, and client feedback to suggest the best candidates.

Business outcome: Faster project initiation with higher candidate relevance, reducing the need for multiple rounds of interviews.

Support for hourly, fixed-price, and long-term contracts

Braintrust accommodates various engagement models, from short-term hourly tasks to multi-month fixed-price projects. This flexibility allows businesses to scale teams up or down based on project phases, without the administrative burden of managing multiple contract types.

Business outcome: Agile workforce scaling that adapts to project needs without long-term overhead.

Access to a worldwide network of experts

With a talent pool spanning over 100 countries, Braintrust provides access to specialized skills that may be scarce in local markets. This is especially critical for niche areas like AI, blockchain, and quantum computing.

Business outcome: Broader access to rare skills, enabling projects that would be impossible with a local-only hiring strategy.

Centralized project and payment management

Braintrust offers a comprehensive dashboard for managing projects, tracking hours, processing payments, and communicating with talent. This eliminates the need for separate tools for invoicing, time tracking, and communication.

Business outcome: Streamlined administrative workflow, reducing management overhead by centralizing project operations.

• Comprehensive observability for agentsBraintrust provides active observability for AI agents, allowing you to inspect every trace, prompt, response, and tool call in real time. It scales to millions of logs and tracks latency, cost, and quality, with custom views and annotation capabilities.
• Built-in evaluation and discoveryThe platform includes evals for defining quality, scoring with LLMs, code, or humans, and discovery features like Topics that automatically surface patterns in production. You can turn production traces into datasets with one click and block bad releases with quality gates.
• Framework agnostic with native SDKsBraintrust works with any stack you already use, offering native SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, C#, and more. It also provides an MCP server to connect your coding agent to your AI stack, with no framework lock-in or rewrites.
• Secure and compliant by defaultBraintrust is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, and offers SSO/SAML, RBAC, HIPAA compliance, and hybrid deployment options. It includes granular permissions and a trust center for enterprise-grade security.

• Pricing tiers and free usageBraintrust offers a free Starter plan with $10 monthly credits, 1 GB processed data, 10k scores, and 14-day retention. The Pro plan costs $249/month with more credits and features, while Enterprise has custom pricing. No credit card is required to start, and qualifying startups get 6–12 months free on Pro.
• Data retention and export optionsStarter includes 14-day retention, Pro includes 30-day retention with optional extended retention at $0.50/GB/month, and Enterprise offers custom retention and export. S3 data export is available only on Enterprise plans.
• Model credits and token ratesMonthly model credits cover AI features like Topics and built-in models. Starter includes $10 credits, Pro includes $249 credits, and Enterprise is custom. After credits are used, token rates apply, but specific rates are not shown on the pricing page.
• Customization and enterprise featuresCustom charts, environments, and RBAC are available on Pro and Enterprise, but not on Starter. Enterprise adds custom policies, S3 export, and premium support with on-prem or hosted deployment. Human review scores are limited to 1 per project on Starter, unlimited on Pro and Enterprise.

Scaling an AI development team

A mid-stage AI startup needs to add three machine learning engineers for a six-month product launch. Braintrust provides vetted candidates who can start within two weeks, with no long-term commitment.

Filling a niche data science role

An enterprise needs a data scientist with expertise in natural language processing for a specific project. Braintrust’s global network finds a candidate with the exact skill set, bypassing local talent shortages.

Reducing contractor management overhead

A large company uses Braintrust to manage multiple contract engineers across different projects. The centralized dashboard handles time tracking, payments, and communication, reducing administrative burden.

Building a remote-first engineering culture

A fully remote company uses Braintrust as its primary source for hiring contract engineers, leveraging the platform’s global talent pool to build diverse, high-performing teams without geographic constraints.

Create a client account on Braintrust and complete your company profile, including project history and team size.

Post a project with a detailed description of the required skills, experience level, and engagement type (hourly or fixed-price).

Review matched candidates’ profiles, portfolios, and past client feedback. Conduct interviews with the top 2-3 candidates.

Select your preferred talent, agree on terms, and start the project using the platform’s built-in time tracking and communication tools.