--- title: "Scale AI Layoffs 2025: 1,000 Jobs Cut (Latest: Aug 2025)" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/scale-ai" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [![](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscale.com%2Fstatic%2Fglobal%2Ffavicon%2Fv3%2Fandroid-chrome-384x384.png&sig=K7ywuDgSEvZdNNAcNZ6-FpMa9Iux1em4pAnJTRrXSD0)](/company/scale-ai)Layoffs Tracker # Scale AI Layoffs 2025: 1,000 Jobs Cut Latest announcement (Aug 1, 2025): Scale AI laid off over 1,000 contract workers by email in August without an official statement. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Scale AI since 2025, with 1,000 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [Tech Layoffs Surge Through Summer 2025](/blog/tech-layoffs-july-august-september-2025-third-quarter) Last updated Oct 2, 2026 [Scale AI open jobs](/company/scale-ai#company-roles)[Scale AI company profile](/company/scale-ai) _From our coverage, Aug 1, 2025: [Tech Layoffs Surge Through Summer 2025](/blog/tech-layoffs-july-august-september-2025-third-quarter)_ Scale AI at a glance **Announcements tracked** : 1 **Jobs affected (reported)** : 1,000 **Layoffs** : 1 **Store closures** : 0 **Return-to-office mandates** : 0 Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number. Latest announcement Aug 1, 2025 ## 2025 1 announcement · 1,000 jobs reported affected 1. Aug 1Aug 1Layoff ### Cuts 1,000 jobs Scale AI laid off over 1,000 contract workers by email in August without an official statement. - Our coverage:[Tech Layoffs Surge Through Summer 2025](/blog/tech-layoffs-july-august-september-2025-third-quarter)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/charts-1.png) ## More Scale AI coverage Metaintro articles about this company - [Scale AI is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer](/blog/scale-ai-generative-ai-roles)Aug 1, 2024 - [Scale AI Is Hiring](/blog/scale-ai-career-opportunities)Jun 10, 2024 - [Scale AI is Now Hiring - Join Their Non-Technical Team](/blog/scale-ai-non-technical-careers)May 14, 2024 ## Data and archives Free to reuse with attribution to Metaintro Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number. [Download the dataCSV](/layoffs/data.csv)[Download the dataJSON](/layoffs/data.json) **Embed this** Show Scale AI's layoff history on your site. The frame updates itself as the tracker does. The credit link to Metaintro sits inside the frame and below it, so it stays even where a site removes frames. Embed code <iframe src="https://www.metaintro.com/embed/layoffs/scale-ai" title="Scale AI layoff history from the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker" width="100%" height="520" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:640px"></iframe> <p>Data: <a href="https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/scale-ai">Metaintro Layoffs Tracker</a></p> [Preview the embed](https://www.metaintro.com/embed/layoffs/scale-ai) Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. [Methodology, sources and how to cite](/layoffs#methodology) Built for career movement ## Affected by the Scale AI cuts? Metaintro matches you to open roles across 50M jobs, so your next application goes to a team that is hiring. [Get started free](/signup)[Estimate your severance](/severance-calculator) - MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence. - PositionTurn proof projects into role-specific applications. - ImproveUse market feedback to keep the skill plan current. [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)