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AfterQuery vs Outlier (Scale AI): the rates each one publishes

AfterQuery advertises a median top rate of $93/hr across 43 distinct advertised rates. Outlier (Scale AI) has 1 live roles but publishes too few distinct rates for a median (highest advertised $25/hr). Read from each platform's own listings, which last changed on 2026-10-08.

AfterQuery

median top rate
$93/hr
typical band
$63–$123/hr
highest rate
$175/hr
distinct rates
43
live roles
219

Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.6/5 (8 reviews), Trustpilot 3.1/5 (134 reviews). Sources

Outlier (Scale AI)

no median yet. Fewer than 5 distinct advertised rates. The highest advertised is $25/hr.

1 live roles tracked.

Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 3.8/5 (4,635 reviews, contractor profile), Glassdoor 3.2/5 (698 reviews). Sources

What the figures leave out

  • AfterQuery: 219 live listings tracked.
  • Outlier (Scale AI): 1 live listings tracked.

What AfterQuery hires for

Most country-specific roles: United States · 191 worldwide-remote

What Outlier (Scale AI) hires for

Most country-specific roles: France

Best-paid live roles on each

AfterQuery

Outlier (Scale AI)

Which suits you

  • ▲ These two cannot be compared on pay: only AfterQuery publishes rates we can verify. Anyone ranking them against each other on a single number is comparing a measurement to a marketing claim.
  • ▪ Rates here are what platforms advertise, not what you will earn: task availability, unpaid onboarding and review time all cut the effective hourly. How we measure.
  • ▪ Pay is only half the decision. What the application, the AI interview and the offer are actually like on these platforms is covered in what happens after you apply, written from having done it.

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