Head to head · updated 2026-10-12
Mercor vs Meridial (Invisible): the rates each one publishes
Mercor advertises the higher median top rate today ($105/hr, n=83 distinct rates) vs Meridial (Invisible) ($45/hr, n=29).
Mercor
- median top rate
- $105/hr
- typical band
- $70–$150/hr
- highest rate
- $450/hr
- distinct rates
- 83
- live roles
- 250
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.2/5 (180 reviews), Trustpilot 4.3/5 (676 reviews). Sources
Meridial (Invisible)
- median top rate
- $45/hr
- typical band
- $28–$65/hr
- highest rate
- $200/hr
- distinct rates
- 29
- live roles
- 769
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.2/5 (60 reviews, trainer role), Trustpilot 1.7/5 (26 reviews, contractor profile). Sources
What the figures leave out
- Mercor: 250 live listings tracked. 27 pay per task and are never converted to hourly. 8 publish no pay at all.
- Meridial (Invisible): 769 live listings tracked. 7 publish no pay at all.
What Mercor hires for
- Domain experts84
- Other AI work65
- Coding & software eval41
- Voice & audio26
Most country-specific roles: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, Germany · 147 worldwide-remote
What Meridial (Invisible) hires for
Most country-specific roles: United States, India, Canada, Philippines, United Kingdom · 198 worldwide-remote
Best-paid live roles on each
Mercor
- Apply ↗Oncologistup to $450/hrMercorUnited StatesMedicine & healthposted
- Apply ↗MercorWorldwideCybersecurityposted
- Apply ↗MercorWorldwideFinanceposted
- Apply ↗Central Bank Expert: Non-G7 Policy Communicationup to $250/hrMercorWorldwideOtherposted
- Apply ↗Company Analysis Expert: Event Propagationup to $250/hrMercorWorldwideOtherposted
Meridial (Invisible)
- Apply ↗Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney - Freelance Projectup to $200/hrMeridial (Invisible)United KingdomLaw & legalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney - Freelance Projectup to $200/hrMeridial (Invisible)United StatesLaw & legalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Meridial (Invisible)WorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Meridial (Invisible)WorldwideRating & model evaluationposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Medical Doctor (UK) - Freelance AI Trainer Projectup to $120/hrMeridial (Invisible)United KingdomMedicine & healthposting date unavailable · added
Which suits you
- ▪ On advertised pay alone, Mercor is ahead: $105/hr median against $45/hr, from 83 and 29 distinct rates respectively.
- ▪ On volume, Meridial (Invisible) has more live roles right now (769 vs 250), which matters more than a headline rate if you need a queue that stays full.
- ▪ 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.