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Head to head · 2026-08-23

Mercor vs Meridial (Invisible): what each one actually pays

Mercor advertises a median of $78/hr across 139 distinct advertised rates; Meridial (Invisible) advertises a median of $24/hr across 29 distinct advertised rates. Read from each platform's own listings on 2026-08-23.

Mercor

median verified
$78/hr
typical band
$44–$110/hr
top verified
$250/hr
distinct rates
139
live roles
433

Meridial (Invisible)

median verified
$24/hr
typical band
$19–$45/hr
top verified
$150/hr
distinct rates
29
live roles
821

What each side excludes

  • Mercor: no “up to” ceilings in its live listings — every published rate is concrete. 9 pay per task and are never converted to hourly. 4 publish no pay at all.
  • Meridial (Invisible): 2 of 821 live listings advertise an “up to” ceiling (highest $200/hr, against a highest verifiable $150/hr), excluded from every figure above. 4 publish no pay at all.

What Mercor hires for

Most country-specific roles: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Netherlands · 80 worldwide-remote

What Meridial (Invisible) hires for

Most country-specific roles: United States, India, Philippines, Canada, United Kingdom · 188 worldwide-remote

Best-paid live roles on each

Mercor

Meridial (Invisible)

No listings with a verifiable hourly rate right now.

Which suits you

  • ▪ On advertised pay alone, Mercor is ahead: $78/hr median against $24/hr, from 139 and 29 distinct rates respectively.
  • ▪ On volume, Meridial (Invisible) has more live roles right now (821 vs 433), 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.

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