Market map · as of 2026-10-25
AI training market map
Viral lists mix training, annotation, and crowdwork into one ranking. This map separates the lanes by who can get in, then shows what each lane shows. Listed pay is not earnings. A name is on-board only when this directory already reads a public feed.
- 3,292
- open AI training gigs
- $70
- median listed top
- $34–$110
- p25–p75 listed top
- 2026-10-25
- as of
Same definitions as the pay index and /pay.json: the totals above count open feed listings. Median and percentiles use the top of each distinct listed hourly pay band. Bubble sizes below count distinct jobs.
Compare listed pay profiles
Left to right is what a platform shows. A bubble further right belongs to a platform whose typical listing shows more per hour. The dashed line is this site's median across every feed, $70/hr: bubbles right of it show above the site's typical rate.
Bottom to top is how far apart its pay bands are. A bubble higher up mixes low and high bands, so its typical figure tells you less about the job you would get. Bubble size is how many distinct open jobs it has, colour is the lane (who can get in), and a hollow bubble mostly prints ceilings, “up to” figures rather than firm rates.
The rows under the chart are what workers report earning, on the same dollar scale, not what is posted: each whisker runs from the low to the high figure people cite once unpaid onboarding and empty queues are counted. Where a platform has a bubble above and a row below, the distance between them is the most useful thing on this chart.
Swipe the chart sideways for readable labels, or use the platform buttons below.
Dashed line: site-wide median listed top, $70/hr.
Read the band, not a promise. Pay statistics give one vote to each distinct platform and listed rate band, using its top. The median divides those bands, not jobs or workers. The middle 50% runs from P25 to P75. Spread is P75 minus P25.
Percentiles use ranked band values, matching the pay index. With an even number of bands, the median is the upper middle value.
Higher is not always better. A wider spread can reflect a different mix of roles, countries or specialisms. It does not measure earnings consistency or the chance of getting work. Listed tops and up-to figures are not guaranteed earnings.
Bubble area counts distinct open jobs, including nonhourly work and jobs outside the pay sample. These counts can be smaller than raw listing totals elsewhere on this page. Colour is the lane, who can get in, and scores nothing.
Reported earnings are hearsay with sources attached. Each diamond comes from worker reports gathered by hand on the date shown, never from a job feed, and it never enters the benchmark that places the bubbles. A platform can carry a diamond without a bubble when it has no feed or too few bands.
| Platform | Workers report | Confidence | Gathered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | $25 to $100/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| xAI Specialist AI Tutors | $38 to $65/hr | low | 2026-09-12 |
| Handshake AI | $10 to $75/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| micro1 | $25 to $60/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| AfterQuery | $15 to $50/hr | low | 2026-09-12 |
| Outlier (Scale AI) | $12 to $40/hr | medium | 2026-08-26 |
| DataAnnotation | $12 to $35/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| Babel Audio | $12 to $30/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | $8 to $30/hr | medium | 2026-08-26 |
| Alignerr | $7 to $30/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| Mindriftno feed | $5 to $20/hr | medium | 2026-08-26 |
| Welo Data (Welocalize)no feed | $3 to $20/hr | low | 2026-08-26 |
| Prolificno feed | $6 to $14/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| CrowdGen by Appenno feed | $2 to $15/hr | medium | 2026-08-26 |
| Clickworkerno feed | $3 to $10/hr | low | 2026-09-12 |
| Remotasksno feed | $1 to $12/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| OneForma (Centific)no feed | $3 to $8/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| Tolokano feed | $2 to $6/hr | medium | 2026-09-12 |
| Microworkersno feed | $1 to $4/hr | low | 2026-09-12 |
Feeds not placed
- 10x Team. 107 distinct open jobs, but only 0 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Babel Audio. 43 distinct open jobs, but only 2 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- DataAnnotation. 112 distinct open jobs, but only 4 distinct hourly pay bands, all of them ceilings. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Fleet AI. No distinct open jobs in the latest inventory.
- G2i. No distinct open jobs in the latest inventory.
- iMerit Scholars. 7 distinct open jobs, but only 4 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Outlier (Scale AI). 1 distinct open jobs, but only 1 distinct hourly pay band, all of them ceilings. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Pasiflora AI. 3 distinct open jobs, but only 2 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Sovrano AI. 3 distinct open jobs, but only 1 distinct hourly pay band. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- TransPerfect DataForce. 15 distinct open jobs, but only 0 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- Vetto. 14 distinct open jobs, but only 1 distinct hourly pay band. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
- xAI Specialist AI Tutors. 11 distinct open jobs, but only 4 distinct hourly pay bands. This map needs at least 5 distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the pay index.
| Platform | Lane | Median top | P25–P75 | Spread | Distinct jobs | Distinct bands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | Specialist networks | $105 | $70–$150 | $80 | 278 | 82 |
| Turing | Specialist networks | $100 | $25–$150 | $125 | 199 | 8 |
| Workada | Open to newcomers | $100 | $50–$120 | $70 | 5 | 5 |
| AfterQuery | Specialist networks | $93 | $63–$123 | $60 | 228 | 43 |
| Terac | Specialist networks | $90 | $60–$112 | $52 | 72 | 16 |
| micro1 | Specialist networks | $80 | $40–$125 | $85 | 372 | 122 |
| Handshake AI | Specialist networks | $77 | $50–$110 | $60 | 230 | 31 |
| Alignerr | Specialist networks | $75 | $50–$110 | $60 | 549 | 66 |
| Grayder | Open to newcomers | $50 | $20–$80 | $60 | 14 | 10 |
| SME Careers | Specialist networks | $50 | $27–$80 | $53 | 181 | 26 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | Open to newcomers | $45 | $28–$65 | $37 | 561 | 29 |
| Rise Data Labs | Open to newcomers | $45 | $40–$60 | $20 | 83 | 11 |
| Claru | Open to newcomers | $35 | $25–$50 | $25 | 40 | 11 |
| Braintrust | Open to newcomers | $31 | $20–$90 | $70 | 26 | 18 |
| Lionbridge | Open to newcomers | $22 | $17–$34 | $17 | 45 | 25 |
| Innodata | Open to newcomers | $20 | $20–$30 | $10 | 22 | 5 |
| RWS TrainAI | Open to newcomers | $20 | $17–$24 | $7 | 71 | 21 |
Pay figures are USD per hour. Every bubble needs at least five distinct hourly bands, the same floor as the pay index. Pay index and methodology.
More platforms to explore
These platforms are not currently included in our live job feeds. Their official role pages show rates. The figures below are role examples, not platform medians. They do not set a bubble position or size.
Stellar AI
Public role rates
Generalist
$25+/hr
The Generalist listing shows an hourly rate with a plus sign. This does not tell us how much work is available.
Official role and rateSource checked
Public growth signals
Growth usually means more client contracts, then more seats over time, and more room to keep listed rates competitive. Use this as a signal, not a promise. A rising company can still reject you or pay below the ceiling.
These are public reported or estimated figures, not audited. Gross includes contractor pay. Mixed years and mixed definitions. If a figure here is wrong, write to contact@aipaylist.com.
Rows follow the source list below, not a ranking of platforms.
| Platform | Public figure | As-of | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | about $614M H1 2026 gross | Jul 2026 | Gross, not net. Primary source is paywalled. | |
| Surge (DataAnnotation's parent) | over $1B | 2024 figure, reported 2025 | Forbes cites $1.2B 2024 revenue. Reported gross/revenue wording, mixed year vs 2026 rows. | |
| Handshake | about $1B AI-training run rate | Apr 2026 | Gross annualized AI-training revenue, not net. | |
| Micro1 | about $500M gross run rate | 20 Aug 2026 | Gross run rate, not net. Gross includes contractor pay. Gross is not what the company keeps. |
Specialist networks
The typical listing asks for a profession, a degree or years in a field.
Senior European professionals as freelance AI trainers for AI labs, a euro hourly range on every role.
On-board
126 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
To start. Apply on the posting's form. 10x Team then emails the steps, a short written assessment and an AI interview.
Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 2.6/5 (10 reviews).
Expert data platform. Public board with a rate on each listing.
On-board
228 open roles, median listed top $93/hr
45 of 228 hourly listings share the most common band, $30/hr.
To start. Choose an expert pool and take its unpaid, single-attempt assessment. Timing is shown before starting. Onboarding and project matching are separate steps.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.2/5 (10 ratings), Trustpilot 2.8/5 (115 reviews).
Labelbox expert network. Structured hourly bands on a public jobs API.
On-board
629 open roles, median listed top $75/hr
97 of 629 hourly listings share the most common band, $40–$120/hr.
To start. Create a profile and apply to a job. Phone and ID verification are required. Some roles add a Zara interview or domain assessment.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 2.2/5 (21 reviews), Trustpilot 4.5/5 (2,987 reviews).
Graduate AI training fellowship. Public opportunity pages with a listed ceiling.
On-board
235 open roles, median listed top $77/hr
42 of 235 hourly listings share the most common band, up to $75/hr.
To start. Apply to the fellowship and complete your profile. Project selection may add evaluations, training or a portfolio review. Requirements vary by opportunity.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.1/5 (317 reviews, Handshake (all roles)), Trustpilot 1.2/5 (129 reviews).
Expert network. Public hourly rates on contractor roles.
On-board
278 open roles, median listed top $105/hr
14 of 247 hourly listings share the most common band, $70–$110/hr.
To start. Account and CV, then an AI interview of about 20 minutes. My reply planning estimate is 2 to 4 weeks. Check your application status for the decision.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.2/5 (197 reviews), Trustpilot 4.5/5 (1,198 reviews).
Expert network. Public hourly rates on contractor roles.
On-board
374 open roles, median listed top $80/hr
16 of 366 hourly listings share the most common band, $40–$80/hr.
To start. Account and CV. My estimate: 20 to 30 minutes of questions, plus about 25 to 30 minutes if an exercise is required. Check the full estimate for your role.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.7/5 (22 reviews, AI Trainer role), Glassdoor 4.4/5 (190 reviews).
SuperAnnotate's expert network. Public board with a structured rate on every role, set per country.
On-board
760 open roles, median listed top $50/hr
149 of 760 hourly listings share the most common band, up to $20/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.3/5 (51 reviews, SuperAnnotate (all roles)).
Expert panel and AI evaluation work. Public opportunity pages.
On-board
72 open roles, median listed top $90/hr
6 of 27 hourly listings share the most common band, $90/hr.
To start. Verify your phone and review your profile. Optional onboarding interview: about 10 minutes. Some opportunities add screening of about 3 minutes.
Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 4.5/5 (51 reviews).
Coding and expert contracts for frontier AI labs. Public board, a rate on a minority of roles.
On-board
226 open roles, median listed top $100/hr
13 of 25 hourly listings share the most common band, $15/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.5/5 (793 reviews), Trustpilot 2.3/5 (205 reviews).
Expert review and scenario writing for AI projects, paid a fixed fee per approved task.
On-board
14 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
1 of 1 hourly listings share the most common band, $100/hr.
To start. Apply on Vetto's Greenhouse form and answer its screening questions in English, or Portuguese where the role allows it. Vetto says it blocks applications written with AI.
Direct contractor tutor roles on the xAI careers board.
On-board
11 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
5 of 11 hourly listings share the most common band, $35–$45/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.3/5 (22 reviews, AI Tutor role), Glassdoor 3.6/5 (53 reviews).
Open to newcomers
The typical listing asks for a language, a skill test or general ability, behind an assessment or an evaluation.
Voice data collection. Public role pages with a published rate.
On-board
43 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
2 of 3 hourly listings share the most common band, $17.5/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.7/5 (14 reviews), Trustpilot 3.7/5 (121 reviews).
AI training and data work posted by employers on a public freelance marketplace.
On-board
26 open roles, median listed top $31/hr
3 of 25 hourly listings share the most common band, $40–$90/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.9/5 (42 reviews), Trustpilot 1.7/5 (20 reviews).
Annotation, model evaluation and video capture with public compensation.
On-board
40 open roles, median listed top $35/hr
10 of 40 hourly listings share the most common band, $10/hr.
Public recruitment tracks with listed role rates, refreshed from the provider's board. Posting dates are not supplied.
On-board
112 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
63 of 112 hourly listings share the most common band, up to $125/hr.
To start. Account, then a one-attempt Starter Assessment of about an hour. Specialist assessments can take one to two hours. Approval depends on review and matching work.
Workers report. Workers on r/dataannotation describe $20 to $25 an hour on generalist projects and $30 to $40 on coding, with $40 to $50 the highest figures they cite. Glassdoor self-reports run $30 to $55 an hour, average $39 from 114 reports as of March 2026. The board's $125 and $150 ceilings appear in no worker report we found.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.0/5 (650 reviews), Trustpilot 3.9/5 (1,975 reviews).
Domain expert Fellow contracts for evaluating AI in professional workflows.
On-board
No open roles in the latest feed pull
AI coding evaluation contracts with published hourly ranges.
On-board
No open roles in the latest feed pull
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.6/5 (19 reviews), Trustpilot 4.2/5 (51 reviews).
Life science AI work for doctors, scientists and regulatory specialists, with a published hourly rate on every role.
On-board
14 open roles, median listed top $50/hr
3 of 14 hourly listings share the most common band, $10/hr.
AI evaluation and annotation contracts with explicit published rates.
On-board
8 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
3 of 8 hourly listings share the most common band, $35/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.4/5 (465 reviews, iMerit (all roles)), Trustpilot 2.0/5 (10 reviews, iMerit company profile).
Contributor AI evaluation roles with published hourly compensation.
On-board
22 open roles, median listed top $20/hr
17 of 21 hourly listings share the most common band, $15/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 2.4/5 (62 reviews, Generative AI Associate role), Glassdoor 3.7/5 (958 reviews).
Freelance transcription and data collection projects country by country, with a structured rate on each.
On-board
45 open roles, median listed top $22/hr
6 of 40 hourly listings share the most common band, $15–$20/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.4/5 (2,710 reviews), Trustpilot 1.7/5 (42 reviews).
Freelance AI trainer projects, most in one wide band with the rate set after evaluation. Public Greenhouse board.
On-board
769 open roles, median listed top $45/hr
375 of 762 hourly listings share the most common band, $8–$65/hr.
To start. Apply to a project. The posted band is a band, and the exact rate is set after evaluation.
Workers report. Glassdoor rates Invisible Technologies' AI trainer pay 2.8 of 5 across 60 reviews, at $8 to $65 an hour. On r/Meridial one worker found a project listed at $40 to $60 an hour paid a little under $5 per approved task, and applicants describe a language test followed by a wait for a project match.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 2.9/5 (63 reviews, Invisible AI Trainer role), Glassdoor 3.2/5 (303 reviews, Invisible Technologies (all roles)).
AI evaluation projects. Public hourly ceilings and role-specific country restrictions.
On-board
1 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
1 of 1 hourly listings share the most common band, up to $25/hr.
To start. General onboarding takes 30 to 90 minutes, including setup, screening and ID checks. Project-specific qualification comes afterward and varies.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.2/5 (712 reviews), Trustpilot 4.0/5 (5,539 reviews).
Open AI data and video projects, separate from future expert talent pools.
On-board
3 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
2 of 3 hourly listings share the most common band, $15/hr.
Public AI training and annotation roles across coding, languages and domain expertise.
On-board
88 open roles, median listed top $45/hr
39 of 88 hourly listings share the most common band, $15–$45/hr.
Language and speech evaluation work for fluent speakers, posted country by country with an hourly rate in nearly every posting.
On-board
71 open roles, median listed top $20/hr
13 of 70 hourly listings share the most common band, $18/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.2/5 (1,131 reviews, RWS Group (all roles)), Trustpilot 1.8/5 (53 reviews, RWS company profile).
Native-speaker evaluation and speech work beside expert deck and case authoring, each posting with its own rate.
On-board
3 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
1 of 1 hourly listings share the most common band, $5–$15/hr.
Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 4.4/5 (54 reviews).
Country-specific AI data collection and writing projects with published task payments.
On-board
15 open roles, too few distinct US dollar rates for a benchmark median
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 3.0/5 (2,892 reviews, TransPerfect (all roles)), Trustpilot 3.6/5 (141 reviews).
Data labeling, video, science and finance AI work, with a published hourly rate on every role.
On-board
5 open roles, median listed top $100/hr
1 of 5 hourly listings share the most common band, $100/hr.
To start. Apply on the role page with a resume. Workada says every role includes a short interview, then identity verification and paid training before tasking.
Rated elsewhere: Trustpilot 3.6/5 (50 reviews).
Out of scope / crowd
Crowd microtasks or careers-only boards with no public dated rate feed.
Crowd data collection.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Clickworker
Crowd microtasks.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Microworkers
Crowd microtasks.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Crowd annotation and linguistics projects.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Prolific
Paid research studies.
Out of scope
insufficient public rate data
Remotasks
Crowd annotation.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Search and ads rating roles, set country by country. Its own posting template leaves compensation blank.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Toloka
Crowd tasks.
Out of scope
no public dated rate feed
Localization and rating work.
Out of scope
careers-only
Relay boards
These carry other platforms' roles under their own name. The work is usually real, but the employer on the page is not the employer you would be working for, and the rate has been copied rather than published.
Every list of AI training work sits between you and the people paying, this one included. The question is what it does with the employer's name. This directory names the platform that will hire you, links out to that platform, and copies the rate its posting publishes. It never lists a role under its own name, and it never invents a rate. Some outbound links are referral links, and they are never a ranking factor (disclosure).
OpenTrain AI's own terms of service (last updated 2026-04-25, checked 2026-09-21) say it may be paid a referral fee or commission by the outside platforms whose jobs it lists when someone it sends is hired there. When we checked on 2026-09-21, the Apply button on a role OpenTrain AI carries from another platform led to a page on OpenTrain's own app asking you to create an OpenTrain account to apply, not to the platform that posted the role. On 2026-09-21 we checked AuraOne's public job feeds and about 40 of its job pages. Every Apply button we found led to AuraOne's own application form on auraone.ai, not to another platform, and we found no referral or affiliate links and no public referral programme. What AuraOne does with an application after that is not public.
Sources
- OpenTrain AI terms of service, section 13.3 (checked 2026-09-21)
- An OpenTrain AI job page and its Apply button (checked 2026-09-21)
- The OpenTrain page that Apply button leads to (checked 2026-09-21)
- AuraOne public jobs feed for Indeed (checked 2026-09-21)
- An AuraOne job page and its Apply button (checked 2026-09-21)
- AuraOne terms of service (checked 2026-09-21)
- AuraOne partners page (checked 2026-09-21)
3,346 specialist roles under its own name. Its own feed gives 1,034 of them a Mercor job id.
Relay board
republishes other platforms' roles
About 1,300 open roles. When counted on 2026-09-05, about a sixth of its titles were near-exact copies of roles on four other boards.
Relay board
republishes other platforms' roles
On aipaylist today
| Platform | What they sell | Open roles | Benchmark median top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10x Team | Senior European professionals as freelance AI trainers for AI labs, a euro hourly range on every role. | 126 | n/a |
| AfterQuery | Expert data platform. Public board with a rate on each listing. | 228 | $93/hr |
| Alignerr | Labelbox expert network. Structured hourly bands on a public jobs API. | 629 | $75/hr |
| Babel Audio | Voice data collection. Public role pages with a published rate. | 43 | n/a |
| Braintrust | AI training and data work posted by employers on a public freelance marketplace. | 26 | $31/hr |
| Claru | Annotation, model evaluation and video capture with public compensation. | 40 | $35/hr |
| DataAnnotation | Public recruitment tracks with listed role rates, refreshed from the provider's board. Posting dates are not supplied. | 112 | n/a |
| Fleet AI | Domain expert Fellow contracts for evaluating AI in professional workflows. | 0 | n/a |
| G2i | AI coding evaluation contracts with published hourly ranges. | 0 | n/a |
| Grayder | Life science AI work for doctors, scientists and regulatory specialists, with a published hourly rate on every role. | 14 | $50/hr |
| Handshake AI | Graduate AI training fellowship. Public opportunity pages with a listed ceiling. | 235 | $77/hr |
| iMerit Scholars | AI evaluation and annotation contracts with explicit published rates. | 8 | n/a |
| Innodata | Contributor AI evaluation roles with published hourly compensation. | 22 | $20/hr |
| Lionbridge | Freelance transcription and data collection projects country by country, with a structured rate on each. | 45 | $22/hr |
| Mercor | Expert network. Public hourly rates on contractor roles. | 278 | $105/hr |
| Meridial (Invisible) | Freelance AI trainer projects, most in one wide band with the rate set after evaluation. Public Greenhouse board. | 769 | $45/hr |
| micro1 | Expert network. Public hourly rates on contractor roles. | 374 | $80/hr |
| Outlier | AI evaluation projects. Public hourly ceilings and role-specific country restrictions. | 1 | n/a |
| Pasiflora AI | Open AI data and video projects, separate from future expert talent pools. | 3 | n/a |
| Rise Data Labs | Public AI training and annotation roles across coding, languages and domain expertise. | 88 | $45/hr |
| RWS TrainAI | Language and speech evaluation work for fluent speakers, posted country by country with an hourly rate in nearly every posting. | 71 | $20/hr |
| SME Careers | SuperAnnotate's expert network. Public board with a structured rate on every role, set per country. | 760 | $50/hr |
| Sovrano AI | Native-speaker evaluation and speech work beside expert deck and case authoring, each posting with its own rate. | 3 | n/a |
| Terac | Expert panel and AI evaluation work. Public opportunity pages. | 72 | $90/hr |
| TransPerfect DataForce | Country-specific AI data collection and writing projects with published task payments. | 15 | n/a |
| Turing | Coding and expert contracts for frontier AI labs. Public board, a rate on a minority of roles. | 226 | $100/hr |
| Vetto | Expert review and scenario writing for AI projects, paid a fixed fee per approved task. | 14 | n/a |
| Workada | Data labeling, video, science and finance AI work, with a published hourly rate on every role. | 5 | $100/hr |
| xAI Specialist AI Tutors | Direct contractor tutor roles on the xAI careers board. | 11 | n/a |
Benchmark medians need at least five distinct hourly pay bands, the same floor as the bubble map above.
Often listed, usually out of scope
| Name | What they sell | Why they sit off-board |
|---|---|---|
| Appen | Crowd data collection. | no public dated rate feed |
| Clickworker | Crowd microtasks. | no public dated rate feed |
| Microworkers | Crowd microtasks. | no public dated rate feed |
| OneForma | Crowd annotation and linguistics projects. | no public dated rate feed |
| Prolific | Paid research studies. | insufficient public rate data |
| Remotasks | Crowd annotation. | no public dated rate feed |
| TELUS Digital AI | Search and ads rating roles, set country by country. Its own posting template leaves compensation blank. | no public dated rate feed |
| Toloka | Crowd tasks. | no public dated rate feed |
| Welocalize | Localization and rating work. | careers-only |
Generic remote-task brands that show cheap crowd work belong in this lane too. This page does not invent an hourly rate for them.
How we decide to add a feed
- The posting publishes a rate we can copy, not a pay-discussed-later line.
- The post is dated, or the feed is re-readable, so we can tell when a role closes.
- The listed top meets the $10/hr listing floor.
- We own the ingest adapter and can keep the copy honest when the feed changes.
How to read these numbers
Listed rates are not guaranteed earnings. The feed benchmark gives one vote to the top of each distinct platform and listed hourly pay band. The hourly listing floor in this directory is $10/hr. Public role cards are separate source observations, with their own check dates. They do not contribute to the benchmark or the bubble map. Full methodology.
Browse open AI training gigs or the listed-rate index.