Every major AI training platform, compared honestly
See what people really earn, how fast they get paid and whether you can join from your country. Scores come from member reports, not from the platforms.
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Updated 22 Sep 2026
Scores are recomputed from new reports. Small samples are marked provisional on each platform page.
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Paid academic research studies with a minimum hourly rate
Typical pay$9–13/hrPublished range$8–20/hrBest for: Anyone in a supported country with spare moments; a reliable top-upSteadyEasy entryOpen in 17 countries1 live project - Excellent
Well-paid, self-paced chatbot evaluation and coding tasks
Typical pay$20–40/hrPublished range$20–50/hrBest for: Careful writers and developers in supported countries who want flexible hoursSteadySelectiveOpen in 9 countries2 live projects - Excellent
Expert contracts for AI labs, hired through an AI-led interview
Typical pay$45–95/hrPublished range$30–150/hrBest for: Professionals with verifiable credentials or several years in a fieldSurgingVery selectiveOpen in 17 countries3 live projectsReferral disclosed Handshake AI
by Handshake
ExcellentAI training fellowships for students, graduates and PhDs
Typical pay$30–60/hrPublished range$25–125/hrBest for: Current students, recent graduates and PhD candidatesSurgingSelectiveOpen in 9 countries2 live projects- Excellent
Expert-written datasets for frontier AI labs
Typical pay$55–100/hrPublished range$50–150/hrBest for: Experienced professionals who can write expert-level problems from scratchSurgingExperts onlyLimited to 3 countries1 live project - Excellent
High-quality human feedback work for leading AI labs
Typical pay$28–50/hrPublished range$25–100/hrBest for: Detail-oriented writers and specialists who enjoy exacting workSteadyVery selectiveOpen in 11 countries1 live project - Excellent
Quick micro-tasks, plus expert projects through Mindrift
Typical pay$4–12/hrPublished range$2–40/hrBest for: Getting started today, or experts applying to MindriftSteadyEasy entryOpen in most countries1 live project - Good
Remote AI training and engineering roles, screened by an AI recruiter
Typical pay$22–55/hrPublished range$20–100/hrBest for: Software engineers and multilingual generalists, including outside the USSurgingSelectiveOpen in most countries3 live projectsReferral disclosed - Good
Expert data network for specialised AI evaluation
Typical pay$50–90/hrPublished range$40–150/hrBest for: Credentialed professionals: clinicians, attorneys, analysts, PhDsSteadyExperts onlyLimited to 6 countries1 live project Alignerr
by Labelbox
GoodSubject-matter AI training across STEM, finance and languages
Typical pay$20–45/hrPublished range$15–150/hrBest for: Degree-level background in a specific field, or fluent speakers of in-demand languagesSteadySelectiveOpen in most countries3 live projectsReferral disclosedOutlier
by Scale AI
GoodLarge volume of writing, reasoning and coding tasks for AI training
Typical pay$16–26/hrPublished range$15–50/hrBest for: Strong written English. Coding, maths and language specialists get the best-paid projects.SteadyModerateOpen in most countries3 live projectsReferral disclosedTELUS Digital AI Community
by TELUS
GoodPart-time search and ad rating with steady, long-term work
Typical pay$10–15/hrPublished range$8–18/hrBest for: Beginners who want predictable, repeatable weekly hours in their own countrySteadyModerateOpen in most countries1 live project- Mixed
Image, video and text labelling for AI datasets
Typical pay$6–14/hrPublished range$5–25/hrBest for: Patient, consistent labellers comfortable with detailed visual guidelinesSlowModerateOpen in 11 countries1 live project - Poor
Long-running source of search, audio and language projects
Typical pay$9–14/hrPublished range$8–20/hrBest for: Native speakers of any language, including less common onesSlowEasy entryOpen in most countries2 live projects
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