AI Training Company Rankings
Every company we track that pays for AI training work, in one ranked list — platforms we link to daily at the top, weakest worker reputations at the bottom. Updated daily.
Mercor359 live roles
Expert marketplace for frontier AI labs. Hourly and per-task work, $12–270/hr.
“Mercor works if you work it — $20k since mid-May” — r/mercor_ai, Jun 2026 ↗
RecommendedProvenPays 2×/weekHigh hiring volume
micro1326 live roles
AI-vetted remote contracts across engineering, law, medicine. $20–280/hr.
“Got paid twice already and have never looked back. I dedicate around 15 hours a week.” — r/RemoteJobs, Oct 2025 ↗
RecommendedProvenWeekly payAI interview screening
Terac69 live roles
Paid expert studies and interviews, $10–350 per session.
“worked ~10 hours and got paid $1100. Terac has really good rates compared to Mercor” — r/passive_income, May 2026 ↗
Instant payoutCleanest reviewsHeavy screening
Braintrust83 live roles
Zero-fee talent network; cross-lists AI work from Outlier, SuperAnnotate, DATAmundi and others.
Keep 100% of rate
Turing36 live roles
AI training gigs and long-term placements. Pay disclosed after screening.
“the job is very boring, often the compensation is performance based.” — r/beermoneyindia, Jul 2025 ↗
Real pay once matchedSlow matching
Contranetwork — roles inside
Commission-free freelance network with a growing AI-gig section. Listings require signup.
No platform fees
Stellar AI
Annotation and model evaluation from $25/hr, weekly pay. Small but well reviewed.
Direct apply
DataAnnotation
Popular chat-rating platform, $20–40/hr. Entry gated by an unpaid assessment most applicants don’t pass.
“Hit $10,000 in lifetime earnings on DataAnnotation!” — r/DataAnnotationTech, Sep 2026 ↗
Assessment wall
Prolific
Academic and AI research studies. Fair pay rules, small task volume.
Direct apply
Outlier
Scale AI’s expert platform. Real pay, uneven task supply — some of its roles also appear on Braintrust.
“I made $5,000 last week and $1.45 this week… Pay rates randomly being slashed” — r/outlier_ai, Apr 2025 ↗
Also via Braintrust
Appen (CrowdGen)
Long-running crowd platform. Low rates and thin task supply since 2024.
Low rates
TELUS Digital AI
Rater and annotation programs (ex-Lionbridge). Opaque hiring, slow communication.
Opaque process
Hive Micro
Vestigial microtask app: cents per task, frequent account complaints.
Not recommended
Alignerr
High advertised rates, but widespread reports of unpaid reviewed work, sudden deactivations and unanswered complaints.
Caution