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Frontier AI learns from experts. Get paid to be one.

Open roles on Outlier, DataAnnotation, micro1, Mercor and more, with their rates, plus payout routes that work from Africa, and guides that get you through the door.

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Why ASV

Every frontier model is shaped by people. Writers rank its answers, engineers grade its code, doctors and lawyers check its judgment. For specialists it can pay well, but much of it is hard to find. ASV is where you find it.

platforms profiled, from sign-up to payout
13
tracks, from generalist writing to medicine and law
7
to use ASV, and to apply anywhere legitimate
$0

01Open now

Open roles, with their rates.

Individual openings on the platforms we profile, each with what it pays and who can apply. Roles you can apply to from Africa come first.

All 59 openingsHires in Africa
All 59 openings

02Start here

The four platforms everyone asks about.

Profiled in depth: what the work is, what it pays, who gets in, and, plainly, whether they hire where you live.

All 13 platformsHires in Africa
GeneralistSoftware & code
Some countries

Outlier

Scale AI's freelance network for training and evaluating AI models.

Pay
$10–$50/hr
Entry
Assessed
Payouts
PayPal · Airtm · ACH (US)
View profile 8 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)
GeneralistSoftware & code
Not in Africa

DataAnnotation

Surge AI's selective platform for writing and evaluating chatbot responses.

Pay
$20–$100/hr
Entry
Highly selective
Payouts
PayPal
View profile 6 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)
GeneralistSoftware & code
Open in Africa

micro1

An expert network supplying human data to frontier AI labs.

Pay
$20–$200/hr
Entry
Selective
Payouts
Deel · Bank transfer · Payoneer · Wise · PayPal
View profile 8 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)
GeneralistSoftware & code
Some countries

Mercor

Specialist AI-training contracts for frontier labs, paid weekly via Stripe.

Pay
$20–$200/hr
Entry
Highly selective
Payouts
Stripe · Wise
View profile 5 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)

03Find your track

Whatever you know, someone is training a model on it.

Pick the kind of work that fits you. Each track lists the platforms that recruit for it.

  1. 01GeneralistWriting, rating and reasoning tasks. Strong English and careful judgment; some platforms ask for a degree, others do not.Outlier · DataAnnotation · micro1 · Mercor · +7
  2. 02Software & codeWrite, review and grade code so models learn to program, and to admit when they cannot.Outlier · DataAnnotation · micro1 · Mercor · +5
  3. 03Math & scienceHard problems with checkable answers: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology.Outlier · DataAnnotation · micro1 · Mercor · +5
  4. 04Domain expertsLaw, medicine, finance, consulting and other fields where the best pay goes to credentials.Outlier · DataAnnotation · micro1 · Mercor · +4
  5. 05LanguagesNative fluency in a language other than English, including many African languages.Outlier · DataAnnotation · micro1 · Invisible Technologies · +4
  6. 06CreativeFiction, screenwriting, design and media judgment for generative models.micro1 · Mercor · Handshake AI
  7. 07Research studiesPaid academic and AI research studies: short, flexible, no long assessments.Prolific

04How it works

From application to first payout.

ASV does the reading so you can do the applying. Three steps, the same on every platform.

  1. Step 01

    Choose

    Browse open roles with their rates, and compare the platforms behind them on pay, how hard they are to get into, and how they pay out.

  2. Step 02

    Qualify

    Assessments decide who gets in. Our guides cover what each one tests, and the mistakes that sink most applicants.

  3. Step 03

    Get paid

    Work the hours each platform allows, from wherever it accepts you. We map which payout routes reach Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and beyond.

ASV Projects

Paid work, run by ASV.

Alongside the platforms, ASV runs its own projects: structured technical tasks (software, task authoring, rubrics) claimed in the open and paid directly. See who else is working, earn points, and climb a public leaderboard.

  • Claim tasks in the open
  • Live claim timers
  • Reviewed by people
  • Points, levels and payouts
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05From the blog

Sourced guides, written for people doing the work.

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Featured

Guides8 min read

The complete guide to AI training work

What AI training work is, who pays for it, how to get in and stay active, and the downsides worth knowing before you apply.

ASV Editorial

Guides

8 min read

How AI interviews work at micro1 and Mercor

What micro1's Zara and Mercor's AI interviewer ask, how to prepare and answer, what follows a pass, and the mistakes that end applications.

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06Questions

Before you apply.

Straight answers on how ASV works. More in support.

Is ASV a job platform?

No. ASV is an independent hub: we list open roles and profile the platforms that hire for AI training work, then send you to them to apply. Your contract, your work and your pay are always with the platform itself. The one exception is ASV Projects: in-house work we run and pay for directly.

Where do the job listings come from?

From each platform's own job pages, the hiring boards it uses, such as Greenhouse, Lever and Workable, and job sites that repost its listings; each opening's page names its source. Every opening shows its rate as the listing gives it, or says when it gives none, who can apply, and the day we last confirmed it was open. Openings unchecked for three weeks are flagged, and after two months they leave the board. You always apply on the platform itself.

Does it cost anything?

Nothing. ASV is free, and no legitimate AI training platform charges you to apply or to work. Anyone asking for a fee to get you a gig is running a scam. How to spot one.

How do the referral links work?

Where we have a referral link, Apply uses it. Otherwise a platform's Apply button opens its public sign-up page, and an opening's Apply button opens the listing itself. If you are accepted through a referral link, the platform may pay ASV a bonus. It never comes out of your pay, and it never decides which platforms we cover or what we say about them. Read the disclosure.

Can I apply from Nigeria, Kenya or elsewhere in Africa?

Sometimes. As of October 2026, micro1 accepted applicants from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Egypt, and OneForma opens projects there language by language; Mercor covered all of those except Kenya, Outlier only Egypt and South Africa, and several others are closed or unconfirmed. Every profile sets out what we know. Never use a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country restriction: it is the fastest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.

How much can I earn?

It depends on the platform, the project, your expertise and where you live. Generalist work pays less than specialist work, and engineers and domain experts command the highest rates. Each profile shows the ranges we can source.

Which platform should I start with?

Apply to two or three that fit your background, so one quiet project never leaves you idle. Compare the big four.

Ready when you are

Your next contract starts with one application.

Browse open roles and the platforms behind them, compare what they pay, and apply on the platform itself.

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