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AI training gigs

The major platforms, in one place.

What the work is, what it pays, who gets in, and how the money reaches you, sourced to each platform's own documentation where it exists, and flagged where we could not confirm it.

13 platforms · reviewed Oct 29, 2026

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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)
Software & codeMath & science
Unclear

Alignerr

Labelbox's expert network for paid AI training and evaluation work.

Pay
$15–$150/hr
Entry
Assessed
Payouts
Stripe · PayPal
View profile 6 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)
Software & codeMath & science
Not in Africa

Handshake AI

Handshake's paid AI fellowship for US-based students, graduates and PhDs.

Pay
$30–$125/hr
Entry
Selective
Payouts
Stripe
View profile 4 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)
Software & codeMath & science
Unclear

Turing

Contract coding and reasoning work for AI labs.

Pay
Varies
Entry
Selective
Payouts
Per contract
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GeneralistSoftware & code
Some countries

Mindrift

Toloka's project-based platform for experts and writers who train AI.

Pay
Varies
Entry
Selective
Payouts
PayPal · Payoneer
View profile 2 open rolesApply(opens in a new tab)

Pay ranges are the advertised or reported figures we can source, in US dollars per hour; actual rates depend on the project, your expertise and your location. Where we have a referral link, the Apply button uses it (how that works).

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