AfterQuery
AfterQuery pays domain experts to write prompts and evaluate AI responses across professional fields (law, medicine, finance, engineering, e
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Verified Sep 2026ACH bank transfer · PayPal15 countries
AI training platforms — 48 verified sites that pay
The fastest-growing paid-task category: labeling, evaluation, and expert-domain work that trains AI models — verified rates and qualification requirements for each platform.
- 48 platforms
- Verified monthly
- Last sweep Sep 2026
- 36 pay via PayPal
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Clickworker
Beginner-friendly microtasks across annotation, collection, and validation.
What ai training & data labeling work actually pays in 2026
AI training work pays people to improve machine-learning models: rating model responses, labeling images, writing and evaluating prompts, transcribing audio, and reviewing code. Demand has exploded, and so has the spread between the best and worst platforms — generalist microtasks pay a few dollars an hour while expert-domain projects (law, medicine, advanced coding) pay $15–40+/hr, sometimes on the same platform.
We track 48 AI-training platforms with the same verification discipline as every other category: pay models, qualification gates, identity requirements, payout methods, and country availability, checked against official contributor pages and terms. Where a platform hides its rates, we say so.
Before you apply, understand the two-tier structure. Generalist tiers accept most applicants and pay per task; expert tiers gate entry behind degree verification and domain tests but pay multiples more. The application-process row on each platform page tells you which you are walking into.
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AI Training & Data Labeling platforms — page 1 of 2
49 platforms listed, including 1 that cover ai training & data labeling as a secondary category.
Alignerr
Is an AI training contributor network powered by Labelbox.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal2 countries
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is one of the largest crowdsourcing microtask marketplaces.
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Verified Sep 2026Bank transfer · Gift card or voucher3 countries
Braintrust
Is an AI-powered talent network that connects domain experts (software engineers, finance, healthcare, legal, etc.) with paid AI training an
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Verified Sep 2026ACH bank transfer · PayPal15 countries
Clickworker
Is a global microtask platform where registered freelancers complete data collection, data processing, annotation, validation, enrichment, a
Microtasks typically pay a few cents to a few dollars each
per per task · min payout €5 / $10 (varies by payout method)
Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Payoneer15 countries
CNTXT AI
Is an Arabic-first AI and data solutions company that recruits individual remote contractors for AI evaluation, bilingual annotation (Castil
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Verified Sep 2026Bank transfer16 countries
CrowdGen by Appen
Is a contributor platform for AI training and data work, with projects matched to professional expertise in fields such as coding, engineeri
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Payoneer16 countries
Crowtado
Crowtado pays contributors for approved voice, video, and photo tasks used to create AI training data.
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Verified Sep 2026Venmo payout · PayPal15 countries
Data Annotation Tech
DataAnnotation.tech is an annotation platform that pays remote workers to label and annotate data for AI training.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal4 countries
DataForce by TransPerfect
Is a global community for paid AI data sourcing, annotation, user studies, and freelance or employment opportunities.
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Verified Sep 2026Bank transfer · PayPal6 countries
Fluffle
Is a voice calling app that pays users for their conversations, which (with consent) are used as AI training data by vetted partner companie
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal15 countries
Globik AI
Globik AI operates an enterprise data solutions business alongside a contributor network ('Globik Studio') for AI data annotation, validatio
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Payoneer15 countries
Handshake AI
Handshake AI runs AI Fellowship and AI Trainer roles on top of the Handshake career network used by US universities.
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Verified Sep 2026ACH bank transferUnited States
Hub
Is a contributor platform and mobile data lab that collects real-world human experiences for AI and robotics training.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Gift card or voucher15 countries
HumanSignal Labs
Is the paid AI training contributor network run by HumanSignal, the maker of the open-source Label Studio.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Tremendous15 countries
iMerit
Is a global AI data solutions company that hires data annotation, content moderation, and AI training professionals.
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Verified Sep 2026Bank transfer · Payoneer27 countries
Lionbridge AI
Lionbridge's AI contributor platform hires freelance AI trainers, evaluators, linguists, and data annotators globally.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Bank transfer15 countries
Luel
Is a multi-modal AI data marketplace paying individual contributors for voice, video, and photo collection across many low-resource language
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal15 countries
Mercor
Is an AI-powered talent marketplace that matches vetted professionals (engineers, lawyers, doctors, consultants) with AI training and evalua
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Verified Sep 2026ACH bank transfer · Deel15 countries
Meridial by Invisible
Meridial is an expert contractor marketplace powered by Invisible Technologies.
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Verified Sep 2026ACH bank transfer · PayPal15 countries
Micro1
Micro1 (micro1.ai) is a leading AI data lab connecting domain experts with paid AI training, evaluation, and data collection work.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Payoneer15 countries
Mindrift
Is the current destination described by Toloka for Toloka tasks and projects, bringing AI annotation and evaluation work into one contributo
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Verified Sep 2026Payoneer · PayPal15 countries
Neevo
Is Defined.ai's contributor platform for AI training data.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal15 countries
Numo
Is a mobile app where contributors complete short tasks that help train AI, including reading prompts, answering questions, and having natur
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Verified Sep 202615 countries
OneForma
Is Pactera's contributor platform for AI training, data annotation, and localization tasks.
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Verified Sep 2026PayPal · Payoneer15 countries
| Name | Pay unit | Typical rate | Payouts | Min payout | Countries | Last verified | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfterQuery | Hourly or project rate | Not published | ACH bank transfer, PayPal | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Alignerr | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal | Not published | 2 tracked | Visit | |
| Amazon Mechanical Turk | Per task | Not published | Bank transfer, Gift card or voucher | Not published | 3 tracked | Visit | |
| Braintrust | Hourly or project rate | Not published | ACH bank transfer, PayPal, Deel | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Clickworker | Per task | Microtasks typically pay a few cents to a few dollars each | PayPal, Payoneer, eWallet | €5 / $10 (varies by payout method) | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| CNTXT AI | Hourly or project rate | Not published | Bank transfer | Not published | 16 tracked | Visit | |
| CrowdGen by Appen | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm | Not published | 16 tracked | Visit | |
| Crowtado | Per task | Not published | Venmo payout, PayPal, Wise (formerly TransferWise) | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Data Annotation Tech | Per task | Not published | PayPal | Not published | 4 tracked | Visit | |
| DataForce by TransPerfect | Per task | Not published | Bank transfer, PayPal, Tremendous | Not published | 6 tracked | Visit | |
| Fluffle | Per task | Not published | PayPal | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Globik AI | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal, Payoneer, Bank transfer | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Handshake AI | Hourly or project rate | Not published | ACH bank transfer | Not published | 1 tracked | Visit | |
| Hub | Per task | Not published | PayPal, Gift card or voucher | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| HumanSignal Labs | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal, Tremendous, Deel | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| iMerit | Hourly or project rate | Not published | Bank transfer, Payoneer, Deel | Not published | 27 tracked | Visit | |
| Lionbridge AI | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal, Bank transfer, Deel | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Luel | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Mercor | Hourly or project rate | Not published | ACH bank transfer, Deel | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Meridial by Invisible | Hourly or project rate | Not published | ACH bank transfer, PayPal, Deel | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Micro1 | Hourly or project rate | Not published | PayPal, Payoneer, Bank transfer | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Mindrift | Per task | Not published | Payoneer, PayPal, Tipalti / PayPal | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Neevo | Per task | Not published | PayPal | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| Numo | Per task | Not published | — | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit | |
| OneForma | Per task | Not published | PayPal, Payoneer | Not published | 15 tracked | Visit |
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