AI training platforms compared

Compare AI training platforms including Mercor, micro1, AfterQuery, Turing, Handshake AI and Ethos. See current openings, advertised pay rates, screening processes and platform details in one place, written independently of the platforms.

Platforms compared on screening, fit and median published rate
	Mercor 273 open	micro1 251 open	Handshake AI Profile entry	Ethos 100 open	AfterQuery 227 open	Turing 174 open
Median rate on our listings	$80/hr · 237 rate observations	$70/hr · 244 rate observations	Varies by matched opportunity	$80/hr · 100 rate observations	$80/hr · 227 rate observations	Hourly & per-task mix
Screening	Credential check, then an AI-led video interview	Skills assessment, then an AI interview	Identity check, then project match	Profile and ID check, then AI-assisted matching	Apply directly, or one unpaid assessment for ongoing pool work	Apply directly per listing — assessment and interview vary
Best for	Licensed and postgraduate experts	Experts and strong generalists open to task-based work	US-based experts and students	Experienced practitioners open to calls and projects	Credentialed experts and skilled generalists across a wide field range	Engineers, scientists, lawyers, finance and domain-expert SMEs

Listing counts and medians by platform and by field, with percentiles and the full method, are in the AI training market report.

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Mercor

Credentialed work

Credentialed domain work in medicine, law, finance and PhD-level STEM. Screening includes credential verification and an AI-led video interview.

Median on our listings: $80/hr
Screening: Credential check, then an AI-led video interview
Best for: Licensed and postgraduate experts

273 open rolesView profile →

micro1

Task-based work

Evaluation, annotation and rubric work with a wide range of role types, including engineering and language queues. Screening is a skills assessment and an AI interview.

Median on our listings: $70/hr
Screening: Skills assessment, then an AI interview
Best for: Experts and strong generalists open to task-based work

251 open rolesView profile →

Handshake AI

US network

The AI evaluation arm of Handshake, the US college career platform. General evaluation work needs no AI background; domain-specific projects require the relevant credentials.

Screening: Identity check, then project match
Best for: US-based experts and students

Profile entryView profile →

Ethos

Expert network

Create a profile, verify your identity, and be matched to expert calls, consulting, research and AI projects. AI-assisted screening with human review; an AI voice screen may be part of it.

Median on our listings: $80/hr
Screening: Profile and ID check, then AI-assisted matching
Best for: Experienced practitioners open to calls and projects

100 open rolesView profile →

AfterQuery

Listings + assessments

Fixed-rate listings and assessment-gated pools spanning medicine, law, finance, engineering, the sciences, languages and creative work. Apply directly, or pass one unpaid assessment for ongoing matched work in a domain.

Median on our listings: $80/hr
Screening: Apply directly, or one unpaid assessment for ongoing pool work
Best for: Credentialed experts and skilled generalists across a wide field range

227 open rolesView profile →

Turing

Open marketplace

A wide-open board of engineering, science, legal, finance and domain-expert contract work behind frontier AI labs — most listings state a rate, and many pay a referral bonus on top of it.

Pay structure: Hourly or per task, stated on each listing
Screening: Apply directly per listing — assessment and interview vary
Best for: Engineers, scientists, lawyers, finance and domain-expert SMEs

174 open rolesView profile →