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Halluminate: pay, who can join and open jobs

Expert network of Halluminate, a Y Combinator S25 startup in San Francisco that builds RL training environments and benchmarks for frontier AI labs on finance work. Bankers, investors, accountants and consultants design hard multi-step tasks and rubrics (not simple labeling) at $100 to $250 per hour, plus $1,500 to $4,000 training milestones and bonuses. Paid as a 1099 contractor through Rippling direct deposit to a US bank account; needs 20+ hours per week for at least 6 weeks.

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Who can join Halluminate

Hires in: Varies by project. Remote; FAQ says work from outside the US is supported except from certain countries, but pay goes via Rippling direct deposit which requires a US bank account; no visa sponsorship or W-2. Source

How you get paid: Direct deposit (Rippling) (payroll via Rippling; cadence not published; training paid as $1,500–$4,000 milestone on completion, then hourly). Source

Hourly pay by platform: lowest, median and highest

Based on open jobs with hourly pay listed on aitrainer.jobs. The bar runs from the lowest to the highest rate; the dot is the median.

Scale AI Human Frontier Collective$300–$300
Respondent.io$80–$200
Alpheva$90–$300
G2i$50–$200
10x Team$25–$375
Stellar AI$25–$200
mpathic$30–$200
Workbolt$20–$250
Workada$17–$130
Rex.Zone$15–$150
Micro1$15–$150
RealTrainAI$48–$140
Afterquery$20–$200
Mercor$11–$350
Sovrano AI$35–$125
Aura One$6–$500
Ethos$35–$350
Mindrift$35–$100
Invisible$5–$150
Alignerr$10–$400
Visora$5–$90
TransPerfect$29–$58
Anyone AI$7–$150
Pasiflora AI$11–$40
BrainTrust$5–$150
Appen$24–$100
xAI$35–$35
Lionbridge AI$20–$35
SuperAnnotate$5–$33
HumanSignal$13–$80
YPAI$11.5–$250
LXT$20–$25
Lifted (Upwork)$10–$110
Welocalize$5–$105
CloudFactory$17.5–$25
Volga Partners$5–$60
RWS$5–$36
Turing$15–$150
Claru$5–$100
TELUS$11–$14
TSMG$13–$75

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How to get accepted at Halluminate

Application steps, the assessment and tips from people who got in.

Application steps

Apply at halluminate.ai/experts: pick a role group, name, email, resume (about 30 seconds)
Resume review (they say within 3 business days)
Screener video and quiz (under 30 minutes) plus 60 minute technical assessment
30 minute screening call about your experience and AI use
Mock problem build: build a task that exposes a model weakness (3 business days)
Onboarding: Rippling offer letter, Checkr background check, ID verification, Slack and Horizon platform access
Self-paced training (about 2 weeks, 15-20 hours), deliver two approved problems for the milestone, then hourly Core Contributor work

The assessment

Resume screen, 60 minute technical assessment, screening call and a 3 day paid-style mock problem build; background check via Checkr and ID verification.

Requirements

2-5+ years in banking, PE, consulting, accounting, FP&A, compliance, insurance, economics, data analytics, government or product management; strong Excel and PowerPoint; 20+ hours per week for 6+ consecutive weeks; US bank account for payroll; no visa sponsorship.

Tips to get accepted

Pick the role group that matches your strongest finance experience (PE and IB pay most)
Check spam for the screener email, links expire
Treat the mock build like real work: a task that a senior analyst would find hard and where models fail
Confirm CPT/OPT eligibility with your school before starting
Ask about rate increases after the first month, they say most strong contributors get one

How long it takes

Screener email within 1-2 business days; onboarding emails 24-48 hours after passing; background check a few business days; can be qualified in under a week.