Hub Data: pay, who can join and open jobs

Hub Data, Inc. is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 startup in San Francisco, founded by Armin Kiani and Tim Sprecher, with a Brazilian subsidiary in Sao Paulo. Contributors wear a phone on a free head strap and record first-person video of everyday chores at home or at work, which trains robots and physical AI. Base pay is $5 per approved hour at home and $6 at work, with time-limited boosts up to about $8-9; you can withdraw any day by PIX, bank transfer or USDC.

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Who can join Hub Data

Hires in: Varies by project. Open across the Americas, focused on Brazil (PIX payouts, BRL display, Sao Paulo entity); no official country list. Source

How you get paid: PIX, Bank transfer (Dots), USDC on Base (withdraw any day; PIX instant, bank 1-3 business days; some cash-outs held for review under 1 business day). 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 Hub Data

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

Application steps

Sign up at ai.hub.xyz/signup and install the Hub mobile app (iOS/Android)
Complete identity check if asked (handled by Didit)
Receive the free Starter Kit (head strap and phone mount)
Record everyday tasks at home, or at work with permission from whoever runs the premises
Each recording is reviewed within 48 hours; only approved hours are paid
Withdraw earnings any day by PIX, bank transfer or USDC

The assessment

No skills test. Every recording is reviewed for quality, and only footage that passes is paid.

Requirements

18+; one account per person; record from your real location (no VPN); compatible smartphone; permission from the owner or manager for workplace recordings.