Smallest AI Contributors: pay, who can join and open jobs
Contributor program of Smallest AI, a startup that builds real-time voice AI models for Indian languages. Native and fluent speakers review and transcribe audio and flag errors in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, with more Indian languages planned. Pay is per hour of audio reviewed (rate not published) and is sent monthly to your bank account; no interviews and no minimum hours.
Who can join Smallest AI Contributors
Hires in: India. India-focused (Indian languages, +91 WhatsApp phone, Apna and Internshala as sources); FAQ says you can work from anywhere if you are a native or fluent speaker. Source
How you get paid: Bank transfer (monthly). 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
How to get accepted at Smallest AI Contributors
Application steps, the assessment and tips from people who got in.
Application steps
- Pick your language on contributor.smallest.ai and click Apply
- Step 1: name, email, location, WhatsApp phone, where you heard about it
- Choose languages and fluency (native, fluent, advanced, conversational), weekly availability and prior transcription work
- Take a short transcription test (whole application under 5 minutes)
- Manual review; if approved you get login instructions by email
- Work tasks from your queue in the Studio dashboard and get paid monthly
The assessment
Short transcription test inside the application; manual review.
Requirements
Native or fluent speaker of Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam; careful listening and accurate typing; bank account; no prior experience required.
Tips to get accepted
- Apply only for languages you speak natively or fluently
- Take the transcription test slowly and follow the exact spelling conventions
- Ask the team for the per audio hour rate before investing time
- Note one audio hour often takes several hours of work
How long it takes
They aim to reply within 48 hours.
Why people get rejected or stuck
- Low accuracy on the transcription test
- Language not currently open
Sources: contributor.smallest.ai · contributor.smallest.ai
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