Mercor vs Micro1 vs Alignerr
Pick two or three companies and see their pay, payout methods, who they hire and how to get in, side by side. Pay comes from live job listings on aitrainer.jobs when we have them, otherwise from the company's own pages.
| Open jobs | 321 open jobs | 416 open jobs | 4617 open jobs |
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| Pay | $40–$180/hr, median $85/hr (from 231 listings) | $20–$180/hr, median $68/hr (from 405 listings) | $30–$120/hr, median $60/hr (from 3685 listings) |
| Payout | Stripe, Wise (weekly) | Deel (twice a month) | Deel, PayPal, Stripe (weekly) |
| Who can join | 107 countries — Contractors must be located in one of 107 supported countries | Worldwide — Most roles are Remote (Global); some limited to the US, LATAM or specific regions | Varies by project — Eligibility is set per role; listings target the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan and others |
| Type of work | Voice & audio, Medicine & health, Law, Finance & business, Coding, Math & science, Languages & translation, Writing & AI rating, Data labeling | Voice & audio, Video & photo, Medicine & health, Law, Finance & business, Coding, Math & science, Languages & translation | Voice & audio, Video & photo, Medicine & health, Finance & business, Coding, Math & science, Languages & translation, Writing & AI rating, Education, Search & ads rating, Data labeling |
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| Assessment | AI video interview, ~20 min, camera+mic required, sometimes screen share; role-specific questions on your experience, reasoning or language. Some roles add a skills test. | Zara AI interview (~20-30 min shown on screen) with spoken+text questions, countdown timer; technical roles add a proctored coding task, annotator roles a data exercise. | Written test, then Zara AI video interview: 10-15 min for generalist/writer roles, 20-30 min for SME roles (may solve problems aloud). English scored live. |
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