Braintrust vs CrowdGen

Two AI-training platforms side by side, from the roles they have open today and what we know about how each hires and pays. Numbers refresh daily.

Side by side

BraintrustCrowdGen
Open roles5260
Median top rate$85/hr—
Middle half of rates$21/hr – $94/hr—
Highest advertised$150/hr—
Open worldwide2% of roles37% of roles
Hires most forLanguages & translation, Miscellaneous, General (no specialty)Languages & translation, General (no specialty)
Kinds of work——
After you applyYou apply with a Braintrust profile; accepted work is contracted and paid through the platform.Entry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume.
How it paysThrough the Braintrust platform—

Rates are what open listings advertise (median of the top of each range), not earnings. How we measure pay

Braintrust

Freelance marketplace carrying AI-training projects from Outlier, DataMundi and a leading AI lab.

CrowdGen

Appen's crowd platform for microtasks and search/data evaluation.

Braintrust vs CrowdGen: questions

Which has more open roles, Braintrust or CrowdGen?
CrowdGen has more open roles: 60 against 52 on Braintrust. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to Braintrust different from CrowdGen?
Braintrust: You apply with a Braintrust profile; accepted work is contracted and paid through the platform. CrowdGen: Entry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume.

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