CrowdGen vs Mercor

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

CrowdGenMercor
Open roles60297
Median top rate—$100/hr
Middle half of rates—$65/hr – $120/hr
Highest advertised—$450/hr
Open worldwide37% of roles65% of roles
Hires most forLanguages & translation, General (no specialty)Science & research, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare
Kinds of work——
After you applyEntry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume.Expect an AI-led interview of 45–90 minutes, the longest of the major platforms. Most applicants are rejected; if you pass, work comes in intensive 2–8 week engagements.
How it pays—Weekly via Stripe

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

CrowdGen

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

Mercor

Frontier-lab SME placement at the highest pay tier in the market ($80–$200+/hr).

CrowdGen vs Mercor: questions

Which has more open roles, CrowdGen or Mercor?
Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 60 on CrowdGen. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to CrowdGen different from Mercor?
CrowdGen: Entry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume. Mercor: Expect an AI-led interview of 45–90 minutes, the longest of the major platforms. Most applicants are rejected; if you pass, work comes in intensive 2–8 week engagements.

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