CrowdGen vs micro1

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

CrowdGenmicro1
Open roles60252
Median top rate—$100/hr
Middle half of rates—$70/hr – $140/hr
Highest advertised—$400/hr
Open worldwide37% of roles100% of roles
Hires most forLanguages & translation, General (no specialty)Law, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare
Kinds of work——
After you applyEntry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume.Expect a 15–30 minute AI-led interview. The bar is lower than Mercor's, and once you're in, the broad catalog makes hours easier to refill.
How it pays—Weekly via Wise or 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.

micro1

The broadest catalog — generalist, SME, coding, and writing roles ($40–$150/hr).

CrowdGen vs micro1: questions

Which has more open roles, CrowdGen or micro1?
micro1 has more open roles: 252 against 60 on CrowdGen. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to CrowdGen different from micro1?
CrowdGen: Entry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume. micro1: Expect a 15–30 minute AI-led interview. The bar is lower than Mercor's, and once you're in, the broad catalog makes hours easier to refill.

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