CrowdGen vs Mindrift

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

CrowdGenMindrift
Open roles60847
Median top rate—$100/hr
Middle half of rates—$100/hr – $100/hr
Highest advertised—$100/hr
Open worldwide37% of roles0% of roles
Hires most forLanguages & translation, General (no specialty)Languages & translation, Engineering, General (no specialty)
Kinds of work——
After you applyEntry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume.Onboarding is lighter than the top-tier platforms — a common entry point. Pay varies by task and region.
How it pays——

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.

Mindrift

Toloka's freelance AI-trainer platform — the largest single pool of listings.

CrowdGen vs Mindrift: questions

Which has more open roles, CrowdGen or Mindrift?
Mindrift has more open roles: 847 against 60 on CrowdGen. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to CrowdGen different from Mindrift?
CrowdGen: Entry-level friendly with broad eligibility; work is available in volume. Mindrift: Onboarding is lighter than the top-tier platforms — a common entry point. Pay varies by task and region.

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