Which pays more, Mercor or micro1?

Mercor and micro1 advertise about the same: a median top rate of $100/hr. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 245 on micro1), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.

Which has more open roles, Mercor or micro1?

Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 252 on micro1. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.

How is applying to Mercor different from micro1?

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. 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.

Mercor 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.

Mercor and micro1 advertise about the same: a median top rate of $100/hr.
Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 252 on micro1.
micro1 is open to more places: 100% of its roles name no country restriction, against 65%.

Side by side

	Mercor	micro1
Open roles	297	252
Median top rate	$100/hr	$100/hr
Middle half of rates	$65/hr – $120/hr	$70/hr – $140/hr
Highest advertised	$450/hr	$400/hr
Open worldwide	65% of roles	100% of roles
Hires most for	Science & research, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare	Law, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare
Kinds of work	—	—
After you apply	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.	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 Stripe	Weekly via Wise or Stripe

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

Mercor

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

Mercor jobs and pay →Read our review

micro1

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

micro1 jobs and pay →Read our review

Mercor vs micro1: questions

Which pays more, Mercor or micro1?: Mercor and micro1 advertise about the same: a median top rate of $100/hr. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 245 on micro1), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.
Which has more open roles, Mercor or micro1?: Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 252 on micro1. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to Mercor different from micro1?: 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. 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.