Which pays more, Mercor or Pila8?

Mercor advertises more: a median top rate of $100/hr against $50/hr at Pila8. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 3 on Pila8), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.

Which has more open roles, Mercor or Pila8?

Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 3 on Pila8. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.

How is applying to Mercor different from Pila8?

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. Pila8: Most roles need only a short qualification task, not verifiable expertise.

Mercor vs Pila8

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 advertises more: a median top rate of $100/hr against $50/hr at Pila8.
Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 3 on Pila8.
Pila8 is open to more places: 100% of its roles name no country restriction, against 65%.

Side by side

	Mercor	Pila8
Open roles	297	3
Median top rate	$100/hr	$50/hr
Middle half of rates	$65/hr – $120/hr	$35/hr – $50/hr
Highest advertised	$450/hr	$50/hr
Open worldwide	65% of roles	100% of roles
Hires most for	Science & research, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare	Languages & translation
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.	Most roles need only a short qualification task, not verifiable expertise.
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

Mercor

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

Mercor jobs and pay →Read our review

Pila8

Voice, audio, and data-collection microtask work.

Pila8 jobs and pay →Read our review

Mercor vs Pila8: questions

Which pays more, Mercor or Pila8?: Mercor advertises more: a median top rate of $100/hr against $50/hr at Pila8. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 3 on Pila8), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.
Which has more open roles, Mercor or Pila8?: Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 3 on Pila8. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to Mercor different from Pila8?: 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. Pila8: Most roles need only a short qualification task, not verifiable expertise.