Which pays more, Mercor or Terac?

Mercor advertises more: a median top rate of $100/hr against $62/hr at Terac. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 22 on Terac), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.

Which has more open roles, Mercor or Terac?

Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 47 on Terac. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.

How is applying to Mercor different from Terac?

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. Terac: Many listings are country-restricted, so check the eligibility on each. Pay is quoted per study.

Mercor vs Terac

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 $62/hr at Terac.
Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 47 on Terac.
Terac is open to more places: 100% of its roles name no country restriction, against 65%.

Side by side

	Mercor	Terac
Open roles	297	47
Median top rate	$100/hr	$62/hr
Middle half of rates	$65/hr – $120/hr	$30/hr – $91/hr
Highest advertised	$450/hr	$112/hr
Open worldwide	65% of roles	100% of roles
Hires most for	Science & research, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare	Software engineering, Business & consulting, Finance & accounting
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.	Many listings are country-restricted, so check the eligibility on each. Pay is quoted per study.
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

Terac

Expert network for paid research studies and AI-training projects — interviews, surveys and RL environment building.

Terac jobs and pay →Read our review

Mercor vs Terac: questions

Which pays more, Mercor or Terac?: Mercor advertises more: a median top rate of $100/hr against $62/hr at Terac. These are the rates in open listings (262 on Mercor, 22 on Terac), not earnings; each platform sets individual pay after you apply.
Which has more open roles, Mercor or Terac?: Mercor has more open roles: 297 against 47 on Terac. Counts are refreshed daily from each platform's public listings.
How is applying to Mercor different from Terac?: 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. Terac: Many listings are country-restricted, so check the eligibility on each. Pay is quoted per study.