How is applying to micro1 different from Wirestock?

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. Wirestock: Complete the unpaid test task for your pool. If approved, you join the creator pool and Wirestock contacts you when a matching paid project opens — it isn't a guarantee of work.

micro1 vs Wirestock

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

	micro1	Wirestock
Open roles	252	—
Median top rate	$100/hr	—
Middle half of rates	$70/hr – $140/hr	—
Highest advertised	$400/hr	—
Open worldwide	100% of roles	—
Hires most for	Law, Software engineering, Medicine & healthcare	—
Kinds of work	—	—
After you apply	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.	Complete the unpaid test task for your pool. If approved, you join the creator pool and Wirestock contacts you when a matching paid project opens — it isn't a guarantee of work.
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

micro1

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

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Wirestock

Creator pools for designers, illustrators, photographers and 2D artists making AI training data.

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micro1 vs Wirestock: questions

How is applying to micro1 different from Wirestock?: 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. Wirestock: Complete the unpaid test task for your pool. If approved, you join the creator pool and Wirestock contacts you when a matching paid project opens — it isn't a guarantee of work.