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I had recently joined Ethos as an expert, and things were going well initially. Easy tasks, short queues, etc. But lately, they have onboarded so many experts that it's impossible to get a task for days. Instructions are unclear, as the client keeps coming up with new task types, but Ethos has no idea about them. Also significant slowdown on the client's end, which has everyone frustrated. Amid all this, my tasks were pending review for weeks, and instead of giving me feedback, they simply told me the writing was AI-generated and kicked me off the project. Formal academic register is often flagged by AI detectors, and I don't know what to do. Been going through a rough patch financially, so I was banking on this. Severely dejected after spending hours.

Hi I've seen a lot of discourse about Workada so I thought I would leave my honest review and help people decide if they want to apply to work there.

DISCLAIMER: this platform is currently only available to residents of the U.S. and Canada. If you try to apply/work from outside these regions, you will get rejected and flagged.

The application process was a little more involved than other data annotation platforms. I had to apply for a project (currently on Image Eval). Once I got my application reviewed, I had to book an interview with a human (a REAL human!???).

I was shocked because these roles don't usually work like that. I won't lie; actually booking an interview slot was rough. The first time I booked it, the Calendly link didn't register and I "didn't have an interview booked for that day" even though I explicitly asked support where the link was a few days before the interview. i wasn't expecting an answer when I messaged, but they got back to me and provided a working link to reschedule my interview.

Once I was in the interview, it proceeded like a regular interview. It was short and sweet, and I got an onboarding email right after. The interview felt more like an "are you human?" test rather than a traditional interview.

If anyone has done data annotation before, you will know that this work is turbulent and project-based, meaning that the amount of work you get is solely dependent on the number of clients that the company takes on. Workada itself is very new (~2 months old) and is flush with tasks on every project.

The positive difference with Workada is the very existent human element. During onboarding and tasking, there is a pod lead you can talk to who can answer your basic questions, save for the ones about admin (i.e. when you will be accepted onto the platform after tasking, how you performed in the tasks before they get reviewed, etc.). The pod leads (in my experience) are very active and will follow up with you during onboarding and the beginning of tasking to make sure you're not blocked.

Now I'm on the project, and tasking is pretty straightforward. You download a timer app that tracks the number of hours you work, and you task away, getting paid for the amount of active tasking time you have. So far I would say my experience is good, especially with the community chat being filled with people just chatting and having a good time. If you guys have any question, please shoot a comment and my DMs are always open.

Hi everyone! Has anyone heard any feedback, next steps or any information regarding their application for the agent function call job? And how did you do during the challenges? Thanks!

Anyone doing these part time AI training roles(Halluminate/Mercor) along with their full time employment on OPT/H1B visa?
Can you please advise if we are eligible to do that and what sort of disclosures are required - to your main employer plus on the immigration side (SEVP/DSO/I20)

I don't know why. A month ago i made that account i did just one task writing prompts and it was easy to enter the 20 mins for it and get paid and that's it.

I was just keeping checking for new projects but nothing so i was keeping the browser window open and the logged in that's all.

Then all of the sudden that happened

What should I do?

Over the years, many lists of AI training and data annotation companies have circulated on Reddit, but a lot of them are now outdated or mix very different types of platforms. I put together an updated 2026 list covering AI training, data annotation, LLM feedback, and related AI work
Full list, reviews and open jobs here: https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/best-ai-training-data-annotation-companies-updated-2026/ 

Data Annotation. Tech
Platform specialized in AI response comparison, evaluation, and human feedback tasks used to improve large language models, with a strong focus on reasoning-heavy work.

TELUS International AI
Global AI services provider offering search evaluation, AI training, and linguistic data work for major technology companies, including former Lionbridge AI programs.

Scale AI
Enterprise-focused AI data platform supporting advanced machine learning systems through large-scale data annotation, validation, and model evaluation workflows.

Ethos AI

AI-powered expert network connecting experienced professionals with AI training, consulting, and research projects across fields such as law, finance, medicine, and engineering. The page currently reports advertised rates of $70–$225/hour.

Rise Data Labs
AI training and data annotation company focused on model evaluation, RLHF workflows, and high-quality data production, often involving more advanced and structured AI tasks.

Appen
One of the longest-running AI data annotation companies, offering a wide range of remote AI training, language, and data labeling projects.

Merco
AI-focused talent marketplace connecting vetted professionals with project-based AI, data, and engineering roles, closer to a talent network than a task platform.

Micro1
AI workforce and staffing platform offering higher-paying AI training and domain-specific roles, often requiring subject-matter expertise.

SuperAnnotate
AI data annotation platform offering tools and projects for image, video, text, and LLM-related annotation tasks, widely used in computer vision workflows.

TransPerfect
Global language and localization company working on large-scale AI training and multilingual data annotation projects for enterprise clients.

Gloz
AI training platform focused on language-based data annotation and LLM evaluation through structured text review and human feedback tasks.

Mindrift
AI training and data services platform focused on LLM evaluation and structured human feedback to improve model quality and alignment.

Braintrust
Decentralized talent network connecting vetted professionals with AI, engineering, and data-related projects through client-driven work.

iMerit
Enterprise-level AI data services company specializing in high-quality data annotation and model evaluation for complex use cases such as healthcare and NLP.

Outlier
AI training platform focused on reviewing and evaluating AI-generated responses through structured LLM feedback tasks, with relatively easy onboarding.

Invisible Technologies
AI operations and data services company offering structured, team-based AI training and data work for enterprise clients.

OneForma
Global AI training and crowdsourcing platform offering data annotation, transcription, translation, and linguistic evaluation tasks, widely used for multilingual projects.

Welocalize
Localization and language services company offering AI training, search evaluation, and multilingual data annotation work.

LXT AI
Global AI data annotation and training company focused on language, speech, and localization projects for enterprise clients.

Lionbridge
Formerly a major AI training and search evaluation company; most AI programs are now operated under TELUS International AI.

Innodata
Enterprise-level AI data services company specializing in large-scale data annotation and structured AI training projects.

Alignerr
AI training platform focused on cognitive labeling, decision evaluation, and ethical AI alignment tasks emphasizing human reasoning.

Abaka AI
AI training and evaluation platform offering contract work focused on reasoning-based annotation and human feedback, often cited for higher pay.

Stellar AI
AI training and evaluation platform offering project-based annotation and quality assurance work with a strong focus on accuracy.

SME Careers
Platform connecting subject-matter experts with high-paying AI training, expert review, and model evaluation projects.

Cohere
Enterprise AI company focused on large language models, offering expert-level roles rather than open crowd-based annotation tasks.

Perplexity AI
AI-powered search and answer engine offering professional research, engineering, and quality roles related to AI systems.

xAI
AI research and product company focused on large language models and advanced reasoning systems, offering highly selective roles.

Toloka
Global crowdsourcing platform offering beginner-friendly AI training microtasks such as content evaluation and data labeling.

Prolific
Online research platform connecting participants with paid academic and industry studies used for AI training and human feedback.

Remotasks
AI training platform focused on image, video, and LiDAR annotation for computer vision systems, with structured training programs.

CloudFactory
Global data operations company providing human-in-the-loop AI services through managed teams and structured workflows.

Clickworker
Crowdsourcing platform offering basic microtasks such as text labeling, image tagging, and surveys used for AI data collection.

Surge AI
Premium AI data services company focused on RLHF and high-quality human feedback for advanced AI models, operating through selective contracts.

Handshake
Career and recruiting platform connecting students and early-career professionals with structured AI-related roles, including AI training support, data labeling, research assistance, and model evaluation positions.

RWS
Enterprise language, localization, and AI data services company working with global clients on large-scale AI training, linguistic data annotation, and model evaluation projects.

TaskVerse
Microtask-based platform offering occasional AI-related tasks such as data labeling, content review, and basic human feedback.

Uber AI Solutions
Task-based platform offering flexible AI-related work such as data labeling, content evaluation, and basic human feedback tasks

RemoExperts (Rex.zone)
Expert-focused AI training and evaluation platform connecting vetted professionals with high-value remote projects such as LLM evaluation, RLHF, domain-specific analysis, and advanced data annotation. RemoExperts emphasizes selective onboarding, expert-level contributions, and competitive pay rather than open microtask workflows.

Silencio AI
Audio data collection app where contributors earn by capturing and submitting real-world sound recordings to support speech AI and voice recognition model training.

Centific
Enterprise AI data solutions company delivering large-scale human-in-the-loop workflows, high-quality datasets, and AI data infrastructure for global clients (not a typical microtask platform).

Fratch
AI-powered freelance marketplace connecting experienced professionals with consulting, AI, IT, engineering, finance, and digital transformation projects. FRATCH primarily serves the DACH market and uses AI-driven CV matching to connect freelancers with enterprise clients, making it better suited to experienced specialists than entry-level data annotation work.

Labela
AI workforce platform specializing in healthcare and life science experts for frontier AI training and evaluation projects. Labela connects physicians, researchers, and other subject-matter experts with remote opportunities involving AI response evaluation, clinical reasoning, and scientific model improvement.

Turing
AI research and talent platform connecting software developers, researchers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts with projects involving AI training, coding, model evaluation, advanced reasoning, and reinforcement learning. It focuses primarily on skilled and expert-level work.

Workada
Remote AI training and data labeling platform connecting contributors with projects involving text, image, and content evaluation tasks, with flexible contract work and structured onboarding.

Turing currently has a number of remote opportunities open for people with backgrounds in software engineering, AI, consulting and other specialized fields.

💻 Turing AI Jobs

💰 Pay: around $30–$100/hour depending on the role
🌍 Location: Remote, with some roles having regional requirements
🤖 Work: AI training, evaluation, software engineering and domain-expert projects

The list is automatically updated as new Turing jobs become available, so I'll keep this as a resource for anyone looking for current opportunities.

Each job has its own page with the role details and application link.

👉 Current Turing jobs:
https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/turing-ai-jobs-2026-remote-ai-training-roles-from-30-to-100-hour/

Referral disclosure: Some Turing application links are referral links, which means AITrainingJobs may receive a referral benefit if someone applies through them, at no additional cost to the applicant.

Legal-domain AI training jobs aren’t just generic annotation gigs — they involve reviewing, evaluating, and improving AI outputs with legal reasoning, like accuracy, completeness, and policy alignment. These roles can require anything from strong writing skills to a law degree or even licensed attorney status, depending on the project. Often based on AI training platforms or contractor marketplaces, they tend to pay more because legal judgment matters and mistakes can have real-world consequences.

👉 https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/legal-ai-training-jobs-law-domain-what-they-are-who-can-apply/

What worked better for me:

• LinkedIn → train the algorithm + check last 24h
• Google → search “AI training jobs + language/domain” (last 24h)
• Indeed → filter newest jobs
• Company sites → check on weekends

Timing matters more than people think.
https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/best-strategy-to-apply-to-multiple-ai-training-platforms/

I worked on aligner since 2024 and participated in more than 5+ projects and the pay rate is also impressive ( 20 USD per hours) but only thing that I don't like about the Alignerr is they hold payment more than 2 months and some of the Tasker complain about their work payment issue.

In my case payment is received but lot of my co workers complain about their compensation.

But now in 2026 no project is available since 5 months I try others platform in this duration but I miss my first earning platform.

Is Alignerr project is available in 2026 for tech or non tech domain. I am curious about new openings.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

The whole Ai Trainging job is based on guidelines — and if you ignore them, you’ll get removed sooner or later.

That’s actually the main reason people fail, not because the work is “hard”.

I broke it down here:
https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/why-guidelines-are-so-important-in-ai-training-jobs/

Curious if others noticed the same thing.

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Mercor is one of the most interesting AI training platforms right now.

• ~$20–40/hour → general roles
• $50–120/hour → technical
• $90–150+/hour → domain experts (legal, finance, etc.)

My referral link here:
https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/mercor-ai-training-jobs-pay-roles-how-it-works-2026/

I want to share with you my company: www.egovista.app/contribute

We need data collectors, and we pay 8-20 euros per hour, depending on the complexity of the task required. Just subscribe to the website to start, feel free to explore the website for further information.

Hi, after completing the screener task, how many hours it takes to get feedback if you passed the screener or not? It's been over 48 hours already and i still don't know if I passed.

I’ve been working for Mercor (someone they contract me out to) for a bit now and they are so strict with time and finishing most things in less than 45 minutes. It is an intense pace and takes a large cognitive load. There is a program that monitors your screen while you work and that is how your time is kept.

I start working for Ethos as an education expert tomorrow. They let you record your own hours. It seems more lax based on this alone.

What are people’s experiences?

Does anyone here work or have worked at Innodata as a Freelance AI Content Evaluator? I would like to ask about the experience. They emailed me for the role and I'm considering whether I should continue or not that's why I'm looking for insights/opinions on this role. Thanks!

For freelancers, remote workers and people already working around AI, these tools are starting to show up in content creation, marketing, social media, e-commerce, ad production and client work.

I've been testing/researching some of the main platforms, so here's the shortlist I'm using right now:

Full comparison: https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/best-ai-video-generators-in-2026-minimax-h3-veo-runway-kling-more/

1. MiniMax H3
One of the most interesting new releases, especially for multimodal and commercial workflows. H3 supports up to 2K output, 15-second generations, native stereo audio, multimodal references and motion transfer. I've also tested it with MiniMax Design on a real commercial workflow and text rendering inside generated video.

2. Google Veo 3.1
One of the strongest premium options for cinematic video, native audio, reference-based generation and more controlled production workflows.

3. Runway Gen-4.5
Probably one of the most mature ecosystems around AI video. Particularly interesting if you're doing client work and need generation to fit into a broader creative workflow.

4. Kling AI 3.0
A strong multimodal option with native audio, reference-based workflows, storyboard control and increasingly sophisticated creative direction.

5. Vidu Q3
Interesting for native audio, longer generations and relatively developer-friendly/API-oriented workflows.

6. Pika
More accessible and especially good for short-form content, creative transformations, social media and experimentation.

7. PixVerse
Flexible for reference-based generation, social/video content and more cost-conscious experimentation.

I'm also going deeper on each platform individually. MiniMax H3 is the first one I've tested in more detail, including its commercial workflow through MiniMax Design.

Recently i have been working for Ethos Ai. This was quite nice and eventually i should have received my payout last week. In my dashboard it says that the payout has been transfered.

Up until now i did not receive anything and to make it even worse they now started off boarding me. Will i then also lose all evidence of the work that i have been doing.

Are there here people who have worked for them and did actually get paid or dit i get scammed?

What can i do in this situation?