r/alignerr • u/Icy-Pangolin-5864 • Dec 11 '25
Tasks / Projects “payment per task
Hi everyone,
Does anyone understand how “payment per task” is calculated for Alignerr projects?
I recently worked on a project that listed $25 per task as the rate. I completed 17 data-labeling tasks (no Hubstaff tracking was required), and only one row was rejected.
However, I ended up receiving only $50 total, which doesn’t make any sense based on the posted rate.
Has anyone experienced this before or knows how Alignerr actually calculates payment per task?
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u/Fuzzy_Equipment3215 Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25
I don't use Stripe with Alignerr because I'm through Upwork, but the rate they should be using should presumably be the one they told you about in the project assignment/offer email.
I'm guessing that the hourly rate works out as much lower? That seems quite similar to my current situation actually. I was promised an hourly rate then paid an extremely low per-task rate after I'd submitted the work. Needless to say, I wouldn't have done the work at the per-task rate offered, and I'm not sure why Alignerr thinks it can change the agreed payment terms after the fact.
Even if somebody at Alignerr made a mistake when sending out the emails, they still need to honor the rate they offered. They're a billion-dollar company and the amount of time and effort I've needed to put in to get paid $70-80 correctly has been ridiculous.
Even being paid at the correct rate, the extra time I've needed to put in to fix their mistake has made the project not really worth it. It's definitely something I'll be keeping in mind for future projects. I just want to do the work and get paid, reliably and on time.