micro1 alternatives
The closest alternatives to micro1, by open roles we track today, are Mercor (293 open, typical $60 to $100/hr) and Turing (229 open, typical $15/hr). For comparison, micro1 has 346 open roles on our site, typically $50 to $90/hr. Each platform runs its own screening, so applying to a second one while you wait on micro1 costs little.
Side by side
| Platform | Open roles (ours) | Typical stated pay | Screening | Onboarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 (this page) | 346 | $50 to $90/hr | AI interview | 1-3 days |
| Mercor | 293 | $60 to $100/hr | AI interview | 1-3 weeks (interview + assessment + trial) |
| Turing | 229 | $15/hr | Technical vetting | 5-14 days |
Pay is the median low to median high of hourly ranges stated in live listings. Salaried and per-task roles are left out. Screening and onboarding are from our platform profiles.
Mercor: who it suits
Software engineers, domain experts (medicine, law, finance), data scientists and ML engineers who can pass AI interviews and technical assessments.
Mercor profile · Mercor pay rates · micro1 vs Mercor · 293 open roles
Turing: who it suits
Software engineers and ML specialists seeking long-term, higher-paying projects.
Turing profile · Turing pay rates · micro1 vs Turing · 229 open roles
Other platforms we profile
We do not have live listings from these yet, so we show no pay figures for them. Their profiles cover screening, onboarding and who they suit: Alignerr, Appen CrowdGen, Braintrust, DataAnnotation, Handshake AI, Invisible Technologies, Lionbridge, Prolific, Remotasks, Scale AI / Outlier, Surge AI, Toloka, Toptal, xAI.
Common questions
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