Turing alternatives
The closest alternatives to Turing, by open roles we track today, are micro1 (346 open, typical $50 to $90/hr) and Mercor (293 open, typical $60 to $100/hr). For comparison, Turing has 229 open roles on our site, typically $15/hr. Each platform runs its own screening, so applying to a second one while you wait on Turing costs little.
Side by side
| Platform | Open roles (ours) | Typical stated pay | Screening | Onboarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turing (this page) | 229 | $15/hr | Technical vetting | 5-14 days |
| micro1 | 346 | $50 to $90/hr | AI interview | 1-3 days |
| Mercor | 293 | $60 to $100/hr | AI interview | 1-3 weeks (interview + assessment + trial) |
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.
micro1: who it suits
AI engineers and developers seeking fast-moving remote freelance or contract work.
micro1 profile · micro1 pay rates · Turing vs micro1 · 346 open roles
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 · Turing vs Mercor · 293 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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