Platform Guides
In-depth, research-backed reviews for every major AI evaluation platform. Compare pay, hiring difficulty, interview types, and what the community actually reports.
Alignerr
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
$15-$150/hr
Interview
Automated sign-up plus optional Zara AI interview or domain assessment
DataAnnotation
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
$15-$23/hr
Interview
Onboarding writing quality assessment
Handshake AI
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
Reported alongside $50-$300+/hr tier (unconfirmed platform-specific)
Interview
Unknown
Mercor
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
$16-$200+/hr
Interview
~20-minute AI-generated interview, retakable up to 3 times, reused across opportunities
Micro1
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
$20-$150/hr
Interview
Asynchronous AI interview (Zara) plus proctored technical assessment
OpenTrain AI
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
Unknown (varies by underlying platform)
Interview
Unknown (varies by underlying platform)
Outlier AI
AI Evaluation Platform
Pay Range
$12-$50/hr (effective); higher on Glassdoor-reported annualized figures
Interview
Application plus General Reasoning Screening (80%+ required)