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Compare AI training platforms

Compare platforms offering AI training work to UK contributors. Review pay ranges, eligibility and verification dates, then open a review for application requirements.

8 platforms · sorted by pay max

Rates are shown in each platform’s listed currency and pay unit. Sorting uses the displayed amount, not currency conversion; hourly and per-task rates are not directly comparable.

AI training platforms, listed pay ranges, UK eligibility and verification dates
Mercor

AI interviewer and expert network for long-form model evaluation

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 10 Sep 2026
£20–£100/hrRead review →
Turing

Vetted developer network including AI training and evaluation

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 20 Aug 2026
£25–£60/hrRead review →
Outlier

Project-based AI training tasks across coding, writing and reasoning

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 8 Sep 2026
£15–£45/hrRead review →
DataAnnotation

Coding and writing tasks for training large language models

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 1 Sep 2026
£18–£40/hrRead review →
OpenTrain AI

RLHF and evaluation tasks for training large language models

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 8 Sep 2026
£10–£35/hrRead review →
Handshake AI

Emerging AI training marketplace for students and early-career contributors

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 5 Aug 2026
£12–£25/hrRead review →
Appen

Long-standing data collection and microtask platform

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 15 Jul 2026
£9–£18/hrRead review →
Toloka

Microtask and data annotation platform with global reach

UK eligibility: Yes

Rates verified 22 Jun 2026
£8–£15/hrRead review →

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