Mercor vs micro1 for AI training work
Mercor and micro1 both pay contractors for AI-training work. Mercor publishes US$30 to 250/hr, and micro1 publishes rates on its job posts that its terms stop us showing here. Canada eligibility is not confirmed for Mercor and not confirmed for micro1. Our listings have 341 open Mercor roles and 428 open micro1 roles today.
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Who should pick Mercor, and who should pick micro1
Only the facts that separate the two, from our reviews and listings: Canada eligibility, a published rate, open roles by field and weekly pay. Each one is in the table below with its source, and nothing here comes from who pays us.
Pick Mercor if
- You want a published rate before you start: Mercor publishes US$30 to 250/hr.
- Your field is languages: Mercor has 48 open roles there in our listings, micro1 has 30.
- Your field is voice & audio: Mercor has 23 open roles there in our listings, micro1 has 9.
- You want weekly pay: Mercor says it pays weekly.
Pick micro1 if
- Your field is fields outside medicine, law, software and science: micro1 has 95 open roles there in our listings, Mercor has 35.
- Your field is law: micro1 has 61 open roles there in our listings, Mercor has 17.
Side by side
Every row restates what our Mercor and micro1 reviews show, with the page it comes from and the date we read it. "Not published" means no page we read says it. Open roles are from our daily pull of each platform's own listings, one role per posting.
| Fact | Mercor | micro1 |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Legit | Unverified |
| Advertised pay | US$30 to 250/hrVerified | Not shown here |
| Who can apply | Non-US contractors accepted, but listings can restrict by country. No doctor or lawyer role we counted was open to Canada on 2026-10-22 talent.docs.mercor.com | Canada is not on its excluded-country list. Most doctor and lawyer roles we counted are US-only or do not say micro1.ai |
| Eligible from Canada? | Unverified It accepts non-US contractors, but each listing can restrict by country; no doctor or lawyer role we counted was open to Canada. talent.docs.mercor.com | Unverified Canada is not on its excluded-country list, but most doctor and lawyer roles we counted are US-only or do not say. micro1.ai |
| Screening | AI interview (about 20 min) and assessments, then ID and background checks talent.docs.mercor.com | Apply to a job post, then an AI interview on its own platform micro1.ai |
| Approval time | Not published | Not published |
| How you're paid | Stripe, or Wise where Stripe isn't supported, in US$. Weekly, Wednesdays about 12:00 PM PST talent.docs.mercor.com | In USD on a bi-monthly basis, under a contract through Deel, its payroll platform library.micro1.ai |
| Fees | No fee found in Mercor's official process docs talent.docs.mercor.com | Not published |
| Open roles in our listings | 341 open roles | 428 open roles |
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Mercor or micro1: questions people ask
Which pays more, Mercor or micro1?
Mercor publishes US$30 to 250/hr. micro1 publishes rates on its job posts that its terms stop us showing here. Advertised rates are not earnings, and rates can change between projects.
Can I work for Mercor or micro1 from Canada?
Mercor: Unverified. It accepts non-US contractors, but each listing can restrict by country; no doctor or lawyer role we counted was open to Canada. micro1: Unverified. Canada is not on its excluded-country list, but most doctor and lawyer roles we counted are US-only or do not say.
Which has more open roles right now?
In our pull of 2026-11-10, Mercor had 341 open roles and micro1 had 428. A role listed in several places counts once.
How do Mercor and micro1 screen applicants?
Mercor: AI interview (about 20 min) and assessments, then ID and background checks. micro1: Apply to a job post, then an AI interview on its own platform.