Appen vs micro1
Side by side from today's live listings and each platform's own documentation. Plenty of people work on both.
| Appen | micro1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Live roles | Behind login | 24 |
| Median hourly | n/a | $90 |
| Top rate | n/a | $240 |
| How it pays | Monthly. Appen says it charges no payout fees itself, but payment providers do: in the US, the first ACH or PayPal payment each month is free, with small fees after that. Methods include PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, local bank transfer and gift cards, depending on your country. | Semi-monthly. Work from the 1st to the 15th is paid around the 20th, and work from the 16th to month-end around the 5th of the next month (Pacific time). |
| Hiring | Create a CrowdGen account, complete your profile, and apply to projects that match your language and location. Many projects add a qualification exam before you can start. | Sign up, take the AI interview (20-40 minutes), and some roles add a short skills assessment. Certified experts are matched to projects as they open. |
| Run by | Appen, an Australian AI data company listed on the ASX. Its contributor platform is CrowdGen, which replaced Appen Connect in 2024. | micro1, an AI recruiting and human-data company. It certifies experts with an AI interview, then matches them to lab projects. |
Median hourly by field
| Field | Appen | micro1 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine & health | n/a | $90 (3) |
| Chemistry | n/a | $68 (2) |
| Biology & life sciences | n/a | $68 (2) |
| Engineering | n/a | $90 (3) |
| Software & coding | n/a | $92 (3) |
| Languages & translation | n/a | $82 (2) |
| Generalist | n/a | $87 (2) |
Number of hourly listings in brackets.