DataAnnotation vs Outlier
Side by side from today's live listings and each platform's own documentation. Plenty of people work on both.
| DataAnnotation | Outlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Live roles | Behind login | Behind login |
| Median hourly | n/a | n/a |
| Top rate | n/a | n/a |
| How it pays | Through PayPal, on request: its FAQ says deposits arrive within a few days after you ask for them. Starting rates are $25-50/hr for general work and $40-150+/hr for coding, STEM and professional tracks. | Weekly. Outlier says payments are processed every Tuesday through PayPal, AirTM or ACH, and arrive anywhere from a few minutes to a few days later depending on the method. Its blog puts project pay between $10 and $50 an hour, with the rate shown before you start. |
| Hiring | Take the starter assessment. If you pass, projects show up in your dashboard. Applicants who aren't accepted usually hear nothing back. | Sign up at outlier.ai, complete onboarding and skill assessments, then projects appear in your dashboard. |
| Run by | DataAnnotation, a long-running remote AI training platform. | Scale AI, which runs Outlier as its contributor platform. |