Digital Artist AI Image Evaluator
You will help assess AI-generated images by comparing them with original digital artwork or photographs. Your reviews will focus on visual quality, accuracy, and the specific problems an image-generation system needs to improve.
- Field
- Data & analytics
- Where
- United States
- Commitment
- part time
- Posted
- 8 days ago
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How this pay compares
The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays
At $28/hr (the midpoint of $21 to $35), this role pays more than 48% of the 80 open data & analytics roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $29.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced data & analytics roles, Alignerr has the highest median ($80/hr across 12 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($18/hr across 12).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 8 days ago.
Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.
What you would earn at this rate
Per week, before tax
$420
Per month, if the work is steady
$1,820
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $460 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.
Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn
Open data & analytics roles on each platform
The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.
| Platform | Open | Median | Best-paid open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 12 | $80/hr | AI Data Quality Analyst$40-120/hr |
| Mercor | 4 | $75/hr4 priced | Data Analysis Expert$70-120/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 52 | $25/hr | Product Analytics and Experimentation Expert$115/hr |
| micro1 | 13 | $18/hr | Senior Data Analyst$50-60/hr |
The full listing
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The work
You will help assess AI-generated images by comparing them with original digital artwork or photographs. Your reviews will focus on visual quality, accuracy, and the specific problems an image-generation system needs to improve.
The work requires careful, methodical review. Accuracy and attention to visual detail matter more than completing reviews quickly.
- Upload original digital images or photographs that meet project specifications.
- Compare original artwork or photographs with AI-generated counterparts.
- Identify issues with anatomy, color, lighting, perspective, texture, fine detail, shadows, reflections, and rendered text.
- Describe artifacts such as warped anatomy, smeared textures, inconsistent shadows, and irregular reflections.
- Write concise feedback that explains where each issue appears and what it looks like.
- Coordinate with other contributors to keep image assessments and feedback consistent.
What it pays and takes
This is a remote, part-time contractor role for candidates located in the United States. The work calls for visual judgment, clear communication, and experience creating or editing images.
- $21 to $35 per hour.
- Remote work open to candidates located in the United States.
- At least two years of experience in digital art, retouching, compositing, 3D rendering, graphic design, color grading, or photography.
- A portfolio showing original digital or photographic work.
- Proficiency with Photoshop, Lightroom, Procreate, Blender, or comparable image creation and editing tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a technical visual vocabulary.
- Ability to notice subtle differences and explain visual judgments clearly.
- Experience with image evaluation, data annotation, or quality assurance is helpful but not required.
- Familiarity with AI image-generation tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Firefly, or Flux is helpful but not required.
How it works
You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.
The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind systems that generate images, text, audio, and other content. People review examples, identify errors, and explain what good results should look like, so strong visual judgment is valuable in improving these systems.
From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI
- 1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
- 2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
- 3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
- 4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.
Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts
Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has changed the listed pay once since Nov 3, 2026:
- Nov 5, 2026$21-65 → $21-35/hrlowered
Across OpenTrain AI's data & analytics roles, the median listed pay was $23/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (41 roles) and is $25/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (50 roles).
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