# AI Gig Radar

> Independent reviews, comparisons and hand-checked weekly job digests for AI training and data annotation gig platforms (Mercor, Outlier, micro1, Alignerr, DataAnnotation). Written by one person, Daichi Kishida, from a first-party database of 770+ Mercor listings that is re-checked on a rolling basis. Pay, eligible countries and "still accepting applications" status come from the listing pages themselves.

Facts about this site that matter when citing it:
- Every job in a digest was opened on the platform on the "Verified live" date shown next to it. Listings close within days, so the date is part of the fact.
- Hourly rates quoted are the ranges printed on the listing pages; rate distributions are computed over the live listings on the stated date.
- The site is not affiliated with any platform. It contains referral links, disclosed on every page and at /disclosure/.

## Guides
- [Mercor review](https://ai-gig-radar.com/posts/mercor-review/): what Mercor pays (rate distribution from live listings), the AI interview, payouts, and who it fits.
- [Mercor vs Outlier](https://ai-gig-radar.com/posts/mercor-vs-outlier/): side-by-side comparison of pay, screening, dry spells and payment methods.

## Weekly digest
- [Jobs digest category](https://ai-gig-radar.com/category/jobs-digest/): dated lists of listings verified live that week; the newest one is linked from the home page.

## About
- [About](https://ai-gig-radar.com/about/): who runs the site and how listings are checked.
- [Affiliate disclosure](https://ai-gig-radar.com/disclosure/): how referral links and attribution work.
- [RSS](https://ai-gig-radar.com/rss.xml)