
Organizing human intelligence to power the AI economy
Mercor is a platform that organizes human intelligence to power the AI economy. It connects top AI labs and enterprises with vetted human experts to generate high-quality data for frontier research, RLHF (reinforcement learning from human feedback), and AI agent training at scale. The platform also serves as a marketplace where specialists—such as medical doctors, PhD researchers, and consultants—can find contract work with competitive hourly rates and daily payouts.
A suite of benchmark evaluations (including APEX-Agents and APEX-SWE) to measure and compare AI model performance across various tasks.
Pre-built datasets available for immediate use in training AI models, reducing the need for custom data collection.
Custom AI agents designed for enterprise needs, leveraging human-in-the-loop expertise for reliable deployment.
Crowdsourced and expert-annotated data specifically for RLHF, agent training, and other AI development pipelines.
A dedicated platform where professionals (e.g., PhDs, medical experts, consultants) can find hourly contract roles in AI-related projects.
Enables experts to earn income by contributing their specialized knowledge to AI training tasks, with daily payouts and high average contracted rates.
Listed roles show rates ranging from $65/hr to $180/hr, indicating competitive compensation for expert contributors.
Thousands of roles have been created (e.g., "Roles created k") and many experts hired, demonstrating the platform's capacity to support large AI projects.
Mercor offers enterprise services (listed under 'Enterprise' and 'Enterprise agents') and a contact option for sales. You can reach out via the Contact or Sales links on the site to discuss custom data needs and expert matching.
The homepage lists roles such as Medical Expert ($130–$180/hr), Healthcare Expert ($150/hr), Management & Strategy Consultants ($100/hr), Physics PhD ($80–$100/hr), Cybersecurity Experts ($70–$90/hr), Accounting Expert ($85/hr), Chemistry Expert PhD ($65–$70/hr), and more. Each role indicates specific expertise required.
The role titles specify required credentials (e.g., PhD, MD, expert certifications) and rates vary by specialty. This suggests that experts are expected to hold advanced degrees or professional qualifications, though the exact vetting process is not detailed on the page.
Rates vary by role. Based on the listings, rates range from $65/hr (Chemistry Expert PhD) to $180/hr (Medical Expert). The site also states an 'Average contracted rate' (likely the overall average) but does not specify the exact number.
The page does not specify turnaround times. However, the presence of roles like 'Clinicians Survey – Ambulatory & Community Care Insights' with 652 recently hired suggests that large-scale data collection can happen relatively quickly, depending on the role and demand.
No information about minimum commitments or project sizes is provided on the page. The roles appear to be hourly contract positions, but specific terms would need to be discussed with Mercor's enterprise team.