Get Paid to Train AI

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  Mercor

  ⚠️ Limited / exclusions apply

  AI-matched expert network for RLHF, evaluation, and specialist work for frontier AI labs.

  💰 $85/hr average, $200+/hr for senior specialists

  Many African countries are explicitly supported (incl. Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya), but listings that don’t specify a region default to US/CA/UK/EU only, so check each listing’s region tag before applying.

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  Handshake AI

  🇺🇸 US work authorization required

  AI training fellowship from the career platform Handshake, with evaluation and model-testing work for top AI labs.

  💰 $17–$125/hr depending on role

  Requires being based in the U.S. with valid work authorization, not accessible for most of this audience.

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  Micro1

  ✅ Open to most of Africa

  RLHF and model-evaluation work, screened by an AI interviewer that passes only the top applicants.

  💰 $10–$95/hr generalist, up to $200/hr for frontier AI/ML specialists

  Hires globally except a specific ~20-country blocklist (sanctioned/restricted regions). Nigeria and most African countries are not excluded.

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  Outlier

  ⚠️ Limited / exclusions apply

  Scale AI’s generalist RLHF and expert-tier platform, with a skills assessment to start.

  💰 $15–$25/hr generalist, $30–$60/hr coding/expert-tier

  Working-location policy explicitly excludes Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Check current availability for your specific country before applying.

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  DataAnnotation

  ⚠️ Limited / exclusions apply

  Generalist AI training work requiring strong English reading/writing and instruction-following.

  💰 Varies by project, generalist-tier

  Primary markets are US/CA/UK/AU/NZ; African applicants report limited project access rather than a hard block.

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  Alignerr

  ⚠️ Limited / exclusions apply

  Expert and generalist AI training network, similar scope to Mercor and Outlier.

  💰 Varies by role and expertise tier

  Accepts applicants globally, but blocks a short list of countries that includes Kenya. Most other African countries are unaffected.

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  Surge AI

  🔒 Invite / referral only in Africa

  High-end RLHF and data work for frontier labs, among the highest-paying in this space.

  💰 Reported as the highest consistent rates of any Africa-facing platform

  Operates in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, but on an invitation/referral basis rather than open application.

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  Invisible Technologies

  ✅ Open to most of Africa

  RLHF, red-teaming, and complex multi-step AI training work via the Meridial contributor network.

  💰 $35–$65/hr typical, median around $65/hr

  Africa is explicitly listed as a supported working region, but the application is slow and selective (profile review, a paid written test, an interview, then paid onboarding), typically 5–10 weeks before your first paid task.

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  Mindrift

  ⚠️ Limited / exclusions apply

  Expert-judgment AI training (evaluating model output, writing reference answers), formerly run under the Toloka and Toloka Annotators brands, which merged into Mindrift in 2026.

  💰 Varies by project; pays for expertise/judgment rather than per click

  No published country blocklist for Africa, but per-country task availability isn’t clearly documented post-merger, so confirm during sign-up rather than assuming full access.

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  Clickworker

  ✅ Open to most of Africa

  Long-running microtask platform for AI data collection, categorization, and annotation alongside other task types.

  💰 Roughly $3–$15/hr depending on task mix and volume

  Nigerian and other African contributors can register directly; paid via Payoneer or PayPal. Lower per-task pay than the specialist platforms above, but no African country block found.

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Verify eligibility for your specific country directly on each platform before applying, since policies change often. Never pay to apply or “unlock” training work; legitimate platforms don't charge applicants.