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Updated Oct 28, 2026

Braintrust

Experts who want task-based AI work rather than waiting on a project match. Braintrust is a freelance talent network founded in 2018. Its AI training arm recruits experts for rating, evaluation, red teaming and code review.

Braintrust at a glance

Best forExperts who want task-based AI work rather than waiting on a project match
ScreeningProfile, then an AI skills interview, then you browse and accept tasks
PaymentWeekly
CountriesNot published — you find out by applying
Reported pay$20–$200/hr
The catchThe AI-training work sits inside a general freelance marketplace, so expert tasks share the site with ordinary contract listings, and the bottom of the pay band is annotation work rather than expert work.

The apply link is a referral link, which pays this site if you are hired. It costs you nothing and does not change your rate.

What Braintrust does well

  • Real expert tiers at the top of the band — expert evaluation, red teaming, code review
  • Task-based, so you can start without waiting to be matched to a project
  • Weekly payouts
  • Recruits across healthcare, legal, engineering, finance and research

Where it falls short

  • The headline range spans annotation and expert work, which flatters the low end
  • Not an expert-only marketplace, unlike Mercor or Handshake AI
  • Publishes no country eligibility

Who should skip Braintrust
You want to be matched to a long project rather than picking tasks one at a time.

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