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All gigs · Write and rate AI answers · checked 2026-11-09

Is Outlier legit?

A large, real platform run by Scale AI that pays weekly; many Trustpilot reviewers report on-time pay. The recurring problems are sudden account deactivations (including a July 2026 wave on the Aether project) with pending earnings held, unpaid onboarding and assessments, few projects after onboarding, and automated support. A 2024 class action alleged misclassification and unpaid training time.

Does it pay? mixed

What you do

Write hard prompts with correct answers, build grading rubrics, and rate and rank AI model responses in your field. Some roles also rate AI voice, image and video outputs.

The details

Pay
Not published
As published: No program-wide rate: Outlier says rates vary by expertise, project and location and are shown before each project. One current Scale AI job post for an Outlier generalist rating role states up to USD 15/hr (role-specific, not a program range). Creators page: $50–$1,500 per approved portfolio submission.
Open in
116 countries, including the US
Official list of ~110 countries/territories (also Canary Islands). Notably absent: Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan. Customers may add further country/state limits per project; VPNs not allowed. Valid ID and phone from your country of residence required.
You need
computer, mobile phone (for verification)
Paid by
PayPal, Airtm, ACH bank transfer · weekly, on Tuesdays (covers prior Tuesday–Monday UTC)
Minimum age
18+
Company
Outlier — operated by Scale AI (contracting entity Smart Ecosystem Inc., dba Outlier AI, a Scale AI affiliate)
Backers
Scale AI; Meta bought a 49% stake in Scale for $14.3B in June 2025, valuing it at $29B (Reuters).

Red flags

What we couldn’t confirm

Outlier no longer publishes expert pay on its own site (its old expert landing pages now 404); the only current company-published hourly figure is one Scale AI generalist job post (up to $15/hr), so expert rates are not captured. Reddit itself could not be opened; Reddit content came via a mirror snapshot and a third-party write-up. Status of the $12.5M California settlement was not verified. Pay min/max left null on purpose: the only published hourly figure is one generalist role ceiling.

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