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Join 100K+ experts earning up to $50-150+/hr training AI models. Flexible, remote work in coding, STEM, law, medicine, writing, and more. Apply today. - dataannotation.tech

· 2 hours ago

Use it as a flexible side gig if you have in-demand skills (coding, STEM, law, writing) and don't mind an unpaid entry assessment. Do not treat it as stable primary income — task flow, pay variance, and onboarding complaints show it isn't.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 public sources; most user snippets are truncated, so quotes are partial and ratings data was unavailable.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthGig platform, not feature software
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Skilled coders and STEM experts
  • Writers wanting flexible side income
  • Fully remote gig seekers

Not for

  • Anyone needing stable full-time income
  • People without a coding, STEM, or writing specialty
  • Applicants unwilling to sit unpaid assessments
  • Job seekers expecting benefits or employee status

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Brand heavily impersonated — apply only via the official site, never pay to join

medium

Guess: advertised $50-150+/hr is a ceiling; typical task rates likely lower

medium

Gridinsoft scam check flags.tech with a blacklist warning

medium

Onboarding can stall; third parties now sell 'help' passing assessments

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Advertised pay up to $50-150+/hr for expert AI-training tasks
  • Claims 100K+ experts already on the platform
  • Users confirm it pays; 'It is not a scam'
  • Fully remote, flexible work across coding, STEM, law, medicine, writing

Cons

  • Unpaid assessment gates entry; complaints of failed tests and pending onboarding
  • One worker reports going negative every weekly paycheck
  • Fake recruiters impersonate the brand, targeting applicants with scams
  • No public security page found

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No security page; one scanner blacklist warning; brand widely impersonated by scammers targeting applicants.

official x1review x5security x4news x2
  • Blacklist warning on app subdomain, Gridinsoft's scam check lists.tech with a blacklist warning.
  • Recruiter impersonation scams, LinkedIn users report fake recruiters and sponsored posts impersonating DataAnnotation to target job applicants.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Advertised $50+ ceiling; real task flow varies
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Assessment gate; pending-onboarding complaints
  • Feature depth. Gig platform, not feature software
  • Support quality: 2/5. Users publicly waiting on replies; pending onboarding
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page; scanner blacklist warning
  • 100K+ Claimed workers per official site
  • $50+/hr Advertised pay up to $150+/hr for experts
  • Assessment required Entry unpaid test before paid tasks

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No security page; one scanner blacklist warning; brand widely impersonated by scammers targeting applicants.

  • Blacklist warning on app subdomainGridinsoft's scam check lists.tech with a blacklist warning.⁸
  • Recruiter impersonation scamsLinkedIn users report fake recruiters and sponsored posts impersonating DataAnnotation to target job applicants.⁷

What users say

Users say the platform is legit and pays, but complain about assessment gates, pending onboarding, and inconsistent weekly income.

“It is not a scam.”
Reddit, r/WFHJobs
“I'm always in the negative though.”
Threads

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Full analysis

Based on 12 public sources; most user snippets are truncated, so quotes are partial and ratings data was unavailable.

Legit AI-training side gig for skilled workers — not stable income; assessment gates entry and weekly pay varies.

Methodology

Based on 12 public sources; most user snippets are truncated, so quotes are partial and ratings data was unavailable.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. DataAnnotation official sitedataannotation.tech
    official
  2. AI Training jobs- Data Annotation. Scam? (r/WFHJobs)reddit.com
    review
  3. Question About Job Opportunities (r/DataAnnotationTech)reddit.com
    review
  4. Tired of Failed Assessments & Pending Onboarding on Top AI Platformsfacebook.com
    review
  5. Remote, flexible side hustle? (ChooseFI forum)app.choosefi.com
    review
  6. DataAnnotation Scam Alert: Phoebe R. Impersonationlinkedin.com
    security
  7. Beware of fake recruiter messages from DataAnnotationlinkedin.com
    security
  8. App.dataannotation.tech Scam Check: Blacklist Warninggridinsoft.com
    security
  9. Security page (not found)dataannotation.tech
    security
  10. Similar jobs to Appenlipstickalley.com
    review
  11. Get Paid to Train AI Models with Outlier AIlinkedin.com
    news
  12. Who Owns Data Annotation Tech? Company and Founderslegalclarity.org
    news

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