Meridial for AI trainers
The expert network built for frontier AI training
- Open jobs
- 489
- Median pay
- $37/hr
- Typical pay
- $5โ65/hr
- 32 reviews
- 1.5
About Meridial
Meridial is the expert marketplace of Invisible Technologies, an AI company that started in 2015. It hires lawyers, doctors, engineers, coders, linguists, and other experts as independent contractors. They write and rank AI answers, red-team models, and build training environments for AI labs and companies. Invisible says it has trained over 80% of the leading AI models. Most Meridial roles are posted as "Freelance AI Trainer Project" jobs, and the same role is often posted once per country.
- Founded
- 2015 (Invisible Technologies)
- Founder
- Francis Pedraza (CEO: Matt Fitzpatrick)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Funding
- $100M at a valuation over $2B (2025)
- Workers
- Independent contractors
- Payment
- Payment provider, every two weeks
How hiring works
- Create a profile on meridial.ai, list your skills, and confirm your identity with your camera. You need clear written English and a computer with 8GB of RAM.
- Apply to open projects and take the skills tests. Reviewers say some tests watch your camera, microphone, and screen.
- Meridial compares your profile with its projects and contacts you when one fits. Joining does not guarantee work.
- Sign a Statement of Work that shows the rate and the expected length. Some projects also need a background check.
What workers say
Good
- You see the rate and the expected length of a project before you sign.
- Meridial says all time on a project is paid, every two weeks.
- Many open roles in law, coding, science, finance, and over 100 languages.
Watch out for
- 91% of Trustpilot reviews are 1 star. Many say they did unpaid tests and then got no work.
- Some applicants were stuck at address verification, and support replies can take weeks.
- During some tasks, Meridial can record your screen and use your camera to check that you are present.
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489 jobs
Backend Engineering SpecialistPythonJavaGoC++DjangoSpring+5$8โ65/hr
๐บ๐ธ US
Full Stack Engineering SpecialistJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaReactNode.js+6$8โ65/hr
๐บ๐ธ US
Oromo Language SpecialistTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic AnnotationGrammar+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Yoruba Language SpecialistTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic AnnotationGrammar+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Zulu Language SpecialistZuluTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Xhosa Language SpecialistXhosaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
Wolof Language SpecialistWolofTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Welsh Language SpecialistWelshTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Uzbek Language SpecialistUzbekTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Umbundu Language SpecialistUmbunduTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Tajik Language SpecialistTajikTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Somali Language SpecialistSomaliTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
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Slovenian Language SpecialistSlovenianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia
Sindhi Language SpecialistSindhiTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan
Shona Language SpecialistShonaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia
Occitan Language SpecialistOccitanTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Northern Sotho Language SpecialistNorthern SothoTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+4$8โ65/hr
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
Nepali Language SpecialistNepaliTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ณ๐ต Nepal
Mongolian Language SpecialistMongolianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ South Korea and US
Mฤori Language SpecialistMฤoriTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Mandarin Chinese Language SpecialistMandarin ChineseTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
Maltese Language SpecialistMalteseTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Macedonian Language SpecialistMacedonianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia
Luxembourgish Language SpecialistLuxembourgishTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Luo Language SpecialistLuoTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Lingala Language SpecialistLingalaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐บ๐ธ US
Lao Language SpecialistLaoTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐น๐ญ Thailand
Kyrgyz Language SpecialistKyrgyzTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Khmer Language SpecialistKhmerTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
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Kazakh Language SpecialistKazakhTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
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Kabuverdianu Language SpecialistKabuverdianuTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
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Javanese Language SpecialistJavaneseTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia
Irish Gaelic Language SpecialistIrishTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
Igbo Language SpecialistIgboTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon
Icelandic Language SpecialistIcelandicTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
Hausa Language SpecialistHausaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Ganda Language SpecialistGandaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda
Fulah Language SpecialistFulahTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Filipino Language SpecialistFilipinoTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ต๐ญ Philippines
Chichewa Language SpecialistChichewaTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$6โ65/hr
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi
Cebuano Language SpecialistCebuanoTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ต๐ญ Philippines
Catalan Language SpecialistCatalanTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ช๐ธ Spain
Cantonese Language SpecialistCantoneseTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Southeast Asia
Burmese Language SpecialistBurmeseTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐น๐ญ Thailand
Bosnian Language SpecialistBosnianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina
Belarusian Language SpecialistBelarusianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
Asturian Language SpecialistAsturianTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic Annotation+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Assamese Language SpecialistTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic AnnotationGrammar+6$8โ65/hr
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Amharic Language SpecialistTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic AnnotationGrammar+6$8โ65/hr
๐ Worldwide
Urdu Language SpecialistTranslationLinguisticsLanguage TeachingEditingLinguistic AnnotationGrammar+6$8โ65/hr
๐ South Asia
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Frequently Asked Questions about Meridial
How much does Meridial pay?
Meridial has 489 open jobs on this site. The median pay is $37/hr, and most jobs pay $5โ65/hr. Each job page shows its own rate.
How does Meridial pay workers?
Meridial pays every two weeks to the payment account in your profile, through a third-party payment provider. Each project has a Statement of Work with the rate, set before you start, and Meridial says all time on a project is paid. Many job posts give a range such as $8 to $65 an hour, and the exact rate depends on your experience, skills, and country. To pay you, Meridial can ask for a government ID and a tax ID. You pay your own taxes.
How do I get hired at Meridial?
1. Create a profile on meridial.ai, list your skills, and confirm your identity with your camera. You need clear written English and a computer with 8GB of RAM. 2. Apply to open projects and take the skills tests. Reviewers say some tests watch your camera, microphone, and screen. 3. Meridial compares your profile with its projects and contacts you when one fits. Joining does not guarantee work. 4. Sign a Statement of Work that shows the rate and the expected length. Some projects also need a background check.
Is Meridial legit?
Meridial is a real company. It belongs to Invisible Technologies, a San Francisco company founded in 2015 that raised $100M at a valuation over $2B in 2025. Invisible's customers include Microsoft and AWS. Meridial says it pays every two weeks. But it has 1.5 of 5 on Trustpilot from 32 reviews, and many reviewers say they did unpaid tests and then got no work.
How are Meridial and Invisible Technologies related?
Meridial is the expert marketplace of Invisible Technologies. Invisible sells AI training data and AI software to companies, and Meridial finds the experts who do the work. You work as an independent contractor, not as an employee of Meridial or Invisible. Meridial job posts are on Greenhouse under the name "agency", and some emails come from the invisible.email domain.
What is an AI trainer job?
AI trainers help companies improve AI models. You review and rate model answers, write example answers, find mistakes, or record voice and video data. Experts in law, medicine, coding, languages, and other fields teach models how a professional thinks. Most of this work is remote, flexible, and paid by the hour.
Are AI trainer jobs remote?
Yes. Every job on this site is remote, and most have flexible hours. Some jobs accept people from certain countries only, so check the ๐ location on each job before you apply.
What skills or degrees do I need?
It depends on the job. Generalist jobs need clear writing and attention to detail. Expert jobs usually ask for a degree or work experience in the field, such as a law license or medical training. Language jobs need native or fluent skill in that language. Coding jobs need real programming experience.