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Mechanical Turk closed on September 30, 2026. These paid AI data-work programs accept applications now.
Amazon's own worker page says "Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026" (read on 2026-10-21). DataWork Watch reads the application page of 61 tracked programs every day; as of 2026-10-21, 44 show open applications on their own pages. Below, grouped by the kind of work, newest verification first; a sourced reading, not a ranking.
The closure, in Amazon's words: "Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026" (mturk.com, read 2026-10-21). Everything below is read from each program's own page on the date shown; an application is yours to make on that page.
Microtasks, annotation and rating
| Program | Work | Pay, as the program states it | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintrust (AI Training jobs) | rating, annotation, expert, coding | platform advertises $20 to $200/hr | |
| CloudResearch Connect (participants) | other, rating | not stated | |
| LILT Community | other, annotation, voice | not stated | |
| rustLabs Experts | expert, coding, rating | platform advertises $20 to $100/hr | |
| Alignerr | expert, annotation, coding | platform advertises $80/hr | |
| Appen | annotation, rating, voice, transcription | not stated | |
| Centific Honeybee | annotation, rating | not stated | |
| Clickworker | annotation, voice, transcription, other | not stated | |
| CloudFactory | annotation | not stated | |
| DataAnnotation | annotation, coding, expert | not stated | |
| DataForce | voice, annotation, transcription | not stated | |
| Defined.ai (Neevo) | voice, annotation, transcription | not stated | |
| iMerit | annotation, expert | not stated | |
| Invisible Technologies | expert, annotation | not stated | |
| LXT | voice, annotation, transcription | not stated | |
| Mindrift | expert, rating, coding | platform advertises $15 to $30/hr | |
| OneForma | annotation, rating, voice, transcription | not stated | |
| Outlier | expert, coding, annotation | not stated | |
| Pareto | expert, annotation | not stated | |
| Peroptyx | rating | not stated | |
| Premise | other, rating | not stated | |
| Remotasks | annotation, rating | not stated | |
| Sama | annotation | not stated | |
| Shaip workforce | annotation, voice | not stated | |
| Surge AI | annotation, expert, rating | not stated | |
| Welocalize | annotation, rating, transcription | not stated | |
| Toloka | annotation, rating | not stated |
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Paid research participation and testing
| Program | Work | Pay, as the program states it | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| dscout (Scouts) | other, video_recording | not stated | |
| Speechpad (Worker) | transcription, other | not stated | |
| Userlytics (paid testers) | other | not stated | |
| Respondent | other | not stated | |
| User Interviews | other | not stated | |
| UserTesting | other | not stated |
Transcription, voice and recording
| Program | Work | Pay, as the program states it | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Capture | egocentric, video_recording, home_scan | not stated | |
| Scribie (freelance transcriber) | transcription | not stated | |
| GoTranscript | transcription | not stated | |
| TranscribeMe | transcription | not stated | |
| Twine AI voice & data | voice, video_recording | not stated |
Expert, coding and domain work
| Program | Work | Pay, as the program states it | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipd by Datacurve | coding, expert | not stated | |
| Deccan AI Experts (formerly Soul AI) | expert, coding | platform advertises $50/hr | |
| Handshake AI | expert | platform advertises $40/hr | |
| Mercor | expert, coding | platform advertises $50 to $60/hr | |
| Micro1 | expert, coding | not stated | |
| Snorkel Expert Network | expert | not stated |
Quick answers
Is Amazon Mechanical Turk still open?
No. Amazon's own worker page states: "Amazon Mechanical Turk permanently closed on September 30, 2026" (read on 2026-10-21 at https://www.mturk.com/worker).
What are the alternatives to Mechanical Turk for workers?
As of 2026-10-21, 44 of the 61 paid AI data-work programs tracked by Bikoosh DataWork Watch show open applications on their own pages, among them Atlas Capture, Braintrust (AI Training jobs), CloudResearch Connect (participants), dscout (Scouts), LILT Community, rustLabs Experts, Scribie (freelance transcriber), Shipd by Datacurve, Speechpad (Worker), Userlytics (paid testers). The live list, grouped by the kind of work and dated, is at https://bikoosh.com/datawork/after-mechanical-turk; it is a sourced reading of each program's page, not a ranking.
How is 'open' verified?
A daily checker re-reads each program's own application page, one polite request per domain per day, and records the phrase it matched with the date; an ambiguous change goes to a human review queue.
How can I be told when a program opens?
Free email alerts on this page (one confirmation email). Same-day alerts across every tracked program are 4 USD a month (the link applies the code DATAWORK at checkout) at https://bikoosh.com/datawork/activate.
Every open program, one list · the full tracker · data.json
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