# 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.

## Microtasks, annotation and rating

- Braintrust (AI Training jobs): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/braintrust
- CloudResearch Connect (participants): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/cloudresearch-connect
- LILT Community: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/lilt-community
- rustLabs Experts: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/rustlabs-experts
- Alignerr: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/alignerr
- Appen: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/appen
- Centific Honeybee: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/centific
- Clickworker: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/clickworker
- CloudFactory: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/cloudfactory
- DataAnnotation: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/dataannotation
- DataForce: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/dataforce
- Defined.ai (Neevo): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/defined-ai
- iMerit: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/imerit
- Invisible Technologies: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/invisible
- LXT: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/lxt
- Mindrift: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/mindrift
- OneForma: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/oneforma
- Outlier: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/outlier
- Pareto: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/pareto
- Peroptyx: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/peroptyx
- Premise: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/premise
- Remotasks: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/remotasks
- Sama: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/sama
- Shaip workforce: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/shaip
- Surge AI: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/surge-ai
- Welocalize: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/welocalize
- Toloka: open (verified 2026-09-12), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/toloka

## Paid research participation and testing

- dscout (Scouts): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/dscout
- Speechpad (Worker): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/speechpad
- Userlytics (paid testers): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/userlytics
- Respondent: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/respondent
- User Interviews: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/user-interviews
- UserTesting: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/usertesting

## Transcription, voice and recording

- Atlas Capture: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/atlas-capture
- Scribie (freelance transcriber): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/scribie
- GoTranscript: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/gotranscript
- TranscribeMe: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/transcribeme
- Twine AI voice & data: open (verified 2026-10-19), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/twine-ai

## Expert, coding and domain work

- Shipd by Datacurve: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/shipd-datacurve
- Deccan AI Experts (formerly Soul AI): open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/deccan-ai-experts
- Handshake AI: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/handshake-ai
- Mercor: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/mercor
- Micro1: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/micro1
- Snorkel Expert Network: open (verified 2026-10-21), https://bikoosh.com/datawork/snorkel-experts

## 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.

Source for the closure: https://www.mturk.com/worker (read 2026-10-21).

DataWork Watch is an independent, sourced dataset - not affiliated with any listed operator. Every fact carries its source and a verified-at date; unverified fields say so. Not legal or financial advice.