Mercor AI

• Access to Elite Experts: Instantly tap into a vetted network of top-tier professionals (JDs, MDs, PhDs, etc.) for specialized data generation.
• AI Model Training Data: Source high-quality, nuanced data for RLHF, fine-tuning, and rubric development across any domain.
• Managed Data Services: Offload the entire process of sourcing, vetting, and managing expert teams for complex AI training projects.
• APEX Benchmarking: Use Mercor’s platform to evaluate and benchmark your model’s performance on real-world, economically valuable tasks.
• AI-Powered Vetting: (For hiring) Automate the screening of technical talent with in-depth, AI-led video interviews that test real skills.

For Experts & Candidates:

• High-Value Opportunities: Get matched with high-paying, remote, and flexible hourly roles (often $40 – $130+/hr) at leading AI companies.
• Shape the Future of AI: Apply your deep domain knowledge (in law, medicine, finance, etc.) to directly train and improve frontier AI models.
• Meritocratic Vetting: Your skills are assessed through an objective, AI-led interview process, focusing on capability over resume keywords.
• Streamlined Payments: The platform handles all contracting and ensures prompt, reliable payments for work completed.

• Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF): AI labs hire experts to review, rank, and improve AI-generated responses.
• Expert Data Generation: Creating high-quality, specialized datasets (e.g., legal briefs, medical diagnoses, financial models) for model training.
• AI Model Evaluation: Using domain professionals to create rubrics and score AI model outputs for accuracy, safety, and nuance.
• AI Benchmarking: Powering benchmarks like APEX to measure AI’s real-world capabilities in complex professions.
• Technical Recruiting: (Original use case) Companies use the platform to source, vet, and hire top software engineers and other knowledge workers.

• Top AI Research Labs: Companies building and training frontier large language models (Mercor states it’s used by “all of the top 5 AI labs”).
• Elite Domain Experts: Professionals with deep expertise, such as lawyers (JDs), doctors (MDs), scientists (PhDs), financial analysts, and consultants.
• Software Engineers & Technical Talent: Developers and other knowledge workers seeking high-quality, remote contract roles.
• Enterprise Companies: Businesses using the platform to hire vetted talent or source expert data for internal AI projects.

• For Experts (Candidates): Free to join. Experts are paid a high hourly rate for their work, which is set by the company hiring them (e.g., $35/hr to $130+/hr).
• For Companies (Clients): Mercor uses a commission-based model. It charges the company an “hourly finder’s fee and a matching rate” on top of the expert’s hourly pay.