Turing is a San Francisco company, founded in 2018, that post-trains large language models for AI labs. Contractors use industry, technical or academic expertise to improve model accuracy and reasoning, across software engineering, STEM, medicine, law, finance and languages. You set your expected rate on your profile, then take skill assessments and live interviews before a client match. Turing does not publish rates on its listings.
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Business Model
AI post-training and contractor network
How to Get Started
- 1 Create a profile and set your expected rate
- 2 Complete skill assessments for your track
- 3 Pass live technical or domain interviews
- 4 Get matched to a client project
Payment Speed
Every two weeks by bank transfer
Pros
- ✓ You set your expected rate on your profile
- ✓ Remote work with US companies
- ✓ Open to all skill levels
Before you apply
- • Payout: Every two weeks by bank transfer
- • 85% of 80 tracked listings require an interview
- • 30% of 153 tracked listings ask for 35+ hours a week
- • 0% of 144 tracked listings require full US Pacific hours overlap
- • Typical contract in Software Engineering: 8.4 weeks (n=28)
Turing by the numbers
Based on 359 live listings and structural analysis of 239 active postings.
Top Domains
Generalist 11
Software Engineering 11
Writing 9
STEM 7
Business 4
Education Requirements
Any 46%
Bachelor's 36%
Master's 14%
Master 2%
PhD 2%
Contract Length by Domain
Software Engineering 8.4 wks avg (n=28)
STEM 8.5 wks avg (n=11)
Business 14.8 wks avg (n=10)
What workers say about Turing
Trust score, verified pay reports, and reviews from people who've actually worked here.
Turing questions, answered from the data
- How much does Turing pay?
- Turing publishes no rates. Figures on our Turing job cards are our estimate, labelled as such, and never counted as listed pay.
- How does Turing pay out?
- Payout schedule on Turing: Every two weeks by bank transfer.
- How do I get accepted on Turing?
- 1) Create a profile and set your expected rate. 2) Complete skill assessments for your track. 3) Pass live technical or domain interviews. 4) Get matched to a client project. 85% of 80 tracked listings require an interview.
- Is Turing legit?
- Turing currently lists 359 open roles on its own board, which we read daily. Read worker reviews and the trust score at aitrainer.work/platforms/turing/reviews before you apply, and apply only through Turing's own site.