Builders & Developers: Share Your AI Coding Sessions
Listed pay: $200 per task
What the posting lists, in US dollars per task.
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Details from this posting, and how Mercor screens and pays.
- LocationRemote, open to US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ & Western Europe
- ScreeningAssessments and an AI interview of about 20 minutes. See what to expect
- How Mercor paysWeekly, on Wednesdays, via Stripe. What Mercor does not say
- PayoutsMercor's website says it pays out over $4M a day (read 5 Oct 2026)
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Role details
Role Overview
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to understand how people build with AI coding assistants. We're looking for builders with their own projects, from experienced developers to non-coders who build with AI, to do their normal work in OpenCode, a terminal-based coding assistant, while each session is recorded.
What You'll Do
Build or improve your own real project using the open-weight and Gemini models we provide
Choose which model to use for each task, and switch whenever you naturally would
Use one chat per task
Ideal Qualifications
Actively building a real project (side project, startup, app, or LLM-powered feature)
Uses AI tools to build, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Replit, or Lovable
Comfortable following simple terminal setup steps on Mac or Linux
Professional coding experience is welcome but not required; non-coders who build with AI are encouraged to apply
Project Details
Remote, flexible schedule
$200 per accepted session (about 50 turns, typically 2–3 hours of active work)
Start: immediate
From the Mercor posting.
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What happens after you click
- The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
- Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes. The confirmation screen then shows the expected timeline for that role.
- If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
- The posting lists $200 per task as its pay.
- Remote — open to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and Monaco.
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