Terac screens each opportunity with a form, a file upload or an AI voice interview of about 3 minutes, and each opportunity allows one attempt. The AI only asks the questions; a reviewer decides. From Terac’s expert help pages, read 13 October 2026.
Two kinds of work behind the screener
Terac posts two kinds of opportunity. Of the 43 open Terac roles on this site:
- 17 are AI training work: designing prompts that expose what a model gets wrong, building scenarios for reinforcement learning, or reviewing and ranking AI output
- 13 are paid expert interviews, where a research team wants to hear how you do your job
- 19 pay a fixed amount per session rather than by the hour
The screener exists to check that you are the person a study is looking for. Terac says its questions cover who you are, such as your age range, location and job. They also ask about your experience (“Do you manage a team of 5+ people?”) and your opinions and habits. On AI training work, expect the questions to probe the field the posting names.
Honest answers come first
Terac calls honesty “the most important rule” for screeners. Your answers have to match your profile, each other and anything you have told Terac before. It says inconsistent answers are a red flag for researchers.
Terac says a single screening where your answers misrepresented you can lead to a ban. Its account rules add that knowingly false, scripted or AI-generated answers in interviews or surveys are grounds for one. Pending earnings may then be withheld. Being screened out, Terac says, is not a judgment on you, and you can still apply to other opportunities.
Setup for the AI interview
Terac lists four checks before the interview starts:
- Unplug external monitors (computer only, screening interview only).
- Share your entire screen, not a window or a tab.
- Allow your camera and microphone. The camera stays on for the whole interview.
- Check your framing: centred, in good light, face clearly visible.
Terac says Chrome or Edge work best; Safari and Firefox can work, but some checks are not available in them. Some opportunities only run on a computer. Use a quiet room and a stable connection, and headphones if you hear echo.
During: short pauses, specific answers
The interviewer introduces itself and asks one question at a time, with follow-ups built from your answers. Terac’s advice is to listen to the whole question and answer in your own words, with real examples from your experience.
Keep pauses short. Terac says a long silence can be taken as the end of your answer, so say “let me think” if you need a moment.
Stay in the interview window. Switching tabs, leaving the window, exiting full screen, muting, and turning off your camera or screen share are all recorded for the reviewer. End interview ends it at once, with no confirmation, so only press it when you are done.
One attempt, with one exception
Each opportunity takes one application and one screening attempt. A finished interview cannot be taken again, and screener forms show one question at a time with no going back.
The exception is a technical failure. If a screening interview drops, or you end it early, you can start it again from the beginning. If you see “We couldn’t start the interview”, wait a moment and try again.
What is recorded, and who sees it
Terac records video of your camera and your shared screen, the audio, a transcript, and events such as switching tabs. A person on Terac’s team reviews the recording and transcript, and on some opportunities an automated review can approve or decline it.
Researchers can see your interview transcripts and submissions. Terac’s data policy says they may keep recordings and transcripts under their own retention policies, even after you delete your account.
After: review, a result, and cash-out
Automated review usually finishes in under a minute. Some reviews are done by Terac’s team or the research team, and Terac emails you when there is a decision. If a review has sat for more than 7 days, Terac says to ask Sophia, its support assistant, to chase it.
A pass moves you to the next step. A fail reads Not a fit for this one, which Terac says can also mean the group you belong to was already full. Your answers are kept on your profile to match you to later opportunities.
Approved earnings land in your Terac balance. You can cash out from $12.50 through Whop, Terac’s payout partner, and a standard bank withdrawal typically arrives in 1 to 3 business days. Whop runs a one-time ID check before your first cash-out. Terac says an approved one-time submission that is later rejected is clawed back.
Before you can apply
You need a verified phone number to start any application. Opportunity pages mark ID verification as required, and you cannot cash out without it, so Terac suggests doing it early.
Onboarding ends with an optional interview with Sophia, about your background and the work you want. It takes about 10 minutes, runs in English and can be skipped, but once finished it cannot be retaken.
What Terac does not publish
None of the following is on a Terac page, so this site does not state it:
- the questions a screener asks for a given study, or how answers are scored
- how long a research team’s review takes
- how many people apply for each spot
Before you start
Read the posting’s Who Should Apply, answer exactly as your profile says, set up the four checks, and keep your pauses short. Then browse the open Terac roles. To compare screening on other platforms, see the micro1 and Mercor interviews side by side.
This site is not affiliated with Terac, and passing the screener is not a promise of work.