
Crowdgen
Appen's contributor platform providing crowd-sourced AI training data through annotation, evaluation, and content moderation tasks globally.
- Open jobs
- 16
- Typical pay
- $5.34–$24.15/hr
- Rating
- 0.0
- Would recommend
- 0%
- Work type
- AI Training
- Founded
- 1996
- Company size
- 1000+
- Headquarters
- Chatswood, Australia
About Crowdgen
Crowdgen is Appen's contributor platform, launched in September 2024and headquartered in Chatswood, Australia (with a US office in Kirkland, Washington). The platform specializes in enhancing data quality for AI and machine learning through crowd-sourced solutions, supporting the development, training, and validation of ML and AI models. Crowdgen offers a wide range of tasks including data annotation and labeling, content moderation, sentiment analysis, transcription, Q&A pair creation, video evaluation, facial recognition annotation, and AI assistant interaction recording. The platform serves major technology companies, enterprises, and research organizations with a focus on data quality, scalability, and ethical AI practices. Crowdgen embraces a global community with contributors in over 200 countries supporting more than 500 languages. Most roles are beginner-friendly with flexible hours, project-based work, and earnings paid in US dollars via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, Payoneer, or Airtm.
Crowdgen pay by role
| Role | Pay |
|---|---|
| Language and AI data project roles | USD 8.29–55/hr |
Range is the hourly rates in Crowdgen's own live postings (14 postings, checked 2026-10-12), which vary by language and market. Crowdgen says pay is always above minimum wage in your market.
Who Crowdgen hires
Most Crowdgen projects are designed to be beginner-friendly and do not require prior work experience or a background in technology, user-friendly guides and training are provided. A reliable internet connection and a laptop or desktop computer are required, and Google Chrome (fresh installation without third-party extensions) is often needed for optimal performance. Some projects require passing a qualification assessment or language exam. Contributors must work from their registered state and country of residence and cannot work on projects when outside their residing country. For specialized roles, additional requirements apply: facial recognition annotator roles may require US or Canada residency, native English proficiency, and a background in arts, photography, or design; history prompt generation roles require an advanced degree in History and native-level English; linguistic roles require specific language proficiency. Crowdgen will never ask applicants to pay to join projects.
How the Crowdgen hiring process works
- 1
Sign up at crowdgen.com
Create your CrowdGen account (replacing the legacy Appen Connect portal as of September 2024).
- 2
Profile setup · about 1 days
List languages, location, demographics, equipment, and skill areas.
- 3
Browse and apply to projects
See pay rate per project upfront before accepting.
- 4
Pass project-specific qualifying tests · about 3 days
Domain-specific assessments unlock individual project pools.
- 5
Complete tasks and get paid · about 7 days
Withdraw via PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, or bank transfer once you reach the project's minimum.
Open Crowdgen jobs
Crowdgen FAQ
Who is behind CrowdGen?
CrowdGen is the contributor platform of Appen, a publicly-traded AI training data company (ASX: APX) founded in 1996 with 25+ years of experience and 1M+ contributors over its history.
When did CrowdGen launch?
September 14, 2024, replacing the legacy Appen Connect portal.
How are pay rates set?
Each project lists its pay rate upfront before you apply. Reviews show simple annotation/evaluation tasks at $10–$15/hr; specialist and rare-language tasks pay more.
What payout methods are available?
PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, bank transfer, and other locale-specific options.
How much does Crowdgen pay?
Across 3 open Crowdgen listings with posted pay, the median is $8.29 per hour, and most pay between $5.34 and $24.15 per hour.
Is Crowdgen hiring right now?
Yes. Crowdgen has 16 open AI training jobs listed here, updated daily.