micro1 alternative

Working with micro1? We’ll make you a better offer.

HUMXN pays physicians, lawyers, engineers, linguists and other specialists for remote AI training work in their own field. Send us the rate or offer you have from micro1 and we'll beat it, in writing, before you accept a single task.

ReplyWithin one business day
ExclusivityNone
PayoutsAutomatic, via Stripe
  • Send us your current micro1 rate or offer; we reply within one business day
  • If we can beat it, you get the better rate in writing before you accept anything
  • If we can't, we say so plainly, with no screening steps wasted
Medicine & healthLawFinance & accountingEngineering & scienceSoftwareLanguage & cultureRobotics & operationsCreative fields
How the offer works

Four steps to a better rate.

No AI interview, no unpaid trial, no minimum hours. You show us what you’re offered; we show you what we’ll pay.

Send your offer

01Send your offer

Your field, the hourly rate or per-task pay you're being offered, and roughly how many hours a week you want. A screenshot or forwarded email is fine.

02We check the fit

A person reads it, matches it against open and upcoming projects in your field, and verifies your credentials privately.

03You get a better offer

A written rate for specific work, with the task, instructions and deadline stated up front. Nothing is accepted on your behalf.

04You get paid

Approved work is credited to your balance and paid out automatically through Stripe. Every task is itemized.

micro1 vs HUMXN

A private network, not a pool.

Expert marketplaces like micro1 recruit at scale and let the platform set the rate. HUMXN assembles a small, verified group for each request and pays accordingly.

 
Expert marketplaces like micro1
HUMXN
Your rate
Set per project by the platform, take it or leave it
We beat the offer you show us, in writing, before you accept
Getting in
AI interviews and proctored screening before any paid work
Credentials verified by a person; any assessment task is paid
Who you compete with
A large open pool, so projects fill fast and dry up
A small, private group matched to each request
Quality control
Automated checks and rework at your expense
A second expert reviews every task, and approved work is paid
Where the work goes
Opaque; you rarely know the buyer or the licence
Delivered to a named buyer under licence, with provenance on every item
Payouts
On the platform's cycle
Automatic through Stripe once approved, every task itemized

The left column describes how large expert marketplaces generally operate, as reported by the people who work on them. Check any platform’s current terms directly.

Why we can pay more

It’s the structure, not generosity.

01

No crowd to carry

We don't onboard thousands of people to staff one project. A small group of verified specialists means less waste, and the saving goes into your rate.

02

Buyers pay for proof

Every item we deliver carries consent records and signed provenance. AI labs pay a premium for that, and the premium reaches the people who made it.

03

Specialist work, specialist rates

A radiologist labelling scans or a lawyer grading contract analysis is paid as that, not as a generalist annotator.

04

Rates agreed per project

You see the task, the rate and the deadline before you accept. There is no silent repricing once you're inside.

How every item we deliver is verified

Get a better offer

Show us the offer. We’ll beat it.

In the message, include the rate or per-task pay you have from micro1, your field, and the hours you want. A screenshot or forwarded email to experts@humxn.io works too.

01Within one business day

A person replies with a written rate for specific work, or a straight no.

02Private

Your credentials and your current offer stay between us. Nothing is published.

03No commitment

Keep working wherever you like. Accept only the projects that fit.

Your fields
Private. Read by a person, answered within one business day.
Questions

micro1 alternative: asked often.

What is micro1?

micro1 is an AI recruiting and human-data company. It began in 2022 as an AI recruiter and in 2024 moved into supplying vetted domain experts to AI labs for model training. It is usually compared with Scale AI, Mercor and Surge. HUMXN is not affiliated with micro1.

Is HUMXN a micro1 alternative?

Yes, for the expert side of the market. HUMXN is a private marketplace where AI teams get custom, verified datasets, and where physicians, lawyers, engineers, linguists and other specialists are paid to create, label and grade data in their own field. If you are doing or considering that kind of work through micro1, we will make you a better offer.

How much more does HUMXN pay than micro1?

There is no single number, because rates depend on your field and the task. What we commit to is simple: show us the rate or offer you have, and we come back within one business day with a better one for specific work, or we tell you honestly that we can't.

Do I have to leave micro1 to work with HUMXN?

No. Most experts in the network take work from more than one place. HUMXN asks for no exclusivity and no minimum hours.

Is there an AI interview or proctored test?

No. We verify your identity and credentials privately, and where a field needs an assessment it is a short, paid task in your own specialty.

What fields do you need?

Medicine, law, finance and accounting, engineering and science, software, languages, robotics and operations, and creative fields. If yours isn't listed, send the offer anyway; we add fields as requests come in.

I buy human data from micro1. Does this apply to me?

Yes. Send us the scope and the quote you have, and we will come back with a proposal that beats it on price, on the quality bar, or on both, with consent and provenance on every item.

Buying human data from micro1? Same promise.

Send us the scope and the quote you have. A data lead replies within one business day with a proposal that beats it on price, on the quality bar, or both, with consent and provenance on every item.