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Turing
About Turing
Turing produces proprietary human data for frontier LLM labs with a coding-and-reasoning focus and deep talent vetting. Contractor gig work is separate from its corporate hiring.
Third-party reports
, AITraining.jobs lists 194 open Turing roles; 22 of them state an hourly rate.
Live Turing roles
Updated 9 hrs agoAudio Video Annotator (opens the job details)
Data Annotation · Remote· 2d agoDetails
Mathematics Expert (opens the job details)
Math & STEM · Remote· 2w agoDetails
VBT Task Author (opens the job details)
Agentic & RL Envs · Remote· 1d agoDetails
Image Annotation QA (opens the job details)
Data Annotation · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$7/hrStaffing Supply Manager (opens the job details)
AI Evaluation · Remote· 5d agoDetails
Senior Quality Lead (opens the job details)
AI Evaluation · Remote· 5d agoDetails
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Is Turing legit?
Researched October 2026 · 23 sourcesYes. Turing (Turing Enterprises, Inc.) is a real AI data company, valued at $2.2 billion in March 2025, that hires experts as contractors and pays their hours once a month, through its own portal or through Deel. Vetting is long and proctored, applicants who are not picked often hear nothing, and contracts run for weeks and can end at any time; some contractors also report earnings stuck for two months or more. It pays $15–$150/hr (third-party reports).
Actively listing 194 open roles todayJonathan Siddharth (CEO) and Vijay Krishnan co-founded Turing in 2018 to match vetted remote engineers with companies. In 2022 OpenAI asked it for coding data, and it now makes training data, evaluations and RL environments for frontier AI labs. Then based in Palo Alto, it raised $111 million at a $2.2 billion valuation in March 2025 ($225 million in all), and now lists its head office in San Francisco.
Pay follows the hours you submit: Turing's help center says regular hours are paid on the 5th calendar day of each month and take 2 to 3 more days to arrive. On Turing's own platform pay goes straight to your bank account; on some projects it runs through Deel. You file a W-9 or W-8BEN, and roles are contractor work with no paid leave.
Trustpilot 2.5/5 (202 reviews) · Glassdoor 3.5/5 (789 reviews) · Indeed 4.6/5 (86 reviews). Read October 2026.
194 open roles on Turing, independently checked 18 Oct 2026.
Global, fully remote; many contracts need ~4 hrs daily overlap.
We found no Turing warning about fake recruiters. Its roles and applications are on work.turing.com, onboarding mail comes from no-reply@turing.com and support from support@turing.com; Turing does message people on WhatsApp, so check any offer against work.turing.com. Its old help center said talent never pays to join; never pay to get a job.
What people praise
- Five-star reviewers praise remote work, flexible hours, decent pay and a supportive team.
- Turing's help center spells out every application status and how long reviews take (48 hours to 6 weeks), so you can see where you stand.
- Once onboarded you stay onboarded: moving to a new project means a new Statement of Work, not another ID, KYC or bank check.
What people complain about
- Many one-star reviewers say they spent hours or weeks on tests and interviews and never got work; some suspect the tests are used to train AI.
- Several say ID verification kept failing (one blames a camera tool that auto-crops the ID) and ended in a final rejection they could not appeal.
- Some report earnings withdrawals stuck for two months or more, and referral bonuses missing from the dashboard.
- On Reddit, commenters warn that a 40-hour-a-week, 3-month Turing contract has no benefits or paid time off and leaves taxes to you, so take-home pay is lower than the rate suggests.
What has gone wrong
- December 2025. A dark-web forum post claimed a partial database dump from EDU Arena, Turing's AI learning and model-testing site: about 415,000 rows with names, emails, usernames and hashed passwords. Turing had not confirmed it at the time of reporting, and a California law firm said it was looking into a class action.
Best for: Engineers, scientists, physicians, lawyers and analysts with strong credentials who can pass proctored tests and interviews and want short remote contracts, often with daily overlap with US Pacific hours. Not for: Anyone who needs steady work or quick answers, cannot share a passport or driver's license plus their screen, camera and microphone during tests, or cannot wait a month to be paid.
Honest catches
- Pay here is third-party reports, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
Sources for this review
- Turing Help Center: The Turing Story
- Turing: About Turing (mission, leadership, head office)
- TechCrunch: Turing, a key coding provider for OpenAI and other LLM producers, raises $111M at a $2.2B valuation (Mar 6, 2025)
- Business Wire release via Frontier Ventures: Turing Announces Turing Frontier, Connecting AI Labs with Elite Domain Experts (Apr 9, 2026)
- Turing Help Center: Project Onboarding (onboarding steps and pay dates)
- Turing Help Center: What if I haven't received my contract yet? (Turing flow vs Deel flow)
- Turing Help Center: Project Transitions
- Turing Help Center: Project Offboarding
- Turing Help Center: Apply for Jobs at Turing
- Turing Help Center: How long does the application review process take at Turing?
- Turing Help Center: How to Contact Us
- Turing job post: Medical Experts, Medical Doctor USA (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Trustpilot: Turing.com reviews
- Trustpilot: Turing.com 5-star reviews
- Trustpilot: Turing.com 1-star reviews
- Reddit r/remotework: Turing - is it legit? (thread read Oct 10, 2026)
- Glassdoor: Turing Reviews
- Indeed: turing Employee Reviews
- Daily Dark Web: Turing & EDU Arena Data Breach Exposes User and Admin Information (Dec 2025)
- Undercode News: Turing Data Breach, Someone Claims: 415,000 EDU Arena Records Allegedly Leaked on Dark Web
- Srourian Law Firm: Turing Data Breach, What You Need to Know (Dec 17, 2025)
- Turing Help Center (archived Jan 7, 2024): Do we have to pay to join Turing? Do I have to pay a fee or commission after I get hired?
- FTC Consumer Alert: That job offer text is probably a scam (Apr 30, 2026)
What Turing pays
Third-party reports · as of 2026-07-25Researched rate card, third-party reports, as of 2026-07-25
No official rate card. Glassdoor: AI Trainer avg ~$40/hr ($30–$55); AI domain expert avg ~$71/hr. Coding roles commonly $50–$100+/hr; overall band $30–$150/hr.
22 of its 194 open roles state a rate, too few to call any of those rates typical of Turing, so the figure above is the researched one. What each kind of work states:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain Experts | 66 | $100/hr5 of 66 state a rate | $100/hr |
| Multilingual | 40 | $15–$20/hr14 of 40 state a rate | $20/hr |
| Coding | 22 | No rate stated | None stated |
| AI Evaluation | 19 | $30/hr1 of 19 state a rate | $30/hr |
| Agentic & RL Envs | 13 | $100–$150/hr1 of 13 state a rate | $150/hr |
| Data Annotation | 12 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Math & STEM | 8 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Transcription & Audio | 7 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Writing | 4 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Red-Teaming | 2 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Studies & Surveys | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Role | Kind of work | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Code generation reviewer | Coding | $50–$100+/hr |
| Domain expert (finance/legal/med/STEM) | Domain Experts | $50–$100+/hr |
| AI trainer / LLM reviewer | AI Evaluation | $30–$55/hr |
The work Turing hires for
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How to get started on Turing
Researched October 2026Create an account at work.turing.com with your email and an English resume, apply to a specific role, finish its proctored tests and interviews (some roles use an AI interview), wait 48 hours to 6 weeks for a decision, then onboard (terms, two-step sign-in, ID, tax form, payment details, Scope of Work) and get paid monthly for the hours you log.
Who can join
- A desktop or laptop with a working physical camera and microphone, Chrome 74+, Edge 79+ or the latest Firefox, and at least 4 Mbps. Assessments are not designed for phones, and most need screen sharing, camera and microphone access.
- An up-to-date resume in English, which Turing reads to pre-fill your profile.
- A valid, unexpired, physical government photo ID: a passport or driver's license (Nigerian users may also use a physical NIN card). Digital IDs, voter or tax cards (such as PAN) and green cards are not accepted, and the name on the ID must match the bank account you will be paid to.
- Time that overlaps US Pacific hours for many roles: on 10 October 2026, 152 of the 262 roles on Turing's job board asked for some overlap with PST working hours, often 4 hours a day.
- Whatever the specific role demands. For example, Medical Experts (Medical Doctor USA) requires being based in the US, fully licensed and practicing medicine in the US, with at least 1 year of post-residency experience, for at least 20 hours a week over 12 weeks.
- Google Authenticator on your phone once you are selected: two-step verification on your Turing work email is mandatory and Google Authenticator is the only approved option.
Step by step
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Create your account at work.turing.com
Go to work.turing.com/jobs, enter your personal email and open the verification link Turing sends. An email you have used before cannot open a new account: sign in or use Forgot password instead.
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Upload your resume and submit your profile
Upload an updated resume in English (Turing pre-fills your profile from it), then add your basic information, education, skills, languages and work history, and submit the profile. You can then apply to roles.
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Apply to a specific role
On the Jobs page, filter by skill or category, open a role, read its requirements and click Apply Now, then complete a short form (under 2 minutes) and submit. The role then shows under Submitted Applications on work.turing.com/dashboard/applications. Applications cannot be withdrawn once submitted.
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Finish the role's tests promptly
Some roles send you to proctored tests as you submit, and others add tests later as 'Pending steps' on your applications page; an application is not reviewed until every required test is done. Use a desktop, share your entire screen (not a window or tab), keep camera and microphone on, and do not use incognito mode or a VPN. A paused test can be resumed from your applications page.
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Do the interviews if you are shortlisted
Turing says an interview is typically required for all roles. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by email or WhatsApp to schedule it, and offers are made only after the interviews and any required checks.
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Track your status and keep applying
On work.turing.com/dashboard/applications a role moves through Pending Review, In Review, Shortlisted and Selected for Job, or to Archived if you were not picked. Reviews take 48 hours to 6 weeks; no word after 6 weeks typically means you were not selected, and no individual feedback is given.
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Onboard when you are selected
An email explains your onboarding, on Turing's own platform or on Deel. On Turing's platform, in the Workspace: sign the Terms of Service, set up two-step sign-in, verify a passport or driver's license, fill in a W-9 (US residents) or W-8BEN, add your payment details and sign the Scope of Work. Finish everything before your start date.
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Get your project accounts
Turing's onboarding team creates your system access and sends it to your personal email within 24 hours before your start date. All onboarding emails come from no-reply@turing.com, so check your spam and Updates folders if nothing arrives.
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Role-specific Turing vetting (proctored tests, AI interview, human interviews)
Turing sets its vetting per project and client rather than one test for everyone. It describes three stages: screening and matching on your profile (skills, domain, credentials, availability), automated testing (coding challenges in 18-plus languages, RLHF and SFT-style task evaluations, and an adaptive AI interviewer), and expert human review with deep-dive interviews for complex or high-stakes roles.
Format
Configured per role, and each job post lists its own evaluation. Posts read on 10 October 2026 include a roughly 25-minute AI interview followed by a resume review, a take-home assessment due within 24 or 48 hours after a short interest form, a timed analytical challenge followed by writing and language tests, and two technical interview rounds of about 75 minutes for coding roles.
How to prepare
- Read the Evaluation Process and Offer Details on the role's own page before applying, so you know the tests, deadline, weekly hours and US Pacific overlap it expects.
- Set up before you start: a desktop with Chrome, Edge or the latest Firefox, all extensions, VPN and incognito off, a physical camera and microphone, the laptop plugged in, and at least 4 Mbps.
- Share your entire screen and keep camera and microphone running: pausing them more than 4 times disqualifies you from that test for 90 days.
- Finish every required test as soon as it appears: Turing does not review an application with a test still pending, and timers keep running if your connection drops.
- For expert roles, lead with your real credentials: posts set hard requirements such as a US medical license or 3+ years in consulting.
Why people get rejected
- Pausing screen sharing, camera or microphone more than 4 times, or using a virtual camera such as an iPhone or OBS feed, which invalidates the attempt.
- Leaving a required test unfinished, so the application is never reviewed.
- Missing a role's hard requirement, such as being US-based and licensed for Medical Doctor USA.
- ID verification that fails on a blurry, cropped, expired or digital document, or on a name that does not match your profile; after manual review a final rejection cannot be reversed.
- Not a rejection: many applicants simply hear nothing, because Turing contacts only the people it moves forward.
Turing gives no fixed timeline. Reviews take 48 hours to 6 weeks from the time you finish every application step: about 1 to 2 weeks for entry roles, 2 to 3 weeks for mid-level and 3 to 4+ weeks for senior or specialized ones, and Pending Review usually clears in 7 to 10 business days. A week or more of silence after Shortlisted is normal; no word after 6 weeks typically means you were not selected.
Pay follows the hours you submit for each pay period. Turing pays regular hours on the 5th calendar day of each month, processing can take 2 to 3 more days, and any notice-period pay comes on the 10th. After you add payment details a 'Processing' check usually clears within 48 hours; do not edit your profile or tax details while it runs.
Tips to get accepted
- Read each role's Offer Details before you apply. On 10 October 2026, 217 of the 262 roles on Turing's job board named no pay, and 152 asked for some overlap with US Pacific (PST) hours.
- During a proctored test, share your entire screen and do not pause screen, camera or microphone more than 4 times: that auto-disqualifies you and you cannot retake the test for 90 days. Virtual cameras such as an iPhone or OBS feed invalidate the attempt.
- Keep your profile name the same as your legal name on your ID and bank account. The profile only takes a first and last name, and a mismatch (a missing middle name, for example) can block payment setup until support resets your wallet.
- Keep applying while you wait. Archived applications cannot be reopened, and after a formal rejection you must wait 3 months before reapplying to the same role.
- Save your two-factor backup codes when you set up 2FA on work.turing.com. Turing cannot send codes by email; without the codes a reset needs a form with a photo of your ID, and a 2FA lockout can hold up a withdrawal.
- For help, write to support@turing.com or use the live chat on work.turing.com (an AI agent, Alan, who can pass you to a person). Escalated cases usually get an answer within 48 business hours; open only one ticket per issue.
What isn't public
- Turing publishes no rate card. On 10 October 2026, 217 of the 262 roles on its job board named no pay; those that did mostly ranged from $15 an hour to up to $150 an hour, or $30 to $400 per approved task.
- Turing states its pay timing three ways: its Project Onboarding article says hours are paid on the 5th calendar day of each month, its Project Offboarding article says payments for completed work are released on the 5th business day of the month and can take 5 to 7 more business days, and its talent page promises 'bi-weekly payouts'. Which applies to which payment flow is not explained.
- Turing lists no supported or excluded countries for contractors. Its talent page says its network spans 140+ countries, while some roles are open only to people based in the US or Canada.
- Turing does not publish pass rates, test scores or how its AI interviewer grades answers, and gives no individual feedback.
- Whether you are onboarded and paid through Turing's own platform, through Deel or through a partner is set per project, and Turing does not say how it decides.
- Turing's talent page shows a 4.3 Trustpilot score, but its turing.com Trustpilot profile read 2.5 out of 5 from 202 reviews on 10 October 2026.
- Job posts were read through Turing's public job API, which serves the same posts shown on work.turing.com; posts change daily, so the counts here are a snapshot of 10 October 2026.
- We found no public report of a scam campaign impersonating Turing recruiters, and Turing publishes no scam warning of its own; its onboarding email comes from no-reply@turing.com and its support from support@turing.com.
Sources (22)
- Turing Help Center: Create your Account
- Turing Help Center: Apply for Jobs at Turing
- Turing Help Center: How long does the application review process take at Turing?
- Turing Help Center: Resolving Technical Issues During Assessments
- Turing Help Center: How do I give Turing permissions for screen sharing, camera, and microphone usage?
- Turing Help Center: Project Onboarding
- Turing Help Center: Troubleshooting Failed ID Verification During Onboarding
- Turing Help Center: What if I haven't received my contract yet? (Turing flow vs Deel flow)
- Turing Help Center: Update Your Turing Profile
- Turing Help Center: How to Reset Your 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) on Turing Platform
- Turing Help Center: How do I set up 2-Step Verification on my Turing email?
- Turing Help Center: How to Contact Us
- Turing Help Center: Project Offboarding
- Turing: Experts for frontier AI labs (how Turing vets experts)
- Turing: Talents page (bi-weekly payouts, 140+ countries, Trustpilot claim)
- Turing: job board (262 roles read on Oct 10, 2026 through its public jobs API)
- Turing job post: Medical Experts, Medical Doctor USA (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Turing job post: AI Quality Analyst, English (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Turing job post: Business Consulting experts, up to $150/hr (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Turing job post: Business Analyst (Turkish Language) (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Turing job post: Senior Software Engineer, C# (LLM Evaluation & Repository Validation) (read Oct 10, 2026)
- Trustpilot: Turing.com reviews
Frequently asked questions
Is Turing legit?
Yes. Turing (Turing Enterprises, Inc.) is a real AI data company, valued at $2.2 billion in March 2025, that hires experts as contractors and pays their hours once a month, through its own portal or through Deel. Vetting is long and proctored, applicants who are not picked often hear nothing, and contracts run for weeks and can end at any time; some contractors also report earnings stuck for two months or more.
Is Turing a scam?
No. Turing is a real company. We found no Turing warning about fake recruiters. Its roles and applications are on work.turing.com, onboarding mail comes from no-reply@turing.com and support from support@turing.com; Turing does message people on WhatsApp, so check any offer against work.turing.com. Its old help center said talent never pays to join; never pay to get a job.
Does Turing pay?
Yes. Established, well-funded, real lab clients. Worker sentiment is average-to-cautious on task consistency. Payouts: Monthly for the hours you log: paid on the 5th calendar day of each month, through Turing's own portal or Deel depending on the project. Pay follows the hours you submit for each pay period. Turing pays regular hours on the 5th calendar day of each month, processing can take 2 to 3 more days, and any notice-period pay comes on the 10th. After you add payment details a 'Processing' check usually clears within 48 hours; do not edit your profile or tax details while it runs.
How much does Turing pay?
$15–$150/hr. No official rate card. Glassdoor: AI Trainer avg ~$40/hr ($30–$55); AI domain expert avg ~$71/hr. Coding roles commonly $50–$100+/hr; overall band $30–$150/hr.
Is Turing worth it?
Turing pays $15–$150/hr (third-party reports). It rewards credentialed experts who clear its assessment far more than open generalist work. Worker sentiment: Trustpilot 2.5/5 (202 reviews) · Glassdoor 3.5/5 (789 reviews) · Indeed 4.6/5 (86 reviews).
How does Turing pay out?
Monthly for the hours you log: paid on the 5th calendar day of each month, through Turing's own portal or Deel depending on the project.
Where can you work for Turing?
Global, fully remote; many contracts need ~4 hrs daily overlap.
How long does Turing take to review an application?
Anywhere from 48 hours to 6 weeks after you finish every required step: about 1 to 2 weeks for entry roles, 2 to 3 for mid-level and 3 to 4+ for senior or specialized roles. If you hear nothing in 6 weeks, you were most likely not selected.
Will Turing tell me if I am rejected?
Not always. Because of the volume, Turing contacts only the people it moves forward, gives no individual feedback, and moves roles you were not picked for to Archived Applications. After a formal rejection you can reapply to the same role after 3 months, and you can apply to other roles at any time.
Can I retake a Turing assessment?
Only if a technical problem stopped you: then support can reset it (send the challenge name or ID). Otherwise you must wait a 90-day cool-off before trying the same assessment again.
What is the Turing Job Interest Form?
Many posts, such as AI Quality Analyst (English), start with it: shortlisted applicants get a Job Interest Form, then after a profile review an assessment that must be finished within 24 hours, and those who pass are contacted about pre-onboarding. That post offers 3-month contractor work of up to 40 hours a week with 4 hours of overlap with PST.
What does Turing's AI interview involve?
It depends on the role. For example, Business Consulting experts (up to $150/hr depending on internal evaluation and location, 40 hours over 4 weeks) lists an AI interview of about 25 minutes, then a resume and application review, then an offer.
What is the Turing business analyst assessment?
One business analyst post (Turkish language) lists about 80 to 90 minutes in total: an automated analytical challenge of about 30 minutes, then an English business writing test of about 30 minutes and a language proficiency test of about 20 minutes.
What does vetting look like for coding roles?
Coding posts often list interviews instead of a quiz. Senior Software Engineer (C#, LLM Evaluation and Repository Validation), for example, lists two rounds: a 60-minute technical interview and a 30-minute technical and cultural discussion.
How much does Turing pay?
Most posts do not say. Of the 262 roles on its job board on 10 October 2026, those that named a rate mostly ranged from $15 an hour (AI Quality Analyst language projects) to up to $150 an hour (business consulting, finance, legal and security experts), and some paid per approved task, from $30 to $400.
Does Turing pay through Deel?
It depends on your project. In the Turing flow you are paid straight to your bank account and find invoices and service agreements under Workspace on work.turing.com; in the Deel flow your contract, payslips and payments are in Deel. Some people are engaged through a Turing partner, which then provides the contract.
What ID does Turing accept?
A valid, unexpired, physical passport or driver's license (Nigerian users may also use a physical NIN card). Digital IDs, voter or tax cards and green cards are not accepted. After a second failed attempt your case goes to a manual review that usually takes 1 to 2 business days.
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